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JULY 30, 2019

Cybersecurity startup Confluera announced that it raised $9 million in Series A led by Lightspeed’s Founder & Managing Partner Ravi Mhatre. Co-founded by Abhijit Ghosh, Niloy Mukherjee, and Bipul Sinha, Confluera aims to turn security analysts into cyber defenders by enabling them to stop breaches in real time.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Royal Dutch Shell is boosting its position in the world of blockchain through an investment in distributed ledger startup Applied Blockchain. According to Forbes reports , Shell’s trading unit, Shell Trading International, secured a minority stake in the U.K.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Some startups focused on data aggregation to expand underwriting capabilities, while others operate platforms to facilitate financing. But it was a startup wielding the corporate card to enable digital lunch vouchers for employees that landed the largest round of the week. Utility account aggregation company Urjanet secured $14.65

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CFO Share

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Have you tried funding a startup this year? Despite the challenging market conditions, there are proven ways to fund a startup during a recession. However, a recession is a challenging time for funding a startup. Capital shortages mean startup investors become pickier about which business they are willing to invest in.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

ID verification startup IDnow has received a $40 million growth equity investment from private equity group Corsair Capital, according to reports. The segment of ID verification is growing, and other startups in the field, like Onfido and Jumio, have raised large amounts of capital in the last few years.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Australia and New Zealand-based ASB Bank has acquired a stake in a New Zealand startup developing a blockchain-powered trade management solution. 12) that ASB Bank has invested in TradeWindow with funds that will support the startup’s ongoing development of a distributed ledger technology-powered trade platform.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

B2B FinTech is growing in popularity for India’s robust startup community, while the market is also an attractive target for more established players in the industry. India’s B2B FinTech community is also an enticing target for venture capitalists.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

More than $25 million in new funding landed at B2B FinTech startups this week, making it one of the slower VC roundups for the B2B landscape this year. Though it didn't reveal how much it raised, Zero Hash, based in Chicago, announced the close of its Series C investment round led by holding company tastytrade.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2020

an investment company owned by the Singapore government, are in talks to invest as much as $1 billion for Tokopedia , sources told Bloomberg News. Facebook is buying a stake in India’s Jio Platforms, while its WhatsApp unit struck a deal last month to invest in ride-hailing and food delivery giant Gojek. Microsoft Corp.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Singapore-based app Grab has launched an accelerator program for startups in Vietnam, according to a report by Deal Street Asia. The startup ecosystem in Vietnam is growing incredibly fast, and tech clusters are also expanding geographically.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Money transfer FinTech startup Azimo has closed a €20 million debt finance deal from the European Investment Bank (EIB), according to reports on Tuesday (Feb. The funds will be used to advance its proprietary payments platform as well as to expand research and development.

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CFO News

AUGUST 1, 2023

The attempt to secure funding from Pai, an early investor in the troubled edtech startup, is part of the company's efforts to attract a broader funding worth $200-$250 million for Aakash, sources said. Byju's declined to comment.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Extend and Oliver have joined the ranks of Wells Fargo 's Startup Accelerator, which a press release stated will afford them education, mentorship and investment to guide early-stage growth. Oliver works to transform legal servicing by letting every party easily collaborate in a transparent and compliant way.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Companies therefore must either invest in teams of AML specialists or in fraud-fighting technologies. . The September AML/KYC Tracker examines the latest fraud challenges and efforts to ensure tight security and compliance. . How Mobile Financial Startups Can Bridge the Security Gap. Around the AML/KYC Worl d.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

This week’s VC Investment Roundup demonstrates investors’ varied appetite for B2B FinTech. Funding targets this time around included blockchain, logistics, alternative finance, artificial intelligence and T&E — with a few startups taking a stab at some of the biggest problems in the cannabis industry, procurement and microfinance.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2020

Zomato , the $3 billion Indian food startup, has been cut off from its biggest Chinese investor Ant Financial amid new Indian regulations, The Financial Times reports. Ant Financial has almost 25 percent stake in Zomato, having invested a total of almost $560 million in the company.

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MAY 20, 2019

A popular interior design startup in India, Livspace , has received an investment from Ingka Investments, the venture capital arm of IKEA, according to reports. . Last year, Livspace secured investments from Goldman Sachs and TPG Growth, among others.

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JULY 18, 2018

Video game startup Blast has raised another $7 million in funding. The company, founded by Walter Cruttenden, the founder of Roth Capital Partners and co-founder of the micro-investment application Acorns , has managed to attract a few thousand users in its open beta. It raised its initial $5 million round in March. “It

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

With more than $83 million in venture capital and growth equity for B2B startups this week, the space is headed for a promising second half of the year. Let’s start with the big news: Venture capitalists have yet again placed their financial support in a B2B payments startup, a rare feat that could be the sign of a trend this season.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

BostInno reported that fundraising for new investments by venture capital and private equity firms was less but still evident. Below are the startups that raised capital in May, according to data compiled by BostInno. Cambridge-based agtech startup CiBO Technologies raised $10 million in equity, according to an SEC filing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Venture capital firm Pear has announced $160 million in new fundraising to fuel its next wave of investments, with a focus on seed-stage B2B startups. The company will deploy the investment to back seed-stage startups. ” Among Pear’s partners is Nils Bunger, which helps the company focus on B2B startups.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Enterprise cybersecurity startup Tanium has raised additional funding just five months since its last investment round, according to reports on Tuesday (Oct. Corporate cybersecurity is a popular target for venture capitalists today, and a bright spot for B2B startups. No patient data was shared during those demos.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The investment funds will enable the Montreal-based startup to continue to deploy its patented solution in markets around the world, develop new product offerings and expand the company’s head count. “We Contactless payment company Mobeewave announced the closing of a $16.5

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VCFO

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

Alkami Technology , a startup providing banks and credit unions with digital banking technologies, has announced new funding. 9) that General Atlantic made a strategic investment in the company, though Alkami did not say how much it raised in the Series D funding. Separate reports in TechCrunch said the firm secured $70 million.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The enterprise security space is ballooning with new players, and one of them wants to remain competitive with its latest funding round. LogRhythm revealed a $50 million investment round on Wednesday (Sept. LogRhythm provides security intelligence and threat detection capabilities to automate security processes within the enterprise.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It was another busy week for B2B FinTech startups, with globally and vertically diverse companies securing new funding for their enterprise-targeting tools. Other notable rounds included a $60 million investment in a logistics software firm, as well as several investments in the alternative small business (SMB) finance space.

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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.

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APRIL 22, 2020

The State Bank of Vietnam granted FinTech startup GPay a 10-year license to provide intermediary payment services in the country — electronic payment portals, payment services, digital money transfer services and eWallet services. The technology holding company also has member businesses in gaming, security and financial services. .

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Investment in B2B FinTech startups came through a variety of channels this week, from venture capital to growth equity. But one company in China took home an impressive two-thirds of the total funding raised this week, an investment that will help the firm land a slice of a $1.6 trillion market. trillion market.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2019

To invest in companies within “key high-growth industries,” Sony is homing in on the world of investments in upstarts. The company has the goal of raising approximately $185 million or 20 billion JPY in a new tech startup fund, according to reports.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

16) said Qonto secured $1.7 million from Valar Ventures and Alven Capital, a sign of support for the startup’s corporate banking solution. Reports said the startup will look to integrate with other FinServ players to add new features to its platform in the areas of FX, cross-border payments, cash management and elsewhere.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The parent company of Fidelity Investments , FMR LLC, is launching an independent personal data startup called Akoya in conjunction with The Clearing House (TCH) and 11 of its member banks, Fidelity announced on Thursday (Feb. Johnson, chairman and CEO of Fidelity Investments.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

To that end, as estimated by the research company Tracxn, India-based tech startups attracted a record amount of funding from investors – $14.5 InnoVen also reported that early-stage startups saw a 22 percent jump in 2019 in the deals they attracted. By vertical, logistics startups raised $641 million, while lodging firms gathered $1.7

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A startup usually can't afford to establish a complete finance organization with accountants, controllers, planners, and tax specialists right from the beginning. To establish an effective finance function for a startup, the process can be divided into three stages.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Residential real estate startup Bungalow announced it has secured $64 million in funding: a $14 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures, Atomic, Founders Fund, Cherubic Ventures and Wing Ventures, as well as a $50 million debt facility. The company also revealed that Opendoor Founder Keith Rabois has joined its board of directors.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Silicon Valley FinTech startup Step has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Wednesday (Dec. Stripe invested in this round as well, as did returning investors Crosslink Capital, Collaborative Fund and Will Smith’s Dreamers VC. million in a June Series A funding round led by Stripe.

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