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Raising The Roof With Platform Payments
Raising The Roof With Platform Payments
December 11, 2018  |  Platform Payments

As a growing group of consumers around the globe adopt digital payment platforms and tools, some well-known players, including Google and Amazon, are now working...

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Bird, Lime Seek Capital At Lower Valuations As Investor Interest Wanes
Bird, Lime Seek Capital At Lower Valuations As Investor Interest Wanes
December 10, 2018  |  Startups

Bird and Lime, the two electric scooter sharing startups, have been reducing the amount they are seeking to raise from investors amid rising competition and...

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Instacart Builds A Coalition To Compete In Grocery’s Future
Instacart Builds A Coalition To Compete In Grocery’s Future
November 30, 2018  |  Retail

Instacart captured a lot of headlines earlier this month with the news that, for a limited time, it would be cheaper to get one’s Whole...

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PeopleFund Notches $11M In Series B Round
PeopleFund Notches $11M In Series B Round
November 02, 2018  |  Investments

In a Kakao Pay-led Series B round, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform PeopleFund took in $11 million in funding. The South Korean company, which was started...

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Uber’s In-Car Convenience Store Cargo Raises $22M
Uber’s In-Car Convenience Store Cargo Raises $22M
September 27, 2018  |  Investments

Cargo, the startup that provides in-car commerce for the rideshare economy, announced on Thursday (Sept. 27) that it has raised $22 million in venture funding....

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Door Opens For Opendoor’s $400M SoftBank Funding
Door Opens For Opendoor’s $400M SoftBank Funding
September 27, 2018  |  Investments

In fundraising news on Thursday (Sept. 27), Opendoor, the home selling startup, said that it has raised $400 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund. As VentureBeat...

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SEBA Crypto Raises $103M To Open A Cryptocurrency Bank
SEBA Crypto Raises $103M To Open A Cryptocurrency Bank
September 27, 2018  |  Startups

SEBA Crypto, the Swiss startup building a cryptocurrency bank, has raised $103 million from investors including BlackRiver Asset Management and Summer Capital. Reuters, citing the...

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Stripe Raises $245M On A $20B Valuation
Stripe Raises $245M On A $20B Valuation
September 26, 2018  |  Investments

Stripe, the payments startup, has raised $245 million in a new round of venture funding, giving the company a valuation of $20 billion. According to...

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China Shows Road For Blockchain Beyond Cryptos?
China Shows Road For Blockchain Beyond Cryptos?
September 05, 2018  |  Blockchain

China is striving to curb cryptos, and speculation -- with nascent adoption of blockchain in financial services and beyond.  Might "smart banking" and "smarter shipping"...

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