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MARCH 1, 2017

To succeed in retail (and retail marketing), merchants and advertisers need to keep up with what shoppers want, how they buy, and where. You need to be able to market with relevance,” Hale said. TouchCR fills these needs, Hale said, noting that TouchCR works best for mid-market, consumer-facing companies.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

Automakers that want in on ridesharing, self-driving cars or innovative car financing options aren’t always developing their own technologies or starting their own ventures. As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. The number of automaker-backed investments seems to have skyrocketed overnight.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

Founded 80 years ago, the Boise, Idaho, chain has been owned for the past 14 years by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, according to Supermarket News , which first reported the IPO in March. billion in an IPO, but backed off amid lackluster market conditions for retail stocks later that year. Albertsons Cos.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The offering is meant for companies of all sizes, and it allows buyers to not only optimize their working capital but also give suppliers on-demand invoice funding options. We bridge the payment terms that buyers demand of their suppliers and deeply understand the capital crunch suppliers otherwise experience.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Well, what do we say about 2015? And, give or take a stumble or two, we snuck through it and did a reasonable job on 2015 objectives, in our humble opinion. So, it seems we’re good with only one outstanding item—digest the 2015 GonzoBanker Awards! 2015 Executive Call-out. Community bank marketing resources.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

million shares of its common stock, and private equity backer Parthenon Capital Partners is selling 5.59 We chose to enter the market at a time when few were willing to take the chance, and even fewer were succeeding. The company is offering 9.41 million of its shares, for a combined 15 million shares.

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JULY 21, 2020

A panel established to grow the United Kingdom’s (UK) financial technology (FinTech) sector plans a review of the industry to identify opportunities for growth, the government announced Tuesday (July 21). billion) in venture capital and the market has been estimated to have grown by nearly 70 percent since 2015.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

Tokyo, Japan’s digital banking startup Kyash has closed a $45 million Series C funding deal co-led by Greenspring Associates and Goodwater Capital, Kyash said in a statement on Sunday (March 30). Goodwater Capital also invested in Kyash’s Series B Round. growth equity investment firm Greyhound Capital; U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Since the company launched in 2015, it has raised a total of $359 million. Last summer, Hippo reached unicorn status, the term used by the venture capital sector to describe a startup company valued at more than $1 billion. This latest financing pool included new investors FinTLV, Ribbit Capital, Dragoneer and Innovius Capital.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Since the company launched in 2015, it has raised a total of $359 million. Last summer, Hippo reached unicorn status, the term used by the venture capital sector to describe a startup company valued at more than $1 billion. This latest financing pool included new investors FinTLV, Ribbit Capital, Dragoneer and Innovius Capital.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “ gold mine ” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. Yet at a time when analysts say VCs are focusing more on late-stage investment , alternative lenders are having a tougher time securing funding, particularly market newcomers in a crowded market.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

Revolut attributed the losses to its expansion into new markets and the introduction of new products. Revolut , one of the biggest players in the crowded financial technology (FinTech) sector, has yet to make a profit. The company posted a total loss of $139.6 million (£106.5 million) in 2019 — up from £32.9

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The first SCF program will shine a light on LiquidX’s global onboarding and execution capabilities, same-day funding and “investor appetite within the high-yield credit market.”. Jim Toffey, CEO of LiquidX, said SCF adds to the company’s “growing suite of trade finance, working capital and insurance solutions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Capital said there’s an overlooked part of Amazon ’s ecosphere of services that’s being casually overlooked but will be extremely profitable for the company in the coming years, according to a report by CNBC. Amazon Business was launched in 2015, and it saw $1 billion in sales during its first year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

16) unveiled a $450 million injection of capital by a group of investors led by KKR in exchange for a minority stake in the company. based startup plans to use the money to speed up work on its core home workout system and “bring Zwift-designed hardware to market,” the company said in a press release. The Long Beach, Calif.-based

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

” Nav noted that Ott, who has been with the company since 2015, supported its $90 million equity capital funding, its integrated partnership with Clover and the development of Nav’s tri-bureau business credit solution. “I want to solve that problem through technology.” ” .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

StockX , the world’s first “stock market of things,” announced that it has closed on a $110 million Series C funding round, leading it past a $1 billion annual GMV run rate in less than three years. The funding round was led by investment firms DST Global, General Atlantic, and GGV Capital.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

The week is getting off on just the right foot for the folks over at Plaid Technologies, who are announcing $44 million in new funding. Plaid Technologies announced Monday (June 20) that it had secured $44 million in funding courtesy of a round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This marks the second time GM's venture capital arm has invested in Yoshi since 2018, and the round will go toward helping Yoshi hire more employees and expand as the pandemic ends, according to Yoshi Co-Founder and CEO Bryan Frist , according to CNBC. markets, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Founded in 2015 by Brad Birnbaum, chief executive officer, and Jeremy Suriel, chief technology officer, Kustomer is an omnichannel software-as-a-service (SaaS) and customer relationship management (CRM) firm that specializes in chatbot technology. Shopify teamed up with Kustomer in July to advance more efficient operations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2017

Canadian financial technology companies backed by venture capitalists reached a level not seen in nearly two decades, despite a slowdown of investment dollars flowing into FinTechs in the U.S. Citing data from PitchBook, Reuters reported venture capital financing of Canadian FinTechs was $137.7 million in 2016. In 2000, it was $7.3

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Fintech Capital Financial Technology Report 159

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

Based in Switzerland, KiWi offers a digital platform for small businesses (SMBs) to accept electronic payments via mobile point-of-sale (POS) technology, while also bridging those merchants to financing. million raised for its solution, which KiWi said will be used to focus on growth in Mexico, where it has been operating since 2015.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Preface: Per IBM’s 2015 C-Suite study, “…CxOs believe technology and market factors are by far the biggest of the various external forces buffeting their organizations. CEOs put technology at the top of the list, as they have for the past four years. Technology is a broad term so let’s drill down a bit.

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OCTOBER 6, 2019

million investment round led by Lead Edge Capital, with participation from Global Founders Capital and other investors. million, with investors also including Sugar Mountain Capital, Fire & Vine Hospitality and Canlis Restaurant. Barn2Door has revealed that it raised a $3.4

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

It’s also backed by Sequoia and Zhenfund, and it’s one of a slew of companies trying to attract market share away from Apple and other tech giants. Mobvoi was previously valued at $300 million in a financing round that Google led in 2015. The company offers voice-search services, smart speakers and watches, among other things.

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Google Big Data Innovation Apple 152

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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San Francisco Retail social media Marketing 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

New data shows that venture capital funding of artificial intelligence (AI) companies jumped a whopping 72 percent last year, hitting a record $9.3 The data from PwC and CB Insights comes after three years of steady growth, with the average annual investment increase from 2015 to 2017 coming in at 28 percent. billion by 2025.

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Google Apple Data Capital 137

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

But digital technology and the sharing economy, already the disrupters of so much, are now challenging the status quo when it comes to corporate housing. Backed by Airbnb , Comcast, Bowery and Initialized Capital, Zeus has raised $90 million in funding. They obviously have a lot of data and understand the market and how it’s evolving.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

And, although Google searches for “bitcoin” and “blockchain” have slid, companies are still flush with cash from 2017’s ICO boom, cryptocurrency price run-up, and venture capital investment — and are spending it. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology.

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blockchain Trends Technology cryptocurrency 75

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

Financial Venture Studio, Ribbit Capital and Enterprise Community Partners also chipped in. Point’s total capital is now in the neighborhood of $265 million. . The company was founded by CEO Eddie Lim in 2015, with Eoin Matthews and Andreessen Horowitz partner Alex Rampell.

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Capital California Community Technology 108

Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Technology Stack: Python, Flask, HTML, CSS, SQLAlchemy, Jinja2, PostgreSQL | APIs Used: Cloudinary Media Optimizer. Technology Stack: Flask, SQLAlchemy, Bootstrap, ForeignKeys, Jinja | APIs Used: Used data from “California regulations of possibly harmful products”, which was a CSV file.

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Milwaukee Software Course Detroit 348

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APRIL 1, 2019

Elara Technologies, which owns Housing.com, PropTiger and Makaan, has acquired FastFox.com at a valuation of almost Rs 100 crore ($14,447,317), according to reports. into the so-called online-to-offline rental ecosystem, with a market size upwards of Rs 20,000 crore ($2,889,400,000).

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Maine Marketing Technology Capital 108

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

If entranced by bitcoin’s ebbs and flows, one would be forgiven for being caught off guard (if they are, in fact, off guard) to find that a major bank is coming to market with a service backed by blockchain, which now is live and available — and can help make sure that funds cross borders with speed and surety.

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Bobsguide

JULY 28, 2022

As of June 2022, over 1,600 companies listed on the Prime Market of the TSE participate in the Platform, representing 87% of the companies in that market or 98% by market capitalization. After almost 18 years, the Platform has become a key part of the infrastructure of Japan’s capital markets.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

Business intelligence is a common theme in this week’s B2B venture capital (VC) roundup, with many startups deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and sophisticated data analytics technologies for their business customers. The firm deploys AI technology to provide corporate customers with business intelligence software.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2018

A press release issued by the company said Menlo Ventures led the Series E equity funding round for BlueVine, which also saw backing from SVB Capital and other investors. We’re building a cutting edge, technology-enabled platform that is helping thousands of [SMBs] get quick access to funds to address their everyday funding needs.

Lending 131

Lending Capital Fintech US 131

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Built In , a platform connecting professionals with technology companies across the country, has announced it raised $22 million in Series C funding. Founded in 2011, Built In helps more than 1,800 customers connect with over 1 million technology professionals each month.

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Tools Chicago Community Capital 100