by The Brio Team | Jun 28, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Ryan Lawler / Source: TechCrunch LendUp has built business providing personal loans to customers that traditional financial institutions wouldn’t touch. As it looks to expand into credit cards and other services, the company has raised some strategic...
by The Brio Team | Jun 28, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Nina Zipkin / Source: Entrepreneur The world of venture capital, from who hands out the money to who receives most of it, skews male. According to research from Crunchbase last year, women make up only 7 percent of partners at top 100 VC firms. And...
by The Brio Team | Jun 28, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Kristin Goosen / Source: fergusfallsjournal.com For startups, finding shareholders and investors can be essential to the success of the business. “Many businesses die from lack of funding,” David Duccini , CEO of Silicon Prairie Portal and Exchange,...
by The Brio Team | Jun 28, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Jon Russell / Source: TechCrunch Alibaba is doubling down on Southeast Asia after it announced a deal to pay close to $1 billion to raise its stake in e-commerce firm Lazada from 51 percent to 83 percent. The Chinese firm made an initial $1 billion...
by The Brio Team | Jun 28, 2017 | Getting Funded
Author: Jonathan Shieber / Source: TechCrunch For anyone who’s ever wanted to break a lease, but felt trapped by their contract, Flip has the service for you. The company, which allows users to sublet or get out of their lease, has just raised $2.2 million...
by The Brio Team | Jun 27, 2017 | Getting Funded
Source: HuffPost Getty Images Are things getting better or worse for women in tech in 2017? originally appeared on Quora – the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Are things getting better...
