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DECEMBER 11, 2020

A new funding round for the Stockholm-based FinTech Tink boosted the startup’s valuation over 60 percent to €680 million ($825 million), according to a CNBC report on Friday (Dec. The firm’s valuation is up more than 60 percent from the €415 million it was worth in January, the sources said. 11), citing sources.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Stripe, the payments startup, has raised $245 million in a new round of venture funding, giving the company a valuation of $20 billion. According to the report, the company plans to use the funding to hire more employees for its global engineering team. “We

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Record sales following a massive staff reduction prompted point-of-sale (POS) restaurant technology (ResTech) startup Toast to hold a share purchase offering on an $8 billion valuation. The secondary offering gives Boston-headquartered Toast a valuation of about $8 billion, up from a $4.9 billion valuation. .

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JANUARY 20, 2019

Lime and Bird , the two electric scooter startups that raised hundreds of millions of dollars in funding in 2018, are aiming to raise more but at a lower valuation. That is under the $3 billion or higher valuations they were fetching in years past. But with the lower valuations, it appears that business is starting to fray.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Grocery delivery startup Instacart raised an extra $271 million in November, bringing its latest round of funding to $871 million. billion valuation, the publication said. billion valuation, the publication said. Last month, it was revealed that Instacart raised $600 million, giving it a valuation of $7.6

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Silicon Valley-based Chime has raised $500 million in a Series E funding round that sent its valuation soaring to $5.8 The funding, led by DST Global, is the largest individual equity investment for a challenger bank, surpassing NuBank’s $400 million, which was also led by DST Global, according to CB Insights. 5), citing sources.

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MARCH 27, 2019

Mobvoi, a China-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has almost secured funding to value the company at upwards of $1 billion before an initial public offering, according to a report by Bloomberg. Mobvoi was Google’s first direct China investment following the exit of its search engine from the country in 2010.

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JULY 23, 2019

The Series D funding round tips Bird’s valuation above the $2.3 billion where it was pegged last year, double the startup’s previous valuation, three people with knowledge of the deal told reporters on Monday (July 22). The startup grew fast, bringing fleets of scooters to cities around the globe.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

And while investors targeted an accounts payable payments startup as well as another platform designed to help other startups understand their equity, a common theme this week was investment in risk mitigation capabilities. This startup connects founder and employees to a solution that can help them understand their equity.

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

But Son said that he would “continue to invest more and more” despite the fact that the firm’s $10-plus billion WeWork bailout — an investment he called an error in judgment — triggered a loss of ¥970 billion ($8.9 Son added that the investments made through the Vision Fund were only “the beginning” for him. “I

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JANUARY 20, 2017

Big news from German startup investment company Rocket Internet suggests it plans to come back strong in 2017. Rocket Internet just recently closed a new $1 billion venture fund it will use for investing in early-stage and growth internet startups.

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MARCH 5, 2019

now has a valuation of $1.5 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. billion valuation, with DST leading the round. billion valuation.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Silicon Valley startup Social Finance (SoFi) is closing a merger deal with blank-check firm Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. Social Capital Hedosophia is one of three special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) on the lookout for investment opportunities. The deal would give SoFi a post-money valuation in excess of $8.65

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

A robotics process automation (RPA) startup has just secured a $3 billion valuation as B2B FinTech continues to explore how the technology will disrupt the market. The funding, which also saw Accel participate, followed only a few months after the company raised $153 million, pulling UiPath’s valuation up to $1 billion.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Venture capitalists are reportedly urging startup companies to curb their spending and hold on to more capital as concerns about the volatility in the stock market and the growth of the global economy are starting to worry them. Recently he has urged them to seek more cash now rather than later, even if it’s at less valuation.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

SoftBank Group is considering a gamble on Brazil and might advise high-growth firms to invest in the country, Reuters reported on Friday (Sept. Although he did not explain, Maciel also said that SoftBank was going to announce a large investment in Brazil. office-sharing startup WeWork. Creditas is aiming to change that.

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JULY 24, 2022

oracle Aesop formulated his investment insight "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" and since that time the model for calculating the value of an asset as the present value of the cash generated by this asset throughout its life has remained unchanged. In about 600 B.C. and help identify most probable outcomes.

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MARCH 9, 2023

So how did Schoox move from a startup with a bold vision to a strong and rapidly growing organization with now more than 2,000 customers and 20 million learners around the world? The post From Startup to Sustainable Success– How Schoox Did It appeared first on vcfo. market and build on its momentum. “We

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AUGUST 17, 2020

the commission-free online brokerage that offers a mobile app to invest in stocks, ETFs and options, announced a $200 million Series G funding, bringing its valuation to $11.2 the two-year-old New York-based global investment firm that deploys capital in public and private markets. Robinhood Markets Inc.,

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

China’s venture capitalists have started to take an interest in foreign startups in an attempt to find the next tech unicorn. This opens the door like never before to founders of foreign-bred startups with deep tech solutions that are serious about commercializing in the Chinese market.”. billion, $2.2 billion more than the US.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

And be certain to read to the end, where we have provided an update to our popular "Financial AdvisorTech Solutions Map" (and also added the changes to our AdvisorTech Directory) as well!

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

European tech startups are getting a new source of funding thanks to a new $200 million investment from Japan-based SoftBank. SoftBank reportedly will invest that $200 million in Mubadala, the state investment company of Abu Dhabi. based robotics startup. Among the most recent investments? Startup Worries.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

Food software startup Olo, named after the phrase “online ordering,” has plans to file an initial public offering (IPO) in 2020, according to a report from Bloomberg. The company, which is based in New York, is looking for a $1 billion valuation. Olo has been interviewing possible advisers since the end of last year.

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JULY 21, 2019

Indian hospitality business OYO now has a valuation of $10 billion after its founder, Ritesh Agarwal, purchased $2 billion in shares from Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners. There are also plans to invest $300 million in the U.S. market, where it currently operates more than 50 OYO Hotels in 35 cities and 10 states.

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JUNE 28, 2019

Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding that propelled its valuation to $4 billion. Prime Venture Partners provided the investment, reports said. Fairjungle.

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MAY 4, 2020

The FinTech startup, which works to help millennials get into equities, crypto trading and other options, has benefited from the quarantine’s effects as people stay at home and have time to explore new finance options. FinTech startups like Robinhood have been popular lately, attracting numerous new backers.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Instacart, the retailers’ delivery service, raised $600 million in a fresh round of funding, giving it a valuation of $7.6 According to a report in Recode , the funding round was led by D1 Capital Partners, the hedge fund, and comes just six months after the startup closed on a $350 million round of investing.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. But Software-as-a-Service emerged as a hot spot, too, with the largest investment round of the week going to a B2B eCommerce SaaS provider.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Following WeWork ’s IPO debacle, investors want tech startups to prove profitability before seeking funds and going public, CNBC reported on Friday (Nov. Potential investors wanted to know how those companies plan to turn a profit. WeWork abandoned its IPO plans after massive losses turned off investors. billion net loss. “A

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AUGUST 23, 2020

DoorDash , the San Francisco-based prepared food delivery service, is planning to go public by year’s end, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. The food delivery giant’s plans for an initial public offering (IPO) come as Airbnb Inc, Asana Inc., also plan to debut as public companies this year. Palantir Technologies Inc.,

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JULY 19, 2019

German AI-driven mobility startup FlixMobility has raised $531 million in a new funding round, and is now valued at more than $2 billion, according to reports. . The company is planning to next debut a carpooling service called FlixCars.mm. The European Investment Bank also participated. .

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JUNE 15, 2017

Proceeds will go to hire more talent, to develop the business and to invest in some AI solutions. The company currently has 105 employees, and the plan is to ramp that up to 250 in the next couple of months, he said. The goal is for Element AI to support as many as fifty artificial intelligence startups.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

European tech start-ups are getting a new source of funding thanks to a new $200 million investment from Japan-based SoftBank. SoftBank reportedly will invest that $200 million in Mubadala, the state investment company of Abu Dhabi. based robotics startup. Among the most recent investments by Softbank? Vision Fund.

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APRIL 19, 2019

The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb , which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding, while corporate card startup Brex also secured a prominent debt capital investment. The company said it plans to use the investment to further build out its lending operations.

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MAY 29, 2018

The time frame of the IPO has not been publicly declared, but Reuters reported that Ant was planning to list in China and Hong Kong in 2019, according to a fundraising document. Reasons To Invest. The company was initially only looking to raise $5 billion, half of what investors ended up wanting to contribute. It posted 9.18

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JULY 23, 2019

Japan’s SoftBank is going to launch a second investment vehicle based on its mega popular $100 billion Vision Fund , according to a report by The Telegraph. The new fund, like the previous one, is meant to spark investment in cutting-edge technology companies around the globe. percent of gross domestic product.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

In today’s top news, GoCardless raised $95 million in a funding round, and BarkBox plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The startup will use the new funds to accelerate the company’s open banking strategy, enabling merchants to transparently and quickly process instant payments. Billion Valuation.

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