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funding

Funding is the act of providing financial resources, usually in the form of money, or other values such as effort or time, to finance a need, program, and project, usually by an organization or company.

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Peter Thiel Backs On-Demand Private Room Service
Peter Thiel Backs On-Demand Private Room Service
September 18, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

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...

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HelloFresh Delivery Startup Picks Up $2.9B Valuation
HelloFresh Delivery Startup Picks Up $2.9B Valuation
September 18, 2015  |  News

Germany-based food delivery startup HelloFresh’s valuation has hit a new high with a fresh round of funding totaling $85 million. The latest investment round, which...

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Uber’s Big India Rival After $500M In Funding
Uber’s Big India Rival After $500M In Funding
September 16, 2015  |  International

Just as Uber pushes deeper into India, its main rival in that country, Ola, is grabbing roughly $500 million, or even more, in capital from...

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Bain Capital, Others Back AvidXchange Big Time With $225M
Bain Capital, Others Back AvidXchange Big Time With $225M
September 15, 2015  |  B2B Payments

Accounts payable and payment automation firm AvidXchange said Monday (Sept. 14) that it has garnered a $225 million investment led by Bain Capital. The company...

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Long-Distance Ride-Sharing Platform BlaBlaCar Raises $160M
Long-Distance Ride-Sharing Platform BlaBlaCar Raises $160M
September 09, 2015  |  International

In the ride-sharing world, the money just keeps coming in. Citing multiple sources, TechCrunch reported Tuesday (Sept. 8) that French long-distance ride-sharing tech company BlaBlaCar...

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Security Startups (Suddenly) Less Secure?
Security Startups (Suddenly) Less Secure?
September 04, 2015  |  News

The days of easy money from VCs in Silicon Valley may be waning, as would-be investors, spooked by roller coaster stock prices, take a harder...

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