Investments

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

Crypto-Backing Hedge Funds See Negative Returns
Crypto-Backing Hedge Funds See Negative Returns
June 18, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Hedge funds investing in cryptocurrencies are seeing returns fall, with digital coins down by 35 percent so far this year. According to the Financial Times, U.S....

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Google To Invest $550M In JD.com For 1 Percent Stake
Google To Invest $550M In JD.com For 1 Percent Stake
June 18, 2018  |  Google

Google, aiming to boost its presence in Asian markets that are seeing fast growth, is investing $550 million in JD.com, the Chinese eCommerce company. Reuters,...

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In IPO Debut, Adyen Valuation Jumps Nearly 90 Percent
In IPO Debut, Adyen Valuation Jumps Nearly 90 Percent
June 14, 2018  |  Investments

The FinTech rally comes to the Street. Well, at least for one firm, which had an IPO this week – and that would be Adyen....

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Digital Realtor Opendoor Grabs $325M, Eyes Expansion
Digital Realtor Opendoor Grabs $325M, Eyes Expansion
June 13, 2018  |  Investments

With the completion of a $325 million “mega-round,” online real estate firm Opendoor is now valued at over $2 billion, a source close to the...

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Samsung NEXT Launches Fund For AI Startups
Samsung NEXT Launches Fund For AI Startups
June 13, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Samsung NEXT has announced the launch of Samsung NEXT Q Fund to fund startups involved in artificial intelligence (AI). Q Fund will provide Seed and Series...

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LOLA Tampon Raises $24M For Subscription Service
LOLA Tampon Raises $24M For Subscription Service
June 13, 2018  |  Retail

LOLA, a subscription service for the most personal of items — tampons, pads, condoms, lubricant and feminine cleansing wipes — has closed on $24 million...

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Claroty Raises $60M In A New Round Of Venture Funding
Claroty Raises $60M In A New Round Of Venture Funding
June 11, 2018  |  Investments

Claroty, the cybersecurity company for industrial control networks, announced on Monday (June 11) that a syndicate of investors, including industrial operators and control system vendors, invested...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Last Mile Sizzles, Banks Fizzle And Snapchat Splits The Difference
Sizzle Fizzle: Last Mile Sizzles, Banks Fizzle And Snapchat Splits The Difference
June 09, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Snapchat’s Sizzly Fizzle, or Fizzly Sizzle  Usually in this column the sizzles and the fizzles are pretty distinct. But every so often there’s a player...

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As Ant Financial Rises, So Does China
As Ant Financial Rises, So Does China
June 08, 2018  |  Markets

Here comes China. Again. The recent $14 billion worth of fresh capital for Ant Financial — the China-based firm that is now the most valuable...

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