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Software Demo Platform Reprise Raises $17M Series A Funding From Bain Capital
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 10:18am | 189Read More...Software demo platform Reprise raised $17 million in Series A funding led by private investment firm Bain Capital Ventures, including existing investors Glasswing Ventures and Accomplice VC. Reprise launched in 2020. It hosts enterprise software companies' demo applications,...
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CBD Brand 'Beam' Raises $5M In Series A Funding Round
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 - 11:05am | 209Read More...CBD company and wellness brand Beam has finalized its $5 million Series A funding round led by C2 Ventures. The startup is backed by C2 Ventures, Obvious Ventures, Camwood Capital, and all-star athletes including Danica Patrick, Kevin Hayes and Brooks Laich. Several new investors such as...
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Exclusive: Cannabis Co. Green Check Verified Closes $2.4M Financing
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 - 9:06am | 569Read More...Green Check Verified, a regtech company focused on compliant cannabis banking solutions and services, will be announcing an over subscribed $2.4 million Convertible Note Financing, Benzinga has learned exclusively. The round, led by Flatiron Venture Partners, included investments from Bravos...
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David Beckham Buys Stake In CBD Skincare Brand Cellular Goods On The Heels Of LSE Debut
Thursday, February 4, 2021 - 10:54am | 330Read More...Skincare company Cellular Goods is poised to debut on the London Stock Exchange. According to Sky News, David Beckham's DB Ventures opted to purchase a stake in the U.K.-based company which produces cannabis-based skin care and athletic products. The company, backed by the soccer star, is...
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Sapphire Ventures Rakes In $1.7B To Fund Tech Startups
Thursday, February 4, 2021 - 9:49am | 254Read More...Sapphire Ventures raked in $1.7 billion to accelerate enterprise technology IPO funding in the U.S., Europe, and Israel, reaching a total Assets Under Management (AUM) of over $5.7 billion as of December 31, 2020. The capital will be used to expand the Portfolio Growth team to cater to...
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Bexson Biomedical Closes $4.8M Series A Financing To Develop Wearable Ketamine Technology
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - 8:42am | 493Read More...Pharmaceutical startup Bexson Biomedical confirmed Monday the closing an oversubscribed Series A funding round. The $4.8 million raise was led by Greyhouse Partners' Noetic Psychedelic Fund. Noetic advisor Warren Wright also agreed to join Bexson’s board of directors, supporting...
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Famed Tech-Focused Venture Capital Fund Raises $2.5 Billion
Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 8:43am | 389Read More...International venture capital firm GGV Capital has raised $2.52 billion across four funds, its largest deal to date. GCV raised $1.464 billion, $366 million, $610 million, and $80 million from GGV Capital VIII, GGV Capital VIII Plus, GGV Discovery III, and GGV Capital VIII...
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Fintech Focus For January 25, 2021
Sunday, January 24, 2021 - 11:47pm | 3113Read More...Quote To Start The Day: You can't be a real networker unless you’re connected. Source: Michael Gruen One Big Thing In Fintech: Experts say 2021 is poised to see greater adoption and venture capital investment in blockchain technology. That prediction comes as more financial services apps...
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The Blinc Group Closes $1.5M Pre-Series A Bridge Round
Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 9:37am | 347Read More...Vaporizer technologies company The Blinc Group, Inc. announced Thursday the closing of a pre-Series A bridge financing of $1.5 million. The round was led by Equitas Partners Fund, WGD Capital, LP, and 7thirty Capital. CEO and co-founder Arnaud Dumas de Rauly says proceeds from the raise will...
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Fintech Focus For January 6, 2021
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 9:16pm | 1927Read More...Quote To Start The Day: If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right. Source: Henry Ford One Big Thing In Fintech: Affirm founder and CEO Max Levchin is poised to join Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman on the billionaires list, becoming the latest...
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Klarna Could Follow Affirm Holdings In Delaying Anticipated 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Fintech IPO
Saturday, December 19, 2020 - 7:25am | 1047Read More...Swedish fintech company Klarna could be the second "buy now, pay later" company to postpone an anticipated IPO following a delay last week by Affirm Holdings Inc. What Happened: CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski publicly said in August that the company could go public in one or two years. But...
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LeafLink Closes $40M Series C Round Led By Founders Fund
Friday, December 11, 2020 - 11:48am | 219Read More...LeafLink has secured $40 million in funding in a Series C funding. San Francisco-based venture capital firm Founders Fund led the effort. This is the fund’s largest investment in the cannabis space. Leaflink will use the funds to fuel company expansion in new and existing...
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Fintech Focus For December 11, 2020
Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 5:51pm | 2295Read More...Quote To Start The Day: US President Donald Trump and his backers, having been stymied dozens of times by judges and elections officials across the country, are confident one last-ditch lawsuit will overturn his election loss. “All I ask for is people with wisdom and with courage, that...
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Health And Wellness Platform Paceline Scores $5M In Venture Capital
Friday, December 4, 2020 - 7:32am | 1034Read More...Paceline, a platform that incentivizes people to live healthy lifestyles, is just getting started. The company just raised $5 million in seed money from a long list of investors, including Montage Ventures, Propel Venture Partners, Northwestern Mutual, Courtside Ventures,...
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Medical Cannabis Innovator Grow Group Seeks Investors For Series C Fundraising Campaign
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 8:56am | 329Read More...Cannabis-focused biopharmaceutical company Grow Group PLC seeks to raise £6 million (US$7.9 million) in Series C funds. The London-based company aims to use the capital to support further growth of its UK activities and speed-up its international expansion. Its goal is...
