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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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Some SMBs Switched Banks When PPP Loans Failed To Come Through

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needed financial help in April as the pandemic led to a loss of customers, founder Pavia Rosati turned to her bank, Capital One Financial Corp., But the New York consulting firm was on its own because Capital One wasn’t prepared to accept applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) when it launched. That was it.

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Today In Payments Around The World: Checkout.com Lands $450 Million In Series C; Pakistan Rolls Out Instant Digital Payment System

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Plus, Delivery Hero is launching an early-stage venture capital (VC) firm. based digital payments firm, has increased its valuation to $15 billion following the closing of a Tiger Global Management-led $450 million Series C funding round. It also has a California office, which opened in 2017, and has plans for a Colorado office.

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B2B Tech Startups Land Backing To Modernize The Enterprise

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One India-based B2B eCommerce startup, Bikayi, recently announced it raised $2 million in seed funding from a range of backers, including Mantis, a venture capital firm founded by pop artists the Chainsmokers. Cloudentity saw the Series A investment led by ForgePoint Capital, while WestWave Capital also participated.

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Amazon Plans Whole Foods Expansions In Closed Sears Stores

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For example, Whole Foods managers went to a site in Utah that used to be a Kmart. Right now, Whole Foods has about 470 stores around the nation – which isn’t much considering the proliferation of Walmart and Kroger stores, but it now has the capital to expand into previously unreachable areas, like Montana.

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Augmented Reality Growth Fueled by Chinese Investments

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According Digi-Capital , which tracks AR investments, China-based funding for augmented reality and computer vision technologies hit $3.9 There was no immediate apples-to-apples comparison for North America, but the company’s managing director, Tim Merel, wrote that “North American augmented and virtual reality investment fell from nearly $1.5

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DoorDash To Add 600 Cities In 2018 Via SoftBank Investment

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Earlier this year, DoorDash received a $535 million investment from SoftBank , Sequoia Capital and Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund GIC , bringing the food delivery company a $1.4 billion valuation. DoorDash plans to use the funding to expand into additional cities this year. Food delivery is just the first chapter.

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