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MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings

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Imagine if a North American company had the market share of Amazon, the payment flexibility of PayPal and the credit portfolio of Visa. In Latin America, such a company exists in the form of MercadoLibre , a triple-threat regional financial powerhouse based in Argentina. Therein lies the value proposition for Mercado Pago. ”

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KKR To Acquire German Digital Payments Firm Heidelpay

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AnaCap had the upper hand against rival Nordic Capital and EQT from Sweden. Founded in 2003, Heidelpay enables its clients to accept online and mobile payments and is used by more than 30,000 merchants, including companies such as L’Oréal. Worldline and Nets also lost out, according to people briefed on the transaction, FT said.

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ID Experts Light Up Portland

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Early in August, The Oregonian reported that a private equity firm had paid more than $50 million to acquire Tigard-based ID Experts, a cybersecurity firm founded in 2003. The new owners of ID Experts are Peloton Equity and Trident Capital. The capital Radar raised will be spent on technology, sales and marketing.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

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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. Below are the detailed profiles of the Top 20 Venture Capital Partners. PROFILES OF THE TOP 20 VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNERS. Current Firm: First Round Capital (Founding Partner).

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

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Theranos was founded in 2003 by Elizabeth Holmes, then an undergraduate student at Stanford University’s School of Engineering. Select investors : Amazon, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Bowman Capital Management LLC. The emphasis on marketing was crucial, as Pets.com would only be successful if it could reach a massive scale.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

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The early consultants changed that by using market research and data analysis combined with niche expertise to help companies manage their supply chains, improve their product positioning, and enter new markets to beat their competitors. Consultants did this because clients weren’t. From the FAQ for BCG’s Gamma program.

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Got $25 Million? Six Payments Execs Share Their Post-Pandemic Startup Ideas

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But capital brings those concepts to life. And venture capital funding is up in the third quarter versus a year ago, although first round and seed funding activity has lagged, and investors seem to be interested in keeping their powder dry for relatively well-established companies. That’s the highest level since 2004.

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