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Chime Commands $1.5B Valuation After Capital Raise

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According to a report in CNBC , the San Francisco startup said the Series D round of venture funding was led by DST Global , as well as new investors Coatue, General Atlantic, ICONIQ Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group. The company also plans to double its size to more than 200 employees and expand its leadership team.

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Farfetch Raises $250M To Grow Luxury Fashion Platform

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Tencent is a global technology company based in Shenzhen, China, and Dragoneer is an investment firm based in San Francisco. Farfetch will use the capital to continue growing and expanding into new markets, particularly China. Each company will purchase $125 million of the notes. “I

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Indian Digital Payments Platform Cashfree Lands $35M From Apis Partners  

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Indian digital payments platform Cashfree has just landed tens of millions in new capital to help fuel its expansion, the Bengaluru-based company announced on Tuesday (Nov. Cashfree has maintained a leadership position in this space and is now going through a period of rapid growth.”.

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Surprise Outcomes Edition: Cybercrime, Student Loans And CAN Capital

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Public transport riders in San Francisco got something of an early Christmas present last week – courtesy of a cybercriminal getting some coal in his stocking. San Francisco’s Muni public transit system was reportedly hit by a ransomware attack last weekend (Nov. Hack A Municipal Transit System — Get Hacked Back.

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African FinTech Payment Startup Chipper Cash Woos Investors, Including Joe Montana

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The funding round was led by Deciens Capital and joined by 500 Startups and Liquid 2 Ventures, which was co-founded by legendary former 49ers quarterback Joe Montana. The company has offices in Ghana and Nairobi, and it’s based in San Francisco. million in a funding round, according to a report in TechCrunch.

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StanChart Deepens China Focus With Innovation Lab Launch

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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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DoorDash Hires Uber Eats Exec As New VP of Engineering

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Sokol led and scaled Uber Eats from its inception, supervising a team of more than 200 engineers, and serving on the Uber Eats executive leadership team. DoorDash has raised almost $1 billion in venture capital funding, most recently at a $4 billion valuation.