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Today In Payments: New Funding Values Tink At $824 Million; Starbucks Shifts 45 Pct Of Stores Toward Drive-Thru, Order Ahead

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In today’s top news, FinTech startup Tink raised €85 million to bring its valuation to €680 million, and Starbucks plans to shift more toward drive-thru and online ordering. New Funding Values Swedish FinTech Startup Tink at $824 Million. Plus, Airbnb shares soared in its first day of trading.

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Apple Buys Voice App To Boost Siri

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In addition, there is about $10 million in “earn-outs” for the management of the startup including chief executive Oren Jacob, noted the report. Apple’s HomePod voice activated speakers haven’t resonated with consumers partly because of the hefty price tag. The company has a valuation of around $160 million, noted the report.

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Dial-Up Amazon Turns 25 This Month

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By the time of its initial public offering (IPO), the startup from Seattle was poised as the ultimate disruptor to these and other industries, ushering in an era of the same. The company’s valuation at the time was in the neighborhood of $300 million. The company’s valuation at the time was in the neighborhood of $300 million.

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Today In Data: Rideshare Woes, Procurement Solutions And Investment Activity

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Here are the numbers: $70 billion | Current valuation of Uber, a ridesharing company which has raised more than $11.5 349 | List price of Apple’s HomePod smart speaker , the release of which has been pushed back to early 2018, that is supposed to come with superior auditory quality to justify its price tag. . $13

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Transcript: Albert Wenger

Barry Ritholtz

And Joshua added tags to that, and so you could browse things by tags. WENGER: Yeah, that had really been my goal since my own first startup in ’96, ‘97, which was a company called W3Health that ultimately failed. So we can’t make massive investments in startups. Why is that? WENGER: Yes, absolutely.

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SaaS Valuation

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This trend makes SaaS valuation increasingly important. This makes determining an accurate SaaS valuation difficult. By ensuring that the appropriate methods and models are used, SaaS companies can attain more accurate, higher valuations that provide leverage when seeking financing or negotiating sales.

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B2B Investors Set Sights On Data, AI, Analytics

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In what’s becoming an increasingly popular theme for B2B startup investors, this week’s funding rounds for B2B startups largely centered on tackling data silos and empowering the enterprise with the insights that data can provide. B2B eCommerce startup Nuorder, based in the U.S., Cross River Bank.

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