CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

After soaring to a multi-billion-dollar valuation behind an iconic founder, a team of prominent backers, and a promise to revolutionize blood testing, Theranos officially ceased operations in 2018. That July, it banned Holmes from owning or operating a lab for two years. The rise and fall of Theranos. Total funding : $161M.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Date: May 21, 2009. When Cisco paid almost $600M for Pure Digital in 2009, it probably seemed like a great investment for their consumer products department; Pure Digital’s Flip HD digital camera was a hot seller at the time. .” After only two years, Google sold Motorola to Lenovo for $2.9B. Cisco and Pure Digital.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Notably, Solyndra’s rise coincided with the passing of 2009’s American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, which contained various subsidies and promises of investment for sustainable US energy initiatives. In March 2009, the US government announced it planned to award Solyndra a guaranteed loan of $535M as part of that initiative.

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Banking 2020

MARCH 10, 2015

In today’s fast-paced life, this means engaging with them through social media, as well as hosting educational events. For instance, they could offer light advisory services or seminars to business owners who have working capital lines of credit. So why haven’t banks fully capitalized on this clear advantage?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

The easiest possible summary is that in a post-apocalyptic future, the United States has become the Kingdom of Panem, which consists of a rich, technologically vibrant capital city ringed by 12 impoverished agrarian or industrial districts that are exploited for their resources by wealthy residents of the capitol. Weaknesses.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In venture capital, returns follow the power law — 80% of the wins come from 20% of the deals. Get the 65-page report on teardowns for Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and more. JD.com took a huge risk by stepping into a major market and investor Capital Today made a $2.4B

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CB Insights

JUNE 7, 2018

Or is it merely the standard operating procedure for today’s savviest advertisers? The topic is certainly catching media attention, with 2018 seeing a drastic uptick in “psychographics” mentions across news outlets, largely because of the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal. Social media (i.e. Does it even work?

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Capital One was the first bank to go live with an Alexa integration. In a Fintech Trending post earlier this month, we highlighted Capital One’s live integration and Lloyd Bank’s proof of concept with Amazon’s Alexa. Other banks are following suit. Last week news broke that UBS is soon to follow with an Alexa Skill of its own.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2016

In a $460 million deal, Texas-based ATM operator Cardtronics has acquired Canada-based DirectCash Payments. Capital One integration with Amazon Echo. Capital One is the only bank with a live Alexa integration (called “Skill”), but Lloyds Bank put together a proof of concept this spring. Big handshakes.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A host of startups have emerged to capitalize on this trend. For three of the tools we looked at — Mint, Level Money, and Check — we studied how their product evolved all the way up to their acquisition (by Intuit, Capital One, and Intuit, respectively). In aggregate, they command $1.3 trillion in annual spending. Your PIN NUMBER?!

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