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Capital, Finance Tech

Some venture capitalists were probably a bit too hopeful about hitting fundraising goals this year

June 15, 2023

Via: Markets Insider

The writing was on the wall – was the venture capital industry not paying attention? Last year was especially brutal for venture-capital funding to US startups. Funding to startups overall was down 31% from 2021, PitchBook data shows. But what […]


Finance Tech, Mobile Banking & Payments

Payment industry racks up two more deals

September 20, 2021

Via: Payments Dive

The buying spree for the payments industry continued last week with two more deals that demonstrate the industry is continuing to buy up rivals and startups to drive growth. Fresh off of raising $300 million in new venture capital, the […]


Capital, Finance Tech

Payments firms draw another $275 million in venture capital

May 19, 2021

Via: Payments Dive

On-demand payment fintech, DailyPay raised $175 million from investors this week while the banking payments fintech Amount landed nearly $100 million, they said in press releases. The investments underscore how the industry has become a magnet for money. New York-based […]


Capital, Finance Tech

Venture capitalists bet big on the $1.9 trillion payments industry

May 28, 2019

Via: CNBC

Technology firms from Silicon Valley’s Stripe to U.K.-based GoCardless are all trying to grab a slice of the same $1.9 trillion industry. Payments, a sector long dominated by cash, has gone digital as a number of start-ups enter the fray […]


Capital, Finance Tech

4 Lessons for Winning VC Funding

March 7, 2017

Via: Fortune

For entrepreneurs about to seek funding for their startups, there’s nothing like practicing their pitch to savvy MBA students playing the role of venture capitalists (VCs). That’s what real entrepreneurs do annually in University of North Carolina’s Venture Capital Investment […]