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Africa: Remittance Startup Targets Fees

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Benjamin Fernandes’ goal for the fintech startup he launched in 2018, NALA, was to speed up money transfers within his native Tanzania. In July, despite a depressed fintech market, NALA’s 100-person startup raised $40 million (with a valuation of more than $200 million).

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Monzo Sees 40 Percent Drop In Valuation In VC Deal

PYMNTS

bank Monzo , fresh off a round of layoffs, has taken a major hit from the coronavirus pandemic, as shown by a funding valuation that is 40 percent lower than its valuation last year. billion valuation a year ago, as reported by PYMNTS , while talks were in progress. Online U.K. billion, down from its $2.5

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Chime, Challenger Banks And The Challenges Of (Lofty) Valuations

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What shall we make of private fundraising rounds that make valuation leaps, tacking on billions of dollars with each new capital raise? News about Chime ’s latest funding round might give pause when comparing the tech-savvy upstart’s valuation against some traditional banking players. billion, as CNBC reported. With the $14.5

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Seed Companies’ Valuations Surging But Number Of Deals Dwindling

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Startups just in their infancy are getting attention from seed investors — but unlike the dotcom days when every idea got some form of funding, investors are being choosier, resulting in fewer deals but with the ones getting funding enjoying surging valuations. The median valuation for seed companies increased to $7 million from $4.7

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U.S. Startups Raised A Record $130 Billion In 2018

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startups had a great 2018 in terms of funding, with new data showing that venture capitalists deployed $130.9 Some GPs and LPs have already expressed concern that excess capital has led to inflated round sizes and valuations. startups last year, the deal sizes across the entire VC spectrum were larger. percent year-over-year.

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Lime, Bird Raise Money At Lower Valuations

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Lime and Bird , the two electric scooter startups that raised hundreds of millions of dollars in funding in 2018, are aiming to raise more but at a lower valuation. That is under the $3 billion or higher valuations they were fetching in years past. But with the lower valuations, it appears that business is starting to fray.

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Mobile Health Benefit Platform Accolade Seeks IPO, Has $620M Valuation

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Health tech startup Accolade , with headquarters in Seattle and Philadelphia, filed with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise $100 million for an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday (Feb. So far, Accolade has raised over $230 million with a valuation of roughly $620 million, according to PitchBook. 30, 2019. .