We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck Icelandic fintech Lucinity used to...
Icelandic fintech startup Lucinity has raised $6.1 million in fresh funding from Karma Ventures and byFounders. The anti-money laundering company uses a cloud-based integration to help financial...
View ArticleLEAKED: A decade before Postmates was acquired by Uber for $2.65 billion, its...
Postmates' original pitch deck, put together by the company's cofounder Bastian Lehmann, was leaked this week to Business Insider.The pitch deck makes clear Lehmann's broad ambitions for his startup;...
View ArticleMayfield's newest partner wants to help the 50-year-old venture capital firm...
IndieBio founder and managing director Arvind Gupta is joining Mayfield as a partner, the VC firm announced Wednesday.Gupta will focus on the firm's burgeoning human health and sustainability investing...
View ArticleDave Morin, one of the first Facebook employees, has launched a new VC firm...
Silicon Valley investor Dave Morin is setting up a new VC fund, following his departure from Slow Ventures in 2019, according to report from Dan Primack at Axios.The new fund will be named "Offline...
View Article$1.6 billion challenger bank Monzo relaunches paid premium accounts with eye...
London fintech challenger bank Monzo has launched a premium account service called Monzo Plus. This is the startup's second attempt at paid accounts following a botched launch effort in 2019. The...
View ArticleHere's an exclusive look at the pitch deck fantasy soccer startup Sorare used...
Blockchain fantasy soccer startup Sorare just netted $4 million in a funding round backed by Seedcamp and German striker Andre Schurrle.Schurrle told Business Insider he was "immediately impressed" by...
View ArticleFantasy soccer startup Sorare nets $4 million in a funding round backed by...
Blockchain fantasy soccer startup Sorare has raised $4 million in a funding round backed by Seedcamp and German striker Andre Schurrle. Schurrle told Business Insider he was "immediately impressed" by...
View ArticleSubscription car service Drover raises $26 million as COVID-19 disrupts...
The pandemic has created a surge in demand for car rental services.Subscription car service Drover more than doubled the amount of subscriptions sold in May compared to a year ago.Drover just announced...
View ArticleHere are the 15 hottest European AI startups in 2020, according to 8 venture...
Investment in artificial intelligence is booming amid the pandemic, as automation becomes more common in industries from manufacturing to healthcare to law.The global AI market is predicted to be worth...
View ArticleData storage startup Qumulo just raised $125 million and doubled its...
Seattle-based Qumulo raised $125 million in a funding round led by BlackRock, more than doubling its valuation to $1.2 billion. CEO Bill Richter said the company was able to raise the money because it...
View ArticleClearbanc just launched a valuation tool that its cofounders are calling a...
Clearbanc, the startup that provides startup funding through revenue-share agreements, launched a tool Thursday that it says could help startups gauge their valuations better.According to Clearbanc...
View ArticleScooter charging startup Charge is splashing $3.1 million on new charging...
Charge, a startup that provides charging docks for electric scooters, has signed a $3.1 million deal to roll out new stations in anticipation of a summer scooter boom.Founded in 2019 by entrepreneurs...
View ArticleCheck out the pitch deck investing app Moneybox used to raise $38 million
Investing app Moneybox has raised a £30 million ($38 million) Series C funding round. Moneybox lets investors put their cash into a variety of funds.The startup's funding round was jointly led by Eight...
View ArticleA former Facebooker has raised $1.5 million for his consumer feedback startup...
VideoPeel, a consumer feedback startup, has just raised $1.5 million in a funding round backed by Active Capital and Next Coast Ventures. CEO Patrick Tedjamulia is a former Google and Facebook employee...
View ArticleAirbnb unfroze its IPO plans thanks to bookings rebound, but the $18 billion...
Airbnb has resumed preparations for an initial public offering, company CEO Brian Chesky told employees Wednesday.After being hit hard by the coronavirus crisis, Airbnb's business has bounced back,...
View ArticleThis online startup makes shopping and caring for beautiful house plants...
An indoor house plant you never see in person that is packed into a cardboard box and shipped across the country to your door sounds like a recipe for disaster, but it's something online startup Léon...
View ArticleMayfield's newest partner Arvind Gupta staked his whole career on 'climate...
IndieBio founder Arvind Gupta joined VC firm Mayfield as a partner on Wednesday. He will continue investing in biotech startups at Mayfield, but he is also planning to focus on an area he calls...
View ArticleThis VC and Thiel fellowship co-founder says very passionate founders can...
Danielle Strachman, the cofounder and general partner of 1517 Fund and a founding member of the Thiel Fellowship, says that she looks for founders who are "crazy awesome," not "crazy."The venture...
View ArticleThese 25 investors are hunting for the next big fintech unicorn. Here's what...
Financial technology startups, commonly called fintech startups, seek to unseat some of the most powerful entrenched players that control massive swaths of the global economy.The opportunity to disrupt...
View Article19 media startups that top VCs say are poised to take off in 2020, as the...
Business Insider asked 11 top venture-capital investors which media startups they thought would thrive in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic — and why.We asked each VC to pick two companies, including...
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