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    Armed With $50 Million In Fresh Funding, Bolt Helps Retailers Shift To ECommerce

    Armed With $50 Million In Fresh Funding, Bolt Helps Retailers Shift To ECommerce

    With eCommerce taking off amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Bolt the checkout technology platform company is raising $50 million in a new round of venture funding. The Series C financing was led by Laurence Tosi at WestCap and included participation from existing investors Activant Capital, Tribe Capital, Glynn Capital, and Human Capital. With the latest round of funding Bolt has raised a total of $140 million since its inception in 2014. The eCommerce technology startup won’t dis
    Goldman Sachs, Point72 and others invest $44 million in business credit startup Nav

    Goldman Sachs, Point72 and others invest $44 million in business credit startup Nav

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nav, a startup that gives small businesses free access to their credit reports, said on Monday that it had raised $44 million from investors including Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), Point72 Ventures and Experian Ventures (EXPN.L). CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund and Aries also participated in the round which was led by Goldman Sachs, the companies said. Salt Lake City-based Nav plans to use the funding to continue to build out its technology and marke
    AutoFi Raises $10 Million Series A To Make Car Loan Easier

    AutoFi Raises $10 Million Series A To Make Car Loan Easier

    AutoFi has raised $10 million in its quest to make it easier to take out a car loan. The San Francisco-based financial technology company said on Thursday it has completed a Series A funding round, with investors including Crosslink Capital, Ford Motor Credit Company and Lerer Hippeau Ventures. AutoFi makes a white-label technology platform that allows car dealers to offer faster, online financing to customers. It recently partnered with Ford's financing arm, Motor Credit, an
    EquityZen Raises $6.5 Million Led by Draper Associates to Expand Pre-IPO Marketplace

    EquityZen Raises $6.5 Million Led by Draper Associates to Expand Pre-IPO Marketplace

    NEW YORK, July 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- EquityZen Inc., a New York-based FinTech firm that operates a secondary marketplace for company-approved transactions in pre-IPO stock, today announced the closing of a new financing round led by Draper Associates, bringing the company's outside financing to $6.5 million. Their platform has closed over 2,000 company-approved investments in more than 70 large, private firms with low investment minimums. Tim Draper, the legendary venture
    Nav Raises $13 Million to Help Small Business with Credit Scores

    Nav Raises $13 Million to Help Small Business with Credit Scores

    Goldman Sachs is leading a $13 million investment in Nav, a startup that helps small businesses with financial advice and credit scores. Billionaire Steven Cohen’s Point72 Ventures is also investing, along with Clocktower Ventures and the CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund. This follows $25 million that was invested in the company last year, and is considered part of the same Series B round, bringing the total to $38 million. Other investors in that round included Kleiner Per
    AutoFi Raised $17M Funding to Reimagine Auto Lending Market

    AutoFi Raised $17M Funding to Reimagine Auto Lending Market

    “More and more consumers want to not only start, but also complete their car buying journey online—we’re building a financial technology company that will provide dealers and online car marketplaces with a point of sale solution to serve this new online channel.” “We believe there is a significant shift happening in consumer behavior as it relates to buying cars,” explains Kevin Singerman, CEO and Co-Founder at AutoFi. “More and more consumers want to not only start, but also
    Nav Named to Forbes Fintech List with 10X Growth in 2015

    Nav Named to Forbes Fintech List with 10X Growth in 2015

    Nav, a platform offering free source for both personal and business credit scores, announced its inclusion to Forbes’ inaugural Fintech 50 list, which honors the most innovative financial technology companies “destined to have a big impact on your financial future.” Other companies recognized in this exclusive list include: FinTech Sandbox, Credit Karma, Prosper, Stripe, and Zenefits. This award comes on the heels of the company being named 2015’s Top 100 Champion by Small B

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