PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

Letgo , the online used goods marketplace, secured $175 million in funding. The site, which launched in 2015 and is also regarded as the would-be craigslist killer, has raised more than $3.25 million in funding and has a valuation approaching $1 billion.

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JULY 24, 2017

People thought no one would ever buy art online, sight-unseen. The art world has been one of the industries most resistant to change and to moving online,” said Anna Carey, a spokeswoman for the online art marketplace Artsy , a global platform for discovering and collecting art. The market is headed in that online direction.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2019

million investment round led by Lead Edge Capital, with participation from Global Founders Capital and other investors. million, with investors also including Sugar Mountain Capital, Fire & Vine Hospitality and Canlis Restaurant. Barn2Door has revealed that it raised a $3.4

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2017

unit is offering an update on the progress made by PayPal Working Capital. The company revealed Monday (June 19) that it has facilitated more than $500 million (£400 million) in working capital to U.K. We saw an opportunity for us to help and set about making PayPal Working Capital a reality.”. PayPal U.K.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

With an early string of alternative lenders having a tough go of it, startups looking to raise money are having to show how they will avoid the woes of the online lenders before them. At the same time that online lenders and startups have to prove their ability to thrive, investments overall in that area of the internet are slowing down.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Payment platform Payoneer is launching its Capital Advance service, the company announced on Monday (Feb. Designed as a solution to support cash flow management for online commerce companies, Capital Advance provides access to working capital financing for businesses selling online.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2016

Online lending was all the rage even a few months ago, but funding going toward online lending platforms is on the decline. equity investments going toward online lending companies fell 44 percent in the first half of 2016 to $2.1 According to PitchBook, online lending startup companies were able to raise $12.6

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

Tokyo, Japan’s digital banking startup Kyash has closed a $45 million Series C funding deal co-led by Greenspring Associates and Goodwater Capital, Kyash said in a statement on Sunday (March 30). Goodwater Capital also invested in Kyash’s Series B Round. growth equity investment firm Greyhound Capital; U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

What the Sky.Garden platform does differently is allow sellers to manage online inventory just as they would in a brick-and-mortar setting. Individuals and businesses in the less-wealthy segments of the economy have little opportunity to reap the benefits of online commerce. Sky.Garden attempts to answer all of these issues.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2018

New York’s Department of Financial Services is recommending that online lenders are subjected to the same scrutiny and regulations that traditional banks face. Cuomo on June 1, 2017, required DFS to study online lending in New York State and submit a report of its findings. A bill signed by Governor Andrew M. Superintendent Maria T.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

InsurTech group Hippo Enterprises has announced a capital investment of $350 million from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company , a press release says. With the investment, Hippo will be able to keep expanding its online home insurance business across the U.S., with the goal “to reach 95 percent of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Automotive sales are increasing going digital — and more consumers are buying more used products of all types online. According to the report , the deal comes as Carro raised some $30 million in fresh capital. Online Auto Sales. The deal is not the only recent news involving the online retail sales of automobiles.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Albertsons’ IPO is the culmination of a saga that began in 2006 when private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management took a major position, with plans to grow the chain into one of North America’s gargantuan power grocers. That vision appeared to be coming to fruition with Albertsons’ 2015 purchase of rival chain Safeway for $9.2

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

OnDeck Capital has created a unit that will provide technology and services for banks lending to small businesses over the internet. OnDeck, which inked a partnership with JPMorgan Chase at the end of 2015, has named Brian Geary, vice president of OnDeck’s partnership unit, president of ODX.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “ gold mine ” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. million write-off across eight of its portfolio platforms last year, which the firm attributed to challenges related to obtaining growth capital. Further, GLI Finance revealed a $25.93

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Perficient

MAY 27, 2022

There is good reason for this shift in view; according to Marc Bernegger, co-founder of crypto fund AltAlpha Digital, “after last year’s explosion of crypto hedge funds around the globe, there are now over 400 active funds, excluding those focused on venture capital.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

Prior investors include Riverwood Capital, Stamos Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Highland Capital and Oak Capital Management. When he first rolled out Enjoy in 2015, the goal was to figure out how to provide personal service to those who want to buy online. The funding will go toward U.K. So what about the rest?

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Abrigo

JANUARY 27, 2017

The good news for financial institutions that see SMB lending as a crucial part of their loan portfolio growth strategy is that small businesses are in need of capital. Access to Capital 2. When it comes to the ease of the borrowing experience, most financial institutions are neglecting the online experience. Good Deal 5.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

There’s online food purchasing, whether for delivery or pickup, where Amazon is gunning to be top dog. So, what made Benchmark Capital confident enough to put $50 million behind Good Eggs, a San Francisco-based, curated, on-demand grocery store specializing in “absurdly fresh” local meats and produce?

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Bank Innovation

JULY 7, 2016

This year to date has seen $161 million invested so far, while 2015 saw a total of Read More. As the summer heats up, blockchain hype may (finally) be cooling down. 2016 will likely see less investment in bitcoin and blockchain technology, but that is true for many other areas, as well.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In 2015, the company mulled going public again but instead was acquired by CVC Capital Partners and Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board for $4.6 Founded in 1965, Petco was last publicly traded in 2006. Americans spent $95.6 billion last year on their pets.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 13, 2018

The bank, which was officially launched in 2015, currently has a German banking license, allowing it to operate in other […]. Berlin-based challenger bank N26 will be opening its services to users in the United States and the United Kingdom by the end of this year, founder and chief executive officer Valentin Stalf told Reuters today.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Lightspeed Ventures, iFly.vc, Silicon Valley Bank and Goodwater Capital were participants in the investment, Deal Street Asia reported. Weee, which was started in 2015, began as a community buying platform that received Asian spices and fresh produce, among other items.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

We continue to evaluate capital options and are excited about our industry position,” CEO Anthony Hsieh told Bloomberg. In 2015, LoanDepot announced on its blog that it intended to become a public company and filed Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

million shares of its common stock, and private equity backer Parthenon Capital Partners is selling 5.59 LoanDepot will be seeking as much as $315 million in its initial public offering (IPO), according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. The company is offering 9.41 million of its shares, for a combined 15 million shares.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2017

billion equity financing led by Silver Lake, CDH Investments, Yunfeng Capital and Primavera Capital. This transaction provides Koubei with a strong capital base to execute on its growth strategy, Alibaba said in a news release. Koubei is a joint venture company founded in 2015 by Alibaba and Ant Financial. billion ($10.5

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Truebil , an online marketplace to buy and sell second-hand cars, has raised $14 million in a Series B round led by Japanese investor Joe Hirao, the founder of ZIGExN. million from Kalaari Capital, Inventus Capital and San Francisco-based Tekton Ventures and existing investor Kae Capital.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

billion net earnings) in the same period of 2015. percent from fiscal 2015. Home Depot reported that its online business grew over 19 percent last year, said Fortune. Online sales now represent 5.9 Online sales now represent 5.9 Home Depot reported that some 45 percent of online orders in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Co-Founder and CEO Eran Shust told PYMNTS in an interview that the aim is to bring more options to the table and enable travelers to “choose something not out of the specific package[s] that most of the OTAs [online travel agencies] are offering.”. million Series A round led by Fosun International’s VC investment arm, Fosun RZ Capital.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

According to the study — which looks at ride-hailing, eCommerce, online media and online travel in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines — the internet economy will end this year with a market value of about $72 billion, which is 37 percent higher than a year earlier on a gross merchandise value basis.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

Kreditech, the online lender in Germany, has reportedly landed a €110 million investment from online payment processor PayU. In the past 12 months, we have become the leading corporate venture capital investor in FinTech, investing more than €245 million around the world. Monedo also uses the online data points referenced above.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

B2B payments startup Razorpay announced the launch of Razorpay Capital, a lending marketplace offering both short-term working capital loans and long-term business loans. Integrated with the company’s existing dashboard, Razorpay Capital also provides quick settlements and collateral-free loans to its customers. “We

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2019

The company was founded in 2015 by former employees of Tradeshift, Jeppe Rindom and Niccolo Perra. The company also offers a Pleo Mastercard that can be refilled and handed out either physically or online. The company plans to use the capital to expand from 120 employees to about 400 by the end of 2020.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Bangalore-based FinTech ZestMoney has raised $15 million in a Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs and existing investors Naspers, Quona Capital, and Omidyar Network, TechCrunch reported on Thursday (Dec. ZestMoney was founded in 2015 by Chapman, Priya Sharma and Ashish Anantharaman in 2015.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

To help develop its technology to drive online clothes purchases through recommendations, a startup that uses machine learning to help pair consumers with clothes that fit their size and style raised $55 million in a Series C funding round, TechCrunch reported. was acquired by Japan’s largest online retailer, Rakuten , in 2015.

Retail 118

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Our data confirms the growing importance of artificial intelligence for eCommerce as today’s online shoppers, and in particular millennials, want to spend less time searching for the products they want to purchase,” said Oliver Tan, cofounder and CEO of ViSenze, according to Business Insider. Last September, ViSenze closed a $10.5

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