CB Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Although startups based in California, New York, and Massachusetts have traditionally accounted for the majority of VC tech investment in the US, VCs are spurring other hotbeds of innovation across the country. We excluded debt deals and only considered venture capital, corporate venture capital, super angel, and growth equity firms.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

Colin Walsh got lots of laughs five years ago when he talked of his intention to launch a financial technology (FinTech) startup. The initiative was co-led by new investor Gallatin Point Capital LLC, a Connecticut private investment firm, and existing investor The Rise Fund , a global impact investment fund. million.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

He pointed to advancements in technology that allow people to tap into wages as they are earned to help alleviate financial stresses. Yet, in neighboring Connecticut, the top income tax rate is 7 percent. While finances may balance at month’s end, there is often some unevenness with timing for when earnings come in and expenses go out.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 9, 2017

Canadian payments innovator Dream Payments raised $10 million in new funding this week. The Series A round was led by the investing division of Fairfax Financial Holdings, FairVentures, and takes the company’s total capital to more than $17 million. ” The company plans to use the new capital to fuel expansion in the U.S.,

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

One of our earliest alums, financial information and technology company BrightScope , has been acquired by data and business intelligence provider, Strategic Insight. But RIABiz reports that the acquisition was financed by Genstar Capital and notes “outside sources peg the deal at $35 to $40 million.” Germany, and Canada.

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. Select Investors: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Wellcome Trust, GIC, SoftBank Group, DST Global. Valuation: $12B.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

The old guard of American dining are switching up their games to compete: McDonald’s is adding self-serve kiosks to many of its franchises, upping the ante with mobile order technology. The company and its primary supplier, Beyond Meat, are driving a new wave of food businesses using technology to create meat substitutes.

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