Tee Pruitt will act as an investment manager at Santander InnoVentures Fund, set up last year to invest along the fintech spectrum.

The insurance company's newly launched strategic fund, the result of a three-year process, will invest internationally and be stage-agnostic.

Chicago University secures $250,000 donation to boost investment courses.

Qualcomm is one of the investors backing 21, which is still operating in stealth but is reportedly looking to harness bitcoin technology for consumer products.

The Renren-backed alternative lending platform is looking to go public later this year at a $3.5bn valuation, more than double that at which it raised money last month.

The peer-to-peer lending club operator, backed by $2m in seed capital from Google and others. is set to launch its service this week.

The insurance price comparison platform raised the money in an American Family-backed series B round that will fund hiring and carrier growth.

Whirlpool and Roush have joined backers including Ford, Meijer, Dow, Kellogg, CMS Energy and DTE Energy for the venture capital fund's $79m second fund.

Tracy Isacke, Silicon Valley Bank, discusses what the future holds for commerce.

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