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Peter Thiel Backs On-Demand Private Room Service

September 18, 2015
Trading Ticket Rolls Out Instant Trading Tool
Mobile Commerce // September 09, 2015

Trading Ticket, the startup focused on investing, closed a $4 million seed round and has also launched its first product, a mobile-based securities trading platform. Trade It, as TechCrunch reported Tuesday (Sept. 8), is a platform that lets users place orders to trade via API...

What Is Kreditech, And Why Is Peter Thiel Investing In It?
International // July 13, 2015

Kreditech, the online finance startup based in Germany that loans money to those with limited credit histories, is raising roughly $110 million in Series C funding. According to TechCrunch in an article on Friday (July 10), of that $110 million, as much as $44 million is...

Granify, eCommerce Platform, Snags $7 Million From Investors Including Valar Ventures
News // May 27, 2015

Granify, an eCommerce company based in Edmonton, Alberta, announced Tuesday (May 26) that it has received a $7 million Series A investment from several investors, including Valar Ventures, which is in turn backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. Additional financing participants included existing Granify investors, among...

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Peter Thiel Backs On-Demand Private Room Service

September 18, 2015
Breather, a startup which rents out work spaces over limited amounts of time, has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Sept. 17). In addition to the PayPal founder’s investment vehicle, Breather’s investors in this go-round included Slow Ventures, Real Ventures and SOS Ventures. The latest […]

Trading Ticket Rolls Out Instant Trading Tool

September 09, 2015
Trading Ticket, the startup focused on investing, closed a $4 million seed round and has also launched its first product, a mobile-based securities trading platform. Trade It, as TechCrunch reported...

What Is Kreditech, And Why Is Peter Thiel Investing In It?

July 13, 2015
Kreditech, the online finance startup based in Germany that loans money to those with limited credit histories, is raising roughly $110 million in Series C funding. According to TechCrunch in an...