PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

are in talks with Sistema , one of the largest publicly traded companies in Russia, to purchase Ozon , the Russian online retailer, Reuters reported. In late March, PYMNTS reported Princeville Capital of San Francisco made a $50 million investment in Ozon. Amazon and SoftBank Corp.

San Francisco 232

San Francisco Capital Meeting Report 232

PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

The aim of the Starbucks Community Resilience Fund is to support SMBs in areas “with historically limited access to capital,” the release said, to promote racial equality and environmental resilience. Access to capital is especially important amid worries of a second lockdown.

San Francisco 226

San Francisco New York City Chicago Atlanta 226

Bank Innovation

MARCH 9, 2018

EXCLUSIVE - On March 6 in San Francisco, 12 impressive startups demoed their latest in fintech technology at INV Fitnech's 2nd annual demo day. INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to Bank Innovation, is partnered with Fiserv and eight banking partners with over $3 trillion dollars in assets.

San Francisco 276

San Francisco Fintech Innovation Technology 276

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.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Retail social media Marketing 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retailers have closed flagship locations in recent times, but sometimes these landmark stores make a comeback. The new store, which will be located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, will feature multiple experiential retail components. The store will also offer magic shows and a grocery shopping experience designed for kids.

Retail 116

Retail New York City San Francisco New York 116

Bank Innovation

JUNE 19, 2019

The Series C funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz, will help the San Francisco-based company hire more engineers to help build out more products, according to Erica Dorfman, Tally’s head of finance and operations. […].

San Francisco 218

San Francisco Operations Company Capital 218

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Affirm , a San Francisco-based point-of-sale (POS), buy now, pay later (BNPL) lender, announced a $500 million series G round of funding Thursday (Sept. Baillie Gifford, Spark Capital, Founders Fund and Fidelity Management & Research Co. 17) in a press release , bringing its total funding raised to more than $1.3

San Francisco 178

San Francisco Fintech Maryland Capital 178

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

We continue to evaluate capital options and are excited about our industry position,” CEO Anthony Hsieh told Bloomberg. the San Francisco-based peer-to peer lending firm and OnDeck Capital, the New York-based online small business lending company, which went public at the time were already trading down, Housing Wire reported.

San Francisco 160

San Francisco New York Lending California 160

Bank Innovation

MARCH 7, 2018

EXCLUSIVE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Welcome back to the fintech boom. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.

San Francisco 236

San Francisco Fintech United States Marketing 236

Bank Innovation

AUGUST 2, 2019

Nyca Partners has closed on $210 million for its third investment fund, a vehicle that will let it continue to support the growth of fintech innovation, David Sica, partner at the New York- and San Francisco-based venture firm, told Bank Innovation. “I think there’s still a lot of opportunity,” Sica said.

San Francisco 186

San Francisco Fintech New York Innovation 186

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Aura, a San Francisco-based fintech offering affordable loans to low to moderate-income households, wants to partner with banks to offer those loans to consumers who have traditionally been unable to secure them from larger institutions.

San Francisco 186

San Francisco Fintech Innovation Security 186

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

The RealReal , an online retailer for authenticated luxury consignment, has authorized the sale of up to $70 million in new shares that could put its valuation at $1.06 Earlier this year, it was reported that the online retailer was considering an initial public offering (IPO) for later this year.

San Francisco 139

San Francisco Delaware Capital Retail 139

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

has completed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process and emerged from one of the highest-profile retail collapses since COVID-19 began, the Dallas-based company disclosed. We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. Neiman Marcus Holding Company Inc.

San Francisco 139

San Francisco New York City Houston Dallas 139

PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

The round, which was led by General Atlantic, gives the San Francisco-based app a post-money valuation of $11.2 The company, anticipating this, said it will use the new capital to grow its “merchant footprint in Europe and North America.” employee, and a former Google employee named Peter Szulczewski.

San Francisco 115

San Francisco Big Data Mobile America 115

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Account takeovers are becoming bigger business for criminals — or, at least, the business of preventing account takeovers in the digital retail and payments realm is becoming an increasing focus of companies and security experts. The new capital will help fuel hiring and other growth, the company said.

Retail 118

Retail Fraud Case Study San Francisco 118

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

San Francisco-based FinTech company Square, known for its white card readers, has once again decided to become a banking establishment, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The bank will be led by Lewis Goodwin, a former executive at Green Dot, and capitalized with $56 million from Square.

San Francisco 165

San Francisco Utah Capital Regulation 165

PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

According to Essential Retail , online sales in March increased by 97 percent for home products and furnishings compared to March of 2019; 136 percent for do-it-yourself products; 163 percent for garden essentials; 27 percent for electronics and 30 percent for jewelry.

Tools 153

Tools San Francisco Payments social media 153

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2018

According to reports citing the company, the Series A round of venture funding was led by 8VC, the venture capital company. The report noted Deliverr, which is based in San Francisco, uses machine learning and predictive intelligence to ascertain which warehouses have the clients’ merchandise. They didn’t build their own taxis.

San Francisco 170

San Francisco Missouri New Jersey Pennsylvania 170

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Standard Cognition , which provides AI-powered autonomous checkout solutions for brick-and-mortar retailers, announced it has raised $40 million in Series A funding, bringing its total amount raised to more than $51 million. We can’t wait to execute on this next stage of Standard’s growth.”.

San Francisco 135

San Francisco Retail Capital America 135

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Despite wide-ranging economic uncertainties and a challenging investment environment, venture capital (VC) firms and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are actively raising or seeking fresh funds for investment in the payments space. Kibo added, “We love global companies with very capital efficient structures.”.

San Francisco 196

San Francisco Capital United States Big Data 196

PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2016

Lending Club, which has been struggling to recover from loan errors and the departure of its Chief Executive (among other issues), has named Patrick Dunne, a veteran of BlackRock, as its new chief capital officer. Dunne most recently was in charge of BlackRock’s San Francisco office.

Lending 100

Lending Capital San Francisco Fintech 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego and California Central Coast customers can order from Smart & Final. A June fundraise put San Francisco-based DoorDash’s market capitalization at about $15 billion , but the company’s rapid growth has come with challenges.

San Francisco 130

San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles Milwaukee 130

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Yesterday, the smaller-scale fulfillment company closed $40 million in Series C funding, led by Activant Capital, bringing its total capital raised to $70 million. That’s where Deliverr comes in,” said Steve Sarracino, founding partner of Activant Capital, in a statement. population now within 100 miles of one of its warehouses.

San Francisco 131

San Francisco Capital Retail Chicago 131

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

We are currently selling over 600 cars per month — and with our strong tech backbone, we are making aggressive strides towards becoming the numero uno used car retailer platform in India,” Kalwani, chief executive of Truebil, said, according to VC Circle. With this latest round, Truebil has currently raised a total of $22.5

San Francisco 122

San Francisco Capital Online Retail 122

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

hedge fund Tiger Global Management and existing investors Coatue Management and Valiant Capital. The funding round was led by hedge fund D1 Capital Partners, and came only six months after the startup closed on a $350 million round of investing. A source told Reuters that the additional funding comes from investors, including U.S.

San Francisco 156

San Francisco Nashville Minneapolis Charlotte 156

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

San Francisco-based Tonal — which offers a $2,995 exercise station with subscription-based workouts — is looking for more funding as the COVID-19 crisis upends the world of exercise. Discussions are taking place with Connecticut-based L Catterton, which was a key player in Tonal’s $45 million venture capital funding round in 2019.

Exercises 233

Exercises San Francisco Connecticut Training 233

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart , for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. At the same time, it was reported that Walmart plans to employ $11 billion in capital expenditures this year.

Retail 100

Retail St. Louis San Diego Los Angeles 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Ozon was the recipient of a $50 million investment from San Francisco-based Princeville Capital in March. Vladimir Evtushenkov, Sistema’s majority owner and chairman, said the interest around Ozon was "very high" among foreign investors and that Ozon was the only company Amazon had been looking at in terms of participation.

San Francisco 192

San Francisco US Online Capital 192

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

the San Francisco-based mobile payment company, said Tuesday (Sept. Square’s shares have doubled since May, according to Bloomberg , and at $55 billion, the company’s market capitalization is eclipsing that of many traditional banks. Square Inc. , Square’s stock has been on the rise since the start of the year.

San Francisco 183

San Francisco Mobile Study Online 183

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk. Flutterwave.

Fintech 198

Fintech Capital San Francisco Georgia 198

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

“With its tremendous, ongoing success in its core markets, we believe that this merger and its accompanying capital infusion will enable Shift to expand its product offerings and execute on its growth strategies.”. Arison said the move was about adding capital to scale the company. Merging with Insurance Acquisition Corp.

San Francisco 245

San Francisco Metro Online Capital 245

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Much of the excitement surrounding automated retail — aka cashierless retail — has been driven by Amazon Go, but the enthusiasm for “just-walk-out” technology has been tempered by the stores’ limited locations. The next wave of automated retail might be heralded by U.K.-based Unattended Retail Can Boost Sales.

Innovation 125

Innovation San Francisco Retail Study 125

PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

The largest retailer in the world has collaborated with Nextdoor, the social networking service, to launch “Neighbors Helping Neighbors,” per an announcement on Thursday (April 23). Walmart and Nextdoor have joined forces to make it easier for neighbors to help each other during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, they had $514.4

San Francisco 130

San Francisco Arkansas Community Retail 130

BankInovation

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Fintechs themselves are using San Francisco-based Plaid to connect their own customers' accounts and information to other […].

San Francisco 98

San Francisco Fintech Data US 98

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

billion valuation, with a funding round led by GPI Capital, bringing the company’s total funding to date to almost $1 billion. And in August, the company announced that it was testing robot delivery in San Francisco. Last month it was reported Postmates had raised $225 million at a $2.4 and after 6:30 p.m. on weekdays.

San Francisco 101

San Francisco Branding Operations Capital 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The drop boxes will be in six cities — New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Washington, D.C. — Currently, the company has five locations — in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. so that customers can return and rent items with ease.

Los Angeles 135

Los Angeles San Francisco Chicago Washington 135

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As the buyer of the luxury retailer brand negotiates with the store’s landlord, Barneys New York’s flagship store on Madison Avenue in Manhattan will stay open for at least another year in a smaller form. Fred’s, the store’s famous eatery, will also stay open, Reuters reported. Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp.

Los Angeles 101

Los Angeles New York San Francisco New York City 101