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Bolt Nets $75 Million In Funding Round For eCommerce Innovation

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The round was led by General Atlantic and WestCap , and existing investors Activant Capital and Tribe Capital also participated. Bolt was founded in 2014 in San Francisco and works on tools to streamline web transactions. Fraud is becoming more sophisticated and businesses need to learn to combat it.

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Mastercard, Brex Pair On Biz Travel Rewards

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Started in 2017 by the founders of Brazilian payments processor Pagar.me , Brex’s investors include Y Combinator Continuity, Ribbit Capital, Greenoaks, DST Global, Peter Thiel and Max Levchin. The San Francisco-based company also participated in the Y Combinator Winter 2017 batch.

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Stripe Raises $100M, Boosting Valuation To $22.5B

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Stripe, the San Francisco digital payments startup, has landed a $100 million investment from Tiger Global Management, boosting its valuation above $20 billion. According to a report in CNBC , citing The Information, with the $100 million investment by Tiger Global Management , Stripe now has a valuation of $22.5

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Goldman Leads Trulioo’s $70M Raise To Expand Global Digital ID

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The remaining $10 million came as unannounced follow-on financing from early investors, including BDC Capital and Blumberg Capital. The most recent funding will be used to capitalize on growth, including scaling up operations in new markets, said Trulioo, and to grow headcount to 200 people from the present roster of 130 individuals.

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B2B Startups Land Funding For Risk Mitigation Tech

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This week's B2B Venture Capital roundup saw more than $76 million in new funding. Pulley plans to use the investment, which also saw participation from Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst and 8VC, as well as angel investors, to accelerate new hiring and invest in product development. The company highlighted the $8.14

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Can Retailers Push Back Against Surging Account Takeovers?

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Further proof of that came recently from a young company based in San Francisco called Castle , which helps eCommerce operators such as Touch of Modern and Rue La La to defend against that type of fraud. The new capital will help fuel hiring and other growth, the company said. Fraud Prevention Innovation.

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Personalized Identity Verification Technology Developer Persona Raised $150M At A $1.5B Valuation

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The round drew participation from Founders Fund, Meritech Capital Partners, Coatue Management, Bond, and Index Ventures. San Francisco-based Persona helps businesses verify customer identities in order to help with age verification, fraud prevention, and account recovery. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING?