Investments

Investing can provide you with another source of income, here are investment options that will return a percentage of the vested value.

Airbnb Gets $1B To Bolster Its Host Network

Airbnb Gets $1B To Bolster Its Host Network
Airbnb Gets $1B To Bolster Its Host Network
April 06, 2020  |  Investments

Airbnb will be getting a leg up financially in the form of help from investors Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners, who will funnel $1...

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Biotech, Augmented Reality Startups Test Investment Appetite With IPOs
Biotech, Augmented Reality Startups Test Investment Appetite With IPOs
April 05, 2020  |  IPO

Two initial public offerings (IPOs) are testing investors’ appetites amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to statements from Zentalis Pharmaceuticals and WiMi Hologram Cloud. Get the...

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UK Tech Lobby Warns Coronavirus Could Wipe Out Startups
UK Tech Lobby Warns Coronavirus Could Wipe Out Startups
April 03, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The U.K. tech lobby is reasserting the need to help EU startups with funding as venture capital money dries up in the wake of the...

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VCs’ T&E Interest Preserved Amid Corporate Travel Shutdown
VCs’ T&E Interest Preserved Amid Corporate Travel Shutdown
April 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

B2B venture capital (VC) enjoyed a strong week despite ongoing market volatility. While some newly-funded startups are helping their corporate customers navigate the new realities...

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SoftBank Abandons WeWork Deal; Lawsuit Likely
SoftBank Abandons WeWork Deal; Lawsuit Likely
April 01, 2020  |  Investments

SoftBank finally pulled out of its $3 billion deal to purchase office sharing startup WeWork, after murmurs of such last month amid the fiscal turmoil...

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Corporate Travel Startup Huilianyi Raises $42M Amid Industry Turmoil
Corporate Travel Startup Huilianyi Raises $42M Amid Industry Turmoil
March 31, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Huilianyi, a business travel platform, notched approximately $42 million in fundraising as China begins a possible economic renewal amid the global coronavirus pandemic, Phocuswire reported....

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Japanese FinTech Kyash Notches $45M Despite Pandemic
Japanese FinTech Kyash Notches $45M Despite Pandemic
March 31, 2020  |  Investments

Tokyo, Japan’s digital banking startup Kyash has closed a $45 million Series C funding deal co-led by Greenspring Associates and Goodwater Capital, Kyash said in...

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China’s Pinduoduo Raises $1.1B In Private Placement
China’s Pinduoduo Raises $1.1B In Private Placement
March 31, 2020  |  Investments

Despite the world’s markets being crippled by the coronavirus, Pinduoduo Inc., the Chinese eCommerce company, said on Tuesday (March 31) that it has raised $1.1...

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eCommerce Grocer Weee Notches Almost $50M In Funding
eCommerce Grocer Weee Notches Almost $50M In Funding
March 30, 2020  |  Retail

In Series B and Series B+ rounds headed up by VMG and XVC, California-based eCommerce grocer Weee notched almost $50 million in financing. Lightspeed Ventures,...

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