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Finance
Accion Venture Lab launches $23M inclusive fintech startup fund
Accion Venture Lab—the seed-stage investment arm of non-profit Accion—has raised $23 million for a new inclusive fintech startup fund. The…
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Finance
Urbvan raises $9 million for its private shuttle service in Mexico
As cities in emerging markets grapple with increasingly traffic-clogged and dangerous streets, Urbvan, a startup providing private, high-end transportation shuttles…
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Trends
Amazon is acquiring a 49% stake in India’s Future Coupons
Amazon, which has invested more than $6 billion in India’s growing internet market, just invested a little more as it…
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Trends
Google Search gets expanded college search features
Google today announced a number of new features for students looking for more information about U.S. colleges. Last year, Google…
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STARTUPS
Birth control delivery startup Nurx approaches $300M valuation
Nurx, citing 200,000 current patients and a monthly growth rate as high as 20%, has raised $32 million in Series…
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STARTUPS
Energy Vault raises $110 million from SoftBank Vision Fund as energy storage grabs headlines
Imagine a moving tower made of huge cement bricks weighing 35 metric tons. The movement of these massive blocks is…
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STARTUPS
Peer-to-peer boat rental marketplace Boatsetter raises $10M as it looks to grow globally
Obviously, not everyone owns their boat, and boat ownership is far more unique than car ownership – which makes it…
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