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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

TechCrunch LA

Last year at this time, SpotOn was on the brink of announcing a $60 million Series C funding round at a $625 million valuation. But the company says its offering extends beyond traditional payment processing and point-of-sale software. Today, SpotOn said it has closed on $300 million in Series E financing that values the company at $3.15

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Last Exit Wall Street: 7 Considerations When Raising Venture Capital

From the Venture Trenches

If Groupon remained a bootstrapped entity or a business built on the back of funds raised from friends and family, Mason would still be firmly entrenched as founder and Chief Executive. Wealth family officers, who manage family trust funds, are often seen as being passive investors. What is your exit strategy?