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UK’s PayBreak Completes £24.5 Million Funding Round
Investments // June 21, 2017

PayBreak, the U.K. FinTech focused on consumer finance, announced Tuesday (June 20) that it has completed a round of fundraising that resulted in it raising £24.5 million of equity. According to a report in Finextra, citing the company, the fundraising round got a lot of support...

eCommerce Platform Magento Scores $250M
Investments // January 05, 2017

Open-source eCommerce platform provider Magento Commerce recently snagged a whopping $250 million in new funding from one of China’s largest investment firms, Hillhouse. This latest fundraising puts Magento Commerce’s valuation at more than $700 million, according to a person familiar with the deal. In a...

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October’s VC-Backed Funding Rounds Value Was Lowest of the Year

November 11, 2022
The total value of the venture capital (VC)-backed funding rounds completed around the world in October was the lowest of any month so far this year.  There were 1,235 deals adding up to $21.35 billion done in October, S&P Global Market Intelligence said Thursday (Nov. 10) in a press release.  This continues a trend that […]

UK’s PayBreak Completes £24.5 Million Funding Round

June 21, 2017
PayBreak, the U.K. FinTech focused on consumer finance, announced Tuesday (June 20) that it has completed a round of fundraising that resulted in it raising £24.5 million of equity. According...

eCommerce Platform Magento Scores $250M

January 05, 2017
Open-source eCommerce platform provider Magento Commerce recently snagged a whopping $250 million in new funding from one of China’s largest investment firms, Hillhouse. This latest fundraising puts Magento Commerce’s valuation...