December 19, 2016
WTF is Brexit?
At 10pm on June 23, 2016, the polls closed in the UK on a referendum on EU membership and the counting began. The next morning Europeans woke to…
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December 16, 2016
The 10 largest Series B rounds of 2016
Let’s face it, if you’re an investor, you were probably priced out of these insanely large rounds. If you’re a founder, you’re swooning at the mere prospect of…
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TalkBank lets you chat with your bank
As a fan of banks – I like the lollipops they give out – I’m slightly disturbed by services like TalkBank. This Russian company replaces one-on-one teller interaction…
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Ruvento raises new seed fund to invest in hardware across Singapore, China and the U.S.
Today, Ruvento is announcing a new $25 million seed fund for hardware startups in need of capital from Singapore, China and the U.S. The fund, managed by Slava Solonitsyn and Alex Toh, will…
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Flutterwave aims to unify Africa’s fragmented payment systems and empower small businesses
There’s no shortage of entrepreneurs in Africa, but their ambitions are often hampered by the lack in many countries of reliable and affordable digital payment systems. Moneywave wants…
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Tyson Foods launches new venture fund to back food and agriculture startups
Tyson Foods Inc., one of the world’s largest makers and marketers of meat products, has announced the formation of a $150 million venture capital fund to back food…
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A new tool can crack a credit card number in six seconds
In what amounts to a very clever brute force attack, a group of researchers has figured out how to find credit card information – including expiration dates and…
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Bullpen closes its third fund at $75 million to back post-seed stage startups
Bullpen Capital, a venture firm that specializes in post-seed stage deals, has closed its third fund at $75 million. The firm invests in companies that previously closed a…
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Genesis Partners spins out $50 million fund, F2 Capital, to back early-stage startups in Israel
Three members of the senior investing team at Genesis Partners, a major Israeli venture firm, are stepping out with a new, early-stage fund of their own called F2…
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Online real estate service OpenDoor raises $210M Series D despite risky financing model
This afternoon, Norwest Venture Partners announced that it led a massive $210 million Series D investment round in OpenDoor. The startup is looking to expand the usage of…
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