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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VCs Invest More Money — But In Fewer Ventures
VCs Invest More Money — But In Fewer Ventures
January 14, 2016  |  News

The venture capital industry logged a slowdown last year or, depending on how you look at it, may have hit a speed bump. As reported...

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Lending Club/OnDeck Backer Secures $325M
Lending Club/OnDeck Backer Secures $325M
December 14, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

Though opinions vary as to whether tech companies and the venture capitalists that fund them are on track to keep activity afloat, at least one...

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Investors Up Stake In Vendor Management Startup
Investors Up Stake In Vendor Management Startup
December 10, 2015  |  B2B Payments

Venture capitalists have once again placed their support behind a U.K. startup that helps large corporations manage their vendors. Reports in The Telegraph on Wednesday (Dec....

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Alt-Lending Platform Mirador Raises $7M To Grow Online Side
Alt-Lending Platform Mirador Raises $7M To Grow Online Side
December 02, 2015  |  News

Venture capitalists have placed their financial support behind another alternative lending platform. An announcement on Monday (Nov. 30) revealed Lending-as-a-Service firm Mirador, which links small business...

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Alt-Lending Startup Bread Picks Up A Lot Of  Dough
Alt-Lending Startup Bread Picks Up A Lot Of Dough
November 10, 2015  |  Alternative Finances

The consumer lending startup space, also known as alternative lending, is heating up — and another newcomer in the space has secured some big backing from...

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EU Has Backed Startups To Tune Of $1.1B This Year
EU Has Backed Startups To Tune Of $1.1B This Year
October 27, 2015  |  International

The European Commission has been active on the venture capital front, having invested as much as $1.1 billion into VC funds throughout the Continent thus...

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Funding To Protect Business, And Funding To Grow It
Funding To Protect Business, And Funding To Grow It
October 16, 2015  |  B2B Payments

Venture capitalists this past week mainly focused their funding on B2B startups in two categories: those that help companies protect their business, and those that...

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