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BZ Bites: Acorns Scraps SPAC, Raises Valuation To $1.9B In $300M Series F
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 5:20pm | 188Acorns announced Wednesday a $300 million Series F that boosted its valuation to $1.9 billion. The development comes as the company scrapped its intent to go public in light of recent market volatility. “The markets got very volatile,” Acorns CEO Noah Kerner said. “The concerns we...
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How Litquidity Aims To Disrupt Finance Media: 'It's Just A Matter Of Executing'
Monday, January 24, 2022 - 4:52pm | 1288Traditional finance and business media outlets are not prepared for disruption. That’s according to the anonymous ex-banker behind the Litquidity brand, referred to as “Lit,” and his head of growth and operations Mark Moran, a licensed attorney and an investment banker who joined...
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OpenFin Raises $17M To Help Enable The 'Next Generation Of Desktop Apps'
Thursday, May 16, 2019 - 9:00am | 375OpenFin, a maker of operating system products for the field of finance, said Thursday it raised $17 million in Series C funding led by Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) with participation from Barclays (NYSE: BCS) and existing investors, including Bain Capital Ventures. What Happened OpenFin's...
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Institutional Cryptocurrency Exchange SeedCX Raises $15M Series B
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - 9:00am | 371SeedCX, a startup cryptocurrency exchange licensed to offer spot market and CFTC-regulated derivatives, announced that it had closed a $15-million Series B funding round with participation from Bain Capital Ventures and OKCoin, another cryptocurrency exchange. What Happened SeedCX raised $15...
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This Fintech Platform Just Got $15 Million From Some Of Wall Street's Biggest VCs
Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 10:20am | 383OpenFin, a fintech company that describes itself as the financial industry's first common operating layer, enabling rapid and secure deployment, native experience and desktop interoperability. The New York-based company counts some of the world's largest banks and trading platforms as its...
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DocuSign Is Valued At $3 Billion, But Is Still Missing A CEO
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 2:40pm | 300DocuSign is one of Sillicon Valley's hottest startups and is valued at $3 billion. he company provides electronic signature technology and digital transaction management services. And the company doesn't have a Chief Executive Office calling the shots. DocuSign quickly grew in size given its quick...
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TellApart Raises $13 Million from Bain Capital and Greylock
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 1:02pm | 148Display advertising startup TellApart announced Monday that it had raised $13 million from Bain Capital Ventures and Greylock Partners in a series B round of funding. That brings the company's total venture capital to nearly $18 million. TellApart, which was founded in 2009 by former Google (...