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B2B Venture Capital: Corporate Social Media, Marijuana Procurement, and Big Data

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This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. PYMNTS breaks down the $24 million in venture capital raised.

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China B2B FinTech Nabs The Venture Capital Spotlight

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Yet, small business (SMB) banking wasn’t the only highlight of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, with the two largest fundraises showcasing China’s rising B2B FinTech ecosystem in areas like expense management and invoicing. Keeping up with the ever-intensifying competition with industry rival Tide, U.K.

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Google's Former CEO Schmidt Invests In New $111 Million EU Tech Fund

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is among the backers of a new $111 million European early-stage venture capital fund, according to CNBC. 30) by London-based venture capital firm Firstminute Capital , CNBC reported. The new fund's main investor is RIT Capital Partners.

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VCs And SPACs Raise $1B+ To Invest In Cloud, AI And More Despite Pandemic

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Despite wide-ranging economic uncertainties and a challenging investment environment, venture capital (VC) firms and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are actively raising or seeking fresh funds for investment in the payments space. Kibo added, “We love global companies with very capital efficient structures.”.

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Top 4 Fintech Funding Rounds: MissFresh e-commerce, Collibra, Dwolla, Habito

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Fintech got a fresh flush of capital this week, with some old favorites joining newer names all with innovations in big data, e-commerce software, compliance, and many more. Here are the Top 4 fintech funding rounds of the week: MissFresh e-commerce Beijing-based MissFresh e-commerce ‘s equity rose sharply with its Read More.

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WeWork Lands $500M With Big Plans For China

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It may be slow on the B2B venture capital front, with just $31.5 With $16 million in new venture capital (VC) funding, SyncHR, based in the U.S., The company provides Human Capital Management cloud-based software to businesses. million in funding rounds for some pretty niche enterprise service providers.

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How Swap.com Kept Fraudsters From Ruining Christmas

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The pandemic drastically altered consumers’ shopping habits and retailers’ strategies for getting customers the items they needed during the 2020 holiday season. Experts predicted that online commerce over the holidays would increase 35 percent from the previous year, while brick-and-mortar retail sales were expected to decline by 4.7

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