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Alaska Small Business Development Center Releases COVID-19 Impact Data on Small Businesses Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Small Business Development Center has released its preliminary COVID-19 impact survey results on small businesses spanning the state. The aim of the survey was to get a gauge on how COVID relief funding was deployed, and what gaps still need to be filled by remaining funding. Executive Director of the Alaska Small Business Development Center, Jon Bittner, was...

Splitwise, a Providence, R.I.-based interpersonal finance app for sharing expenses with friends and family, raised $20M in Series A funding. The round was led by Insight Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Boris Treskunov, Principal at Insight Partners, will join the Splitwise Board of Directors. The company will use the funding to grow its team, accelerate global customer growth, and create new partnerships with fintech and financial services platforms. Led by Jon Bittner, CEO and Co-F...

Interpersonal Finance App Splitwise Raises $20 Million Through Series A Funding Round Led By Insight Partners April 28, 2021 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst Splitwise, a U.S.-based interpersonal finance app for sharing expenses, announced on Wednesday it raised $20 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by global venture capital and private equity firm, Insight Partners. The company previously raised a total of $10.2 million in funding from over five rounds, recently securing ...

Splitwise raises $20M Series A to help everyone in the world divvy expenses This morning Splitwise, a Providence, Rhode Island-based startup, announced that it has closed a $20 million Series A. The company builds consumer fintech software that helps users split expenses. But Splitwise isn’t a Venmo or Paytm clone. Instead of helping users wire money to their pals, the company leaves the transference of money to others. Splitwise simply wants to help reduce the stress and awkwardness that mon...

Starting Friday, many struggling Alaska businesses can apply for aid through the $284 billion PPP program Published January 13 Share on Facebook Print article Were making this important information available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider supporting independent journalism in Alaska, at just $1.99 for the first month of your subscription. The Small Business Administration’s $284 billion reopening of its popular ...

Print article Were making this important information available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider supporting independent journalism in Alaska, at just $1.99 for the first month of your subscription. The new, $900 billion COVID-19 aid package will provide much-needed help for small businesses in Alaska with a new round of funds from the popular Paycheck Protection Program, plus extra support for restaurants, breweries, ba...

Here’s what the $900 billion pandemic relief bill could mean for thousands of unemployed Alaskans Published December 28, 2020 Share on Facebook Print article The new $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill will provide some of its most critical help in Alaska to the growing number of people who have collected unemployment checks for months, many of whom are behind on rent, credit card payments and other bills. The bill’s $600 stimulus check is less than the $2,000 checks that President Do...