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Lendio’s Latest Round Led By Comcast
October 26, 2016

Small business lender Lendio said Tuesday (Oct. 25) that it has secured a $20 million funding round from a series of investors. The latest investment was led by Comcast Ventures and Stereo Capital. Existing investors also participating included Napier Park, Tribeca Venture Partners and North...

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HYPR Raises $3 Million To Accelerate Biometric Authentication Suite
October 26, 2016

HYPR, the startup that developed cybersecurity technology to protect biometric data, announced Tuesday (Oct. 25) it raised $3 million in financing from RTP, Boldstart and Mesh Ventures to accelerate enterprise deployment of its biometric authentication suite. On the company’s website, HYPR said: “It’s been a great...

Medical Marijuana On-Demand Platform Eaze Inhales $13M In Funding
October 24, 2016

No matter your politics on the matter, weed is green. On-demand weed platform Eaze has just scored $13 million in Series B funding, thanks to Fresh VC, Doll Capital Management (DCM) and Tusk Ventures. Eaze has now raised a total of $25 million. Considered to be...

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ContentSquare Raises $20 Million In VC Funding
October 19, 2016

ContentSquare, an experience optimization platform for online and mobile businesses, announced Tuesday (Oct. 18) the completion of $20 million in Series B funding. The capital investment by Highland Europe will support ContentSquare’s global expansion and attract new talent to advance the company’s vision. In a...

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$18 Million In Funding For Zumper
October 19, 2016

The fastest-growing home and apartment rental platform in the U.S. announced close to $18 million in Series B financing. Forty million renters use the site each year, and the company plans to transform the way people find homes.

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Heal Raises Close To $27 Million To Expand House Call Doctors Service
October 19, 2016

Heal, the Santa Monica, CA startup that enables doctor house calls, has reportedly raised close to $27 million in additional funding. According to a report, the proceeds from the latest round of fundraising will go to expand operations, which are currently available in several different...

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SMS Texting Startup Zipwhip Lands $9 Million In Funding
October 18, 2016

Zipwhip, the Seattle startup that enables companies to text customers from the internet, announced Monday (Oct. 17) it raised $9 million in Series B investment led by Voyager Capital. According to a report, Voyager Capital was joined by Microsoft Ventures, Microsoft’s new formal venture fund. GCI...

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Affirm Gets $100 Million Lending Facility From Morgan Stanley
October 17, 2016

Affirm, the company started by PayPal Cofounder Max Levchin to deliver financial products to consumers, announced last week it has obtained a $100 million lending facility from Morgan Stanley. On pace to more than triple its year-over-year loan volume, Affirm will leverage the facility to...

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Note Debacle Will Cost Samsung $5.3 Billion In Profit
October 14, 2016

There are many ways to quantify the costs of an error — with the massive failure of the Galaxy Note this week, Samsung will likely be learning about several of them. The monetary costs alone will be pretty impressive — Samsung has confirmed that it expects to take...