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Startup Partially Funded By Ashton Kutcher Can’t Pay Staff
Investments // October 08, 2019

Silicon Valley tech startup Neighborly is having money woes and can’t make payroll, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Oct. 7). Anticipated funding did not close and the firm’s chief executive officer Jase Wilson told employees to stop working, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg. “As...

Alt Lending Startup Neighborly Raises $25M To Tackle Public Finance
Investments // May 17, 2017

Neighborly, a startup that runs a marketplace that connects cities and investors to bankroll civic projects like parks, bridges and schools, raised $25 million in venture funding. According to a report in Fortune Magazine, the round of funding was co-led by Palantir Co-Founder Joe Lonsdale’s firm, 8VC,...

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Top News In Payments: Affirm Rolls Out New App; EU Has Questions For Facebook, Libra Association

October 08, 2019
Today in the payments news roundup, Affirm has launched a new app that will let customers use the service to pay almost anywhere online or in the real world. Also, the European Commission has asked Facebook as well as the Libra Association to respond to multiple questions on risks that could be posed by the Libra project. And Silicon Valley tech […]

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Startup Partially Funded By Ashton Kutcher Can’t Pay Staff

October 08, 2019
Silicon Valley tech startup Neighborly is having money woes and can’t make payroll, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Oct. 7). Anticipated funding did not close and the firm’s chief executive officer Jase Wilson told employees to stop working, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg. “As of tonight, we are not in a position to compensate […]

Alt Lending Startup Neighborly Raises $25M To Tackle Public Finance

May 17, 2017
Neighborly, a startup that runs a marketplace that connects cities and investors to bankroll civic projects like parks, bridges and schools, raised $25 million in venture funding. According to a report in...