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Korea’s P2P lending startup PeopleFund gets $63.4M Series C led by Bain Capital

TechCrunch

South Korea-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform PeopleFund announced today it has closed a $63.4 million (100 billion won) since it was founded in 2015. million (100 billion won) since it was founded in 2015. million (75.9 billion won) Series C round led by Bain Capital with participation from Goldman Sachs.

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Viva Republica, developer of Korean financial super app Toss, raises $410M at a $7.4B valuation

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The app launched as a Venmo-like peer-to-peer money transfer platform in 2015, before adding more services. The app launched as a Venmo-like peer-to-peer money transfer platform in 2015, before adding more services. We cover P2P payment, money transfer, cards and all sorts of services. Toss founder SG Lee.

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We Recast Our Business Expertise Into Valuable Incentives for Young Entrepreneurs

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Luckily, Vancouver is home to HootSuite, and not only did this company provide us an amazing space for our 2015 finals; they covered all the costs! I had served many roles previously on the BC Children’s Hospital Board, but I wanted to transition into something that engaged young entrepreneurs – and I found one. Create Incentive.

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Black Crow AI raises $25M to predict which products e-commerce customers will buy

TechCrunch

Others include Trsel , which is designed to give small brands access to the same kinds of analytics larger online retailers have, and Varos , which aims to shed light on how companies compare to their peers in terms of customer acquisition costs. According to Zion Market Research, the predictive analytics industry made $8.12

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EO Member Jenny Vance “Throws Caution to the Wind”

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This story was featured in the March 2015 issue of Octane magazine. I talk ideas out with peers, gather feedback and then methodically move forward. There’s always the opportunity to expand the idea out to more users later. The consensus surprised me a little— start before you’re ready. I’m no different.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) I have been involved with a high profile one in Los Angeles – Launchpad LA – and we’ve decided to make a shift so I thought this was a good time for reflection. We had a specific goal in mind. Yeah, he was LA, baby!

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i2E Management Co. Inc. leads $5.2 million investment in PhotoniCare Inc.

Innovation 2 Enterprise

million Series A financing led by i2E Management Company Inc., Champaign, Ill. September 3, 2020 – PhotoniCare, Inc., a company dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare by providing physicians with better diagnostic tools, today announced an oversubscribed $5.2 with co-investment from OSF Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Dreampact Ventures.