As per reports published by TechCruch, blockchain based home equity loan platform, Figure has raised $65 million in a funding round.
The latest round led by Morgan Creek, DST Global, DCM, Ribbit Capital and Nimble Ventures, now values the company at $120 million in terms of raised funds.
Figure was founded by Mike Cagney, former CEO and founder of SoFi.
Having issued over 1500 equity lines, Figure is targeting old clients who are cash-light and equity-rich.
As of now, it is lending $1.5 million per day and plans to double the figure in few months.
In an interview with American Banker, Cagney states, “At the end of 2019, Figure should look like a robust financial platform that can meet the needs of our customers.” He also revealed plans of disrupting into sectors like wealth management.
Though there are ups and downs in every business, but it depends upon the owner and the management when to seek help from small business coaching Sydney for their own business.The process of small business coaching includes seeking guidance at various steps such as inception, expansion, crisis, investment and other phases of a business.
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Most of the time, small businessmen fail to focus on such important matter of planning and hence, end up with shortcomings in meeting the potential or the major objective.
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Katadata.co.id - Startup advertising technology offline to online (O2O), StickEarn announced closing a round of Series A funding of US$ 5.5 million, or approximately Usd 77 billion.
“We strive to recruit the best talent in the industry in order to improve our services to meet the needs of the client, develop the latest products, as well as strengthen the partnership between the agency and StickEarn more,” said Co-Founder StickEarn Archie Carlson in a press release, Tuesday (15/10).
They claim it has presented a platform of outdoor advertising (Out of Home/OOH) measured first in Indonesia.
StickEarn also develop some services outdoor advertising space, such as on vehicles, outdoor and indoor, as well as retail smart (smart retail).
Startup advertising also has operations in 31 cities in Indonesia.
Some time ago, StickEarn also launched its newest product, namely StickTron or truck LED advertising three sided.
Kenyan agritech startup Apollo Agriculture has raised a $6 million Series A investment round, led by Anthemis Exponential Ventures as reported by Venture Burn.A number of other investors also took part in the round, including Leaps by Bayer, Flourish Ventures, Sage Hill Capital, To Ventures Food, Accion Venture Lab and Newid Capital, among others.
ICO is the process of raising capital by selling their own token in exchange for, mainly, Bitcoin or Ethereum.
Apart from this, the blockchain market is now getting crowded and the ICOs need to stand out in the competitive space.
ICO is one of the best methods of choice for startups to raise funds for their projects on blockchain technology.
