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.

Loan monitoring startup Credit Sesame banks another $12M

June 11, 2012 7:23 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Credit Sesame, a credit and loan monitoring startup, has closed a new $12 million third round of funding, the company announced today.

Credit Sesame’s service is meant to help people keep track of various kinds of debts, loans, and credit …

Apple switches from Google to OpenStreetMap in new iPhoto…but forgets to give credit

March 8, 2012 7:30 AM Ben Popper
Ben Popper

As we reported recently, since Google raised the price to access its maps API, a lot of companies have switched to OpenStreetMap when adding geo-data into their services. Now it seems like Apple has joined the club, using OSM in …

Facebook secures $5B credit facility, $3B bridge loan prior to IPO

March 7, 2012 4:42 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Facebook has established new multi-billion dollar credit lines prior to its hotly anticipated initial public offering, according to an amendment to its S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday.

A $5 billion credit facility was secured with …

Troubled U.K. retailer Game will not be stocking Mass Effect 3

February 29, 2012 5:34 PM Dan Crawley
Dan Crawley

Fresh concerns about the future of European game retailer Game Group have risen today, as it was revealed that the company will not be stocking the highly anticipated role-playing-game Mass Effect 3. A company spokesperson blamed this on a “supply …

Trouble getting a loan from your bank? ZestCash gets $73M to help the underdogs

January 19, 2012 4:00 AM Sarah Mitroff
Sarah Mitroff

For most people, getting a loan requires a clean credit record and a strong credit score. Since not everyone’s credit report is spotless, ZestCash offers loans to customers who don’t belong to banks or who don’t have any credit data. …