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Venture Capital

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

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Korean Beauty Startup Memebox Raises $60M
Korean Beauty Startup Memebox Raises $60M
December 16, 2016  |  Retail

Korean online cosmetics and skincare startup Memebox recently announced it has raised an additional $60 million in funding only months after announcing a $66 million...

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AI Innovator Conversica Raises $34 Million In Series B
AI Innovator Conversica Raises $34 Million In Series B
December 15, 2016  |  Investments

Silicon Valley adjacent AI innovator Conversica recently announced it had raised $34 million in a Series B venture capital funding round led by Providence Strategic Growth Capital Partners,...

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EverCompliant Raises $9.5 Million
EverCompliant Raises $9.5 Million
December 15, 2016  |  Investments

EverCompliant, an Israel-based cyberintelligence company, announced on Wednesday (Dec. 14) that it had raised $9.5 million in a new round of venture capital funding, reported...

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CommLoan Raises $2.25 Million In Seed Funding
CommLoan Raises $2.25 Million In Seed Funding
December 14, 2016  |  Investments

CommLoan, an early stage commercial mortgage lending technology company, announced Tuesday (Dec. 13) it received $2.25 million in venture capital seed funding from Social Leverage...

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Mobile Banking Startup Lunar Way Discloses €4.2 Million Funding Round
Mobile Banking Startup Lunar Way Discloses €4.2 Million Funding Round
December 13, 2016  |  Investments

Founded in 2015 and with its mobile app out of beta in November of this year, Danish startup Lunar Way is well on its way...

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Social Messaging App Pepo Raises $2.35M
Social Messaging App Pepo Raises $2.35M
December 07, 2016  |  Retail

Jason Goldberg, the founder behind Fab.com, announced today that his new project, a social media messaging app called Pepo, earned $2.35 million in a seed...

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Google Ventures Ex-CEO To Launch Fund
Google Ventures Ex-CEO To Launch Fund
December 06, 2016  |  Investments

Google Ventures founder Bill Maris, who stepped down as CEO earlier in 2016, is launching a new venture fund and has raised slightly over $230...

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MoneyLion Raises $22.5 Million In VC Funding To Expand
MoneyLion Raises $22.5 Million In VC Funding To Expand
December 06, 2016  |  Investments

MoneyLion, the mobile personal finance platform that leverages machine-learning analytics, announced it raised $22.5 million in a Series A venture capital funding round led by...

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PayCar Gets Investment From BNP Paribas
PayCar Gets Investment From BNP Paribas
December 01, 2016  |  Investments

PayCar, a FinTech startup created to purchase used cars, has received a round of venture funding, which included BNP Paribas as a participant. According to...

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