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Small Business InsurTech Finds The Next Unicorn

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After one of the busiest weeks of the year for B2B startup venture capital funding, this week revealed a bit of a lull in the market. It was an SMB InsurTech startup, however, that led this week’s roundup, and brought the market its newest unicorn. Fleet management startup Avrios , based in Germany, raised $14.2

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B2B FinTechs Diversify Funding Strategies With M&A, IPOs

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Talk of a decelerating FinTech venture capital market continued to mount this week with reports that digital banking startup Aspiration is struggling to raise money. Indeed, WeWork’s recent troubles have shaken confidence in the tech startup funding environment. leading the investment.

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US B2B Startups Fail To Land On The Board

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million to B2B startups. Adding to the confusion is the latest data from KPMG International and CB Insights, which revealed that private investment in FinTech startups more than doubled last year. Still, B2B startups continue to land on VCs’ radars. foreign exchange payments company FairFX scored nearly $7.5

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Robotics Process Automation Rakes In The VC Cash

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This week, RPA startup Automation Anywhere made waves with its $300 million investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund, reports said Thursday (Nov. The investment now values Automation Anywhere at $2.6 While Automation Anywhere’s funding was the largest of the week, its valuation is not the biggest.

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B2B eCommerce Tips The VC Scales

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More than $874 million in fresh funding landed at B2B startups this week across a range of market segments and geographies. based alternative small business lending isn’t dead with investors and an India startup landed more than half a billion dollars. FinBox plans to use the investment on product research and development.

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Is B2B FinTech Heating Up At The Wrong Time?

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The tallies are in: Innovate Finance has calculated the state of investment in FinTech for 2015, and we have the numbers. Innovate Finance released The 2015 FinTech Investment Landscape this month, a report that offers a snapshot at how investors are placing their money among financial innovators. investments last year.

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Revolut for Mobile Currency Exchange Closes Its Seed Round

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Currency transfer and finding ways for consumers to avoid the inevitable fees is a hot spot for FinTech startups. ” The firm then continued to raise a further £1 million in oversubscribed crowdfunding giving Revolut a market valuation of £42 million. Last week in investments. Revolut, a U.K.-based the firm said last week.