It’s not an idle question, according to TechCrunch, which reports that some industry watchers cheering the eventual displacement of traditional financing mechanisms, at least for tech, may be misguided. In fact, said the outlet, Kickstarter and other sites have been finding traction and helping to...
Is QVC an investor’s gold mine? That’s certainly what a new report from Boyar Research seems to indicate, arguing that shares of the shopping network are being overlooked by investors due to a confusing corporate structure. According to the report, QVC shares have been on...
ViSenze, the artificial intelligence company that develops visual technology for eCommerce and digital businesses, announced on Friday (Sept. 16) it has completed a $10.5 million Series B round of financing. The financing will be used to invest further in the company’s proprietary image recognition technology, expand...
Ripple, the provider of financial settlement services, announced on Thursday (Sept. 15) it completed a $55 million Series B round of financing. Ripple said the funds will be used to accelerate customer growth, pursue strategic partnerships and grow the company’s team internationally. According to a...
C3 IoT sees a fourth IT revolution from integrated platforms, Big Data and the application of machine learning. We caught up with Ed Abbo, president and chief technology officer, to discuss C3 IoT’s recent funding round of $70 million and the challenges that cybersecurity and...
Increasing eCommerce is creating a demand for better fraud protection. One firm with a bright future is Signifyd, which has just received venture funding that will allow it to build on its machine-learning technology.
Online lender Social Finance, Inc. (SoFi) has clearly decided to embrace the “go big or go home” mantra with its latest push for funding in the face of generally waning enthusiasm about the whole tech-backed lending concept. SoFi is is hoping to buck a recent trend...
Payworks is taking a deliberate approach in navigating an ecosystem that is swirling around it, tempting similar and larger providers to delve into many different spaces. Payworks, however, seems self-assured and is taking its time to enter emerging markets.
Zilingo, the startup eCommerce company, has raised $8 million in a Series A round of venture funding. The funds, according to a report, will go to scale up the fashion-focused website operator in Southeast Asia. The Series A round of funding was led by Sequoia...
