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Vouch – The First Social Network for Credit – Raises $6M Series A
Alternative Finances // May 15, 2015

A San Francisco startup, Vouch, has raised $6 million in Series A funding in its bid to transform consumer lending. This round’s funding included backing by IDG Ventures USA, First Round Capital, Greylock, AngelList, Core Innovation Capital, Data Collective, Stanford StartX Fund and Cooley LLP. The...

Uber Hailing Goldman Sachs Clients For Investments
Payment Methods // December 02, 2014

Cab colossal Uber has retained Goldman Sachs in an attempt to raise money from Goldman’s wealthier customers, Fortune is reporting. “Goldman’s global wealth management team was informed of the deal this morning,” Fortune reported on Monday (Dec. 1), “and began sending out packets of information...

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Who Decided To Hold – And Fold – Uber Shares To SoftBank

January 08, 2018
Now that Uber has completed its secondary transaction with SoftBank, there is a clearer picture of just how much money the company’s investors are walking away with after the deal. Last month, SoftBank announced that it had acquired a large stake in Uber that equaled 20 percent of the ridesharing company’s total value. The transaction […]