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SoftBank launches new fund to raise and invest $150 million in Black and Latino-led startups
The new fund hopes to deploy the $150 million within three years, and has appointed Paul Judge as its managing partner.
Esusu becomes unicorn with SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led $130M funding
More than 100 million Americans spend an average of $1,100 (over $1.4 trillion per year) on their largest monthly household spend: rent. But reports say 90% of these people don’t get credit for pay
Runway raises $2M seed, launches its ‘air traffic control’ system for mobile app releases
Runway, a startup that emerged from the challenges that faced Rent the Runway’s first iOS team, is now exiting beta and launching its service that simplifies the mobile app release cycle —
Afriex raises $1.2M seed to scale its payments and remittances platform across Africa
Sending money from the U.S. to Nigeria can be a painstaking process. For remittance platforms like Western Union, it will cost a transfer fee and take between one to five business days for money sent
Cloud cybersecurity startup Lumu raises a $7.5 million Series A
Miami-based cybersecurity startup Lumu today announced the closing of its $7.5 million Series A. The round was co-led by SoftBank Group Corp.’s SB Opportunity Fund and Panoramic Ventures. Lumu, co-f
Launching Panoramic Ventures, Atlanta’s BIP Capital adds a new partner and plans $300 million new VC fund
Atlanta-based BIP Capital has a new name for its venture capital operations (Panoramic Ventures); a new partner (Paul Judge); and is launching a $300 million new fund in its bid to plant a flag as the
HealNow raises $1.3 million to bring online payments to pharmacies
As the health tech landscape rapidly evolves, another startup is making its presence known. HealNow has closed a $1.3 million round of funding from SoftBank Opportunity Fund and Alabama Futures Fund.