{"id":"tp-1259","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Blockchain-powered remittance startup SendFriend raises $1.7M from Ripple, Barclays and others","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1259","datePublished":"2019-02-13T04:33:23.000Z","dateModified":"2019-02-13T04:33:23.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Remittance startup SendFriend has raised $1.7 million in total capital from MIT Media Lab, Barclays, the Mastercard Foundation, Ripple, Techstars, Mahindra Finance, 2020 Ventures, and 8 Decimal Capital.","section":"Business","references":[{"title":"SendFriend","url":"https://www.sendfriend.io/"},{"title":"company’s November 2018 announcement","url":"https://tokenpost.com/MIT-backed-startup-SendFriend-taps-Ripples-xRapid-for-cross-border-payments-665"},{"title":"said","url":"https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/02/11/1716656/0/en/SendFriend-Next-Generation-Remittance-Company-Announces-1-7M-in-Capital-from-8-Decimal-Capital-Techstars-2020-Ventures-Barclays-MIT-Media-Lab.html"}]}