venture funding

Alibaba’s New On-Demand Online Services Unit Raised $4B
Alibaba’s New On-Demand Online Services Unit Raised $4B
November 08, 2018  |  Investments

Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, is having success with its newly-created on-demand online services unit — it raised $4 billion in funding, giving it a...

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JD.com’s Q2 Tech Investments Jump 70 Percent Year Over Year
JD.com’s Q2 Tech Investments Jump 70 Percent Year Over Year
November 07, 2018  |  Investments

China’s JD.com’s quest to expand into technologies such as artificial intelligence and automation is causing its expenses to soar, with the company seeing its Q2...

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Jaguar, Renault-Nissan Invest In Commuter Mobile App Transit
Jaguar, Renault-Nissan Invest In Commuter Mobile App Transit
November 06, 2018  |  Investments

Transit, the startup that helps city dwellers navigate life and move about the city without a car, just raised $17.5 million in venture funding. In...

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PeopleFund Notches $11M In Series B Round
PeopleFund Notches $11M In Series B Round
November 02, 2018  |  Investments

In a Kakao Pay-led Series B round, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform PeopleFund took in $11 million in funding. The South Korean company, which was started...

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SoftBank May Receive Listing For Mobile Unit
SoftBank May Receive Listing For Mobile Unit
November 02, 2018  |  Investments

In what could be Japan’s largest listing in history, unidentified sources claim that SoftBank Group Corp.’s mobile unit could gain listing approval by the Tokyo...

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VCs Act On Cannabis’ FinTech Opportunities
VCs Act On Cannabis’ FinTech Opportunities
November 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As legal cannabis spreads, the industry is a big opportunity for FinTech, as industry players struggle to manage intense compliance requirements and limited access to...

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Jay-Z, Google-Backed InsurTech Co Ethos Gain $100M Valuation
Jay-Z, Google-Backed InsurTech Co Ethos Gain $100M Valuation
October 30, 2018  |  Investments

Ethos, a startup that claims to process life insurance applications in minutes, has raised $35 million in venture funding. CNBC, citing the company, reported the...

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Deliv Raises $40M, Gets Support From Google
Deliv Raises $40M, Gets Support From Google
October 30, 2018  |  Investments

Deliv, the startup delivery platform that has partnerships with well-known brands, has raised $40 million in venture funding. VentureBeat, citing the company, said the series C...

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Coinbase Raises $300M At $8B Valuation
Coinbase Raises $300M At $8B Valuation
October 30, 2018  |  Investments

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange operator, has raised a fresh round of funding that gives it a valuation of more than $8 billion. According to a...

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