Fin-tech startup On Deck opens its fourth round, nabs $17M from Google Ventures & Peter Thiel

May 1, 2013 12:42 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

On Deck says it opened its round to further investment so it can build more products, and hire technical talent. But the company will also benefit from its association with Thiel, a major player in Silicon Valley, and a notoriously founder-friendly investor.

Funding daily: Money, money, money, as no fewer than 13 companies get funded or acquired

April 3, 2013 9:49 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Femtocells, human organs, and space: funding daily for April 3 is full as 13 companies raised money, financing, or were sold.

Kabbage wants to provide loans to 100K small businesses this year

April 3, 2013 11:30 AM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Kabbage just announced it has closed a credit facility of $75 million, its largest to date. With these funds, Kabbage aims to provide 100,000 advances by the end of 2013.

Kabbage brings its quick fix loans to UK merchants

February 16, 2013 4:30 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Atlanta-based Kabbage is experiencing accelerated growth, and it recently beat out hundreds of applicants to be named the winner of our CloudBeat Innovation Showdown competition.

Can ‘big data’ lift people out of cycles of debt? (debate)

January 14, 2013 12:31 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Editor's Pick Can Big Data play a role in alleviating poverty? Here's what the experts had to say.

Kabbage gives eBay, Etsy sellers cash; gets $30M of its own

September 18, 2012 4:00 AM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Think $30 million is a lot to pay for produce? Not when it gives money back. Kabbage, which gives loans to online sellers, got $30 million in funding today, led by Thomvest Ventures.

Online cash-in-advance provider Kabbage raises $17M

August 17, 2011 11:37 AM Regina Sinsky
Regina Sinsky

It probably doesn’t hurt to have a company name synonymous with “cash” when appealing to investors. It certainly hasn’t hurt Kabbage, which raised $17 million today.

Kabbage provides immediate working capital for small merchants using big companies like eBay, Amazon …