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Passport, a customer service company focused on shipping, has raised $3 million in seed funding from some notable names
Founders building a brand today are largely relying on new infrastructure to do it, though they’re still heavily reliant on…
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Saudi ally calls for Uber boycott over response to Khashoggi’s vanishing
Uber is facing calls for a boycott of its app in the Persian Gulf, a region that has poured billions…
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International growth, primarily in China, fuels the VC market today
The venture capital business model has gone global. VC is still an exclusive club of financiers, but now with worldwide…
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AllTrails gets $75M to keep hikers happy
The app for hiking enthusiasts just secured a big round of capital that will help it map more trails worldwide.…
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With $50M in fresh funding, Allbirds will open new stores in the US, UK and Asia
The quintessential venture capitalist’s uniform consists of a pair of designer jeans, a Patagonia fleece vest and $95 wool sneakers.…
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Shujinko brings in $2.8M for its cloud security compliance platform
Shujinko — yes, like the Mortal Kombat character — is emerging from stealth today after raising $2.8 million in seed…
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Chrysalix Venture Capital raising $120 million fund to back Industry 4.0 startups
Chrysalix Venture Capital has closed the first part of its new Industry 4.0 fund, which will target startups focused on…
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Tim Berners-Lee is on a mission to decentralize the web
“I’ve always believed the web is for everyone,” wrote Tim Berners-Lee, the well-known (and knighted) creator of the World Wide…
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Forerunner Ventures just closed a $360 million fund, tripling the size of its last effort
Last year, retail e-commerce sales worldwide reached $2.3 trillion, a 24.8 percent increase over the previous year, according to eMarketer.…
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