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While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk. Flutterwave.

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“We are excited to partner with Shift and its world-class management team as it leverages its technology platform to disrupt the $840+ billion used car market,” said Daniel Cohen, chairman of the board of directors of Insurance Acquisition Corp. Arison said the move was about adding capital to scale the company.

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Founded in 2012, nCino has raised $213 million in venture-backed funding, according to Crunchbase, the San Francisco provider of business data about private and public companies. nCino said it works with more than 1,100 financial institutions (FIs) globally, with assets ranging in size from $30 million to $2 trillion. .

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Ozon said it plans to use proceeds from the transaction to expand its business, which is still operating in the red. Underwriters of the deal include Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, UBS Investment Bank, SberCIB, VTB Capital and RenCap, according to the F-1 filing. The IPO could raise at least $500 million. markets. “I

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

The top banking and insurance watchdog in China is looking to crack down on the perceived Big Tech monopoly of financial data and further curb abuses of power, and will especially examine the “spillover” cross-sector between financial and technology. Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards.

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AUGUST 23, 2020

21) to operate a virtual asset trading platform, according to a press release. OSL, a member of BC Technology Group, will be allowed to operate a brokerage and trading platform for digital assets, such as security tokens, the release stated. Asian digital asset platform OSL was given initial approval Friday (Aug.

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APRIL 30, 2020

The FinTech company, based in both San Francisco and Nigeria, secured the venture capital (VC) investment from Worldpay , which has also struck a strategic partnership with the firm. At the time, Flutterwave said it would use the funding to further build out its technology and continue expanding throughout Africa.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Founded in 2009, the San Francisco-based company has already received more than $400 million in total venture capital funding from investors including GV, Madrona Venture Group and actor Ashton Kutcher.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

This week's B2B Venture Capital roundup saw more than $76 million in new funding. The company operates a business verification platform allowing corporate customers, including B2B buyers and suppliers, to verify their business partners and mitigate risk.

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The Singapore-based company, which provides service in eight countries, did not face capital constraints and would be “sunsetting non-core projects, consolidating teams and pivoting to focus on deliveries,” a spokeswoman told Reuters. But Didi Chuxing Technology Co., Grab has $3 billion in reserves, according to a source. “The

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Yesterday, the smaller-scale fulfillment company closed $40 million in Series C funding, led by Activant Capital, bringing its total capital raised to $70 million. In the age of Amazon, achieving success in this market takes dozens of fulfillment centers, advanced logistics and sophisticated enterprise technology.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

It was a busy time for B2B venture capital this week, and while funding ranged across verticals from expense management to SaaS, there was a clear theme in investment rounds: high-tech data analytics. Intel Capital, California Technology Ventures, Tesi, SmartFin Capital and Open Ocean also participated in the round.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

But consolidation looms, according to some observers, and online food delivery services will eventually have to shift more focus away from consumers and toward restaurant operators in order to thrive in a crowded marketplace. Partnerships and technology are becoming increasing important in the delivery space. Postmates Funding.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

million in new venture capital (VC) funding. The company currently operates in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, with expansion plans to enter other new markets in the first quarter of 2018. A logistics startup that is already servicing some big names has announced $4.3 Monday (Dec. Monday (Dec.

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JUNE 21, 2019

While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. million from Alteria Capital. Alternative small business lender Lendingkart secured new funding this week to the tune of $11.5

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

Or maybe a relatively bland extended-stay operation right off the interstate. But digital technology and the sharing economy, already the disrupters of so much, are now challenging the status quo when it comes to corporate housing. Backed by Airbnb , Comcast, Bowery and Initialized Capital, Zeus has raised $90 million in funding.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

7) that the Shanghai opening adds to Standard Chartered’s existing network of labs, which are open in Singapore, Hong Kong, Kenya, London and San Francisco. The labs are a part of Standard Chartered’s venture capital arm SC Ventures, reports noted. “To NS Banking said Wednesday (Aug.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

“We did some research and found out that the majority of businesses in the beauty industry operate offline, without any software at all. The cloud-based software platform is designed to do a good deal of operational heavy lifting for salons by automating areas like customer records, inventory, financial reporting and other tasks.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Finally, transparency, technology and creativity will serve the consumer, and there will be no more room for unimaginative products, non-transparent terms of use or lack of genuine care of one’s customers. The funding round was led by San Francisco-based growth-oriented investor Dragoneer Investment Group.

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MARCH 5, 2019

Just take the recent story of Three Babes Bakeshop in San Francisco. Indeed, the San Francisco-based company reportedly owes tens of thousands of dollars to its food suppliers, many of which are small businesses, and some of which told reporters they were never warned by Munchery of its plans to shut down. Tabs and Cash.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

The company, which is based in both Switzerland and Singapore, has been talking with regulators and petitioned for a capital markets services license, which will allow the firm to offer asset management as a first step into financial services, co-founders Mathias Imbach and Gerald Goh said, according to Deal Street Asia. “In

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JUNE 20, 2016

The week is getting off on just the right foot for the folks over at Plaid Technologies, who are announcing $44 million in new funding. Plaid Technologies announced Monday (June 20) that it had secured $44 million in funding courtesy of a round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners.

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MARCH 8, 2017

San Francisco-based Align Commerce, which leverages blockchain and other technologies to enable cross-border payments for small- to midsize businesses, has rebranded itself as Veem and landed $24 million in funding to expand its operations.

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JUNE 13, 2018

That would follow a reported $150 million funding round in May that was led by by Sequoia Capital. That news came after Uber spent $200 million to acquire bike-sharing operator JUMP. In addition, scooters are small — smaller than bikes — and, for some riders, require less skill to operate safely than bicycles.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

As the operator of the Swiss financial market infrastructure, we welcome the initiative of the SNB and the BIS to conduct more research into innovative financial technologies in Switzerland. percent rate.

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MAY 9, 2016

million seed investment from Sweet Capital Ltd. “Science spent a lot of time getting to know the Earny team and was very impressed by their sophisticated bot technology — once installed, users can just sit back and watch the app collect money they’d otherwise leave on the table. and Science Inc., in the press release.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. We used CB Insights data gathered via our machine learning technology (dubbed The Cruncher ) and from thousands of submissions we received from VC partners and firms via The Editor.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Kirk has a decade of experience running treasury and capital markets for large fleet companies, and is well known on the capital markets side. Its Getaround Connect device now operates in the United States, as well as in seven European countries: Norway, France, Germany, Spain, Austria, Belgium and the U.K. That’s hardly all.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Kirk has a decade of experience running treasury and capital markets for large fleet companies, and is well-known on the capital markets side. Its Getaround Connect device now operates in the United States, as well as in seven European countries: Norway, France, Germany, Spain, Austria, Belgium and the U.K. That’s hardly all.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

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 Case Study.

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JUNE 28, 2019

Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding that propelled its valuation to $4 billion. million in funding for its technology, reports said this week. Prime Venture Partners provided the investment, reports said.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The company plans to open its first international office following the investment, which was led by Dawn Capital, said reports in CBR Online. Scoro said it plans to use the funding to expand its operations in the U.S. SESAMi/Capital Match. reports in The Wall Street Journal said this week. The firm, with headquarters in the U.S.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Banks are reinventing not only their infrastructure but their operating models, too, in order to win on the battleground of customer experience. This new technology is used to generate greater insights and better personalization — seamlessly working across public and private cloud environments. He hits on an important insight.

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MAY 6, 2016

Earlier in the week, we reported on the bust that is B2B venture capital this week. For a lot of consumer startups, it’s not always obvious how you are going to monetize, and there is a lot of competition for eyeballs,” explained 500 Startups venture capital lead Dave McClure in an interview last month with Reuters. “For Accounting.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Despite the rise of e-commerce and mobile, the physical channel still plays an important role in consumer experience — and retailers are increasingly leveraging technologies to stay afloat. Cashier-less technology is one of the latest trends to dominate conversation. The technologies supporting a cashier-less environment.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Investment in B2B FinTech startups came through a variety of channels this week, from venture capital to growth equity. In total, backers placed $273 million across companies operating in alternative finance, treasury management, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and B2B sales tech. trillion market. Supply Chain Management.

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