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APRIL 3, 2018

private market valuation is greater than the public market capitalizations of Marriott, Starwood, Expedia, Wyndham, and HomeAway. First Round Capital shared this seed deck used by AppNexus, then a platform that would let companies run applications in the cloud. Today, its $29.3B AirBnB Pitch Deck from PitchDeckCoach.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

The country was home to one of the world’s first mobile commerce innovations with the DotCoMo mobile wallet all the way back in 2004. And yet Japan remains a heavily cash-based economy, Darren Abrahamson , managing director of Bain Capital Tech Opportunities told Karen Webster. The Shifting Japanese Market.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

Finally, resolution of failing financial institutions requires that the deposit insurance fund be strongly capitalized with real reserves, not just federal guarantee.” percent in 2004, a decline of 1.1 By comparison, non-high-tech industries lost 689,000 jobs between 2001 and 2002 but recovered the lost jobs by 2004.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. Below are the detailed profiles of the Top 20 Venture Capital Partners. PROFILES OF THE TOP 20 VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNERS. Current Firm: First Round Capital (Founding Partner).

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The regions wealthiest families and individuals are competing for deals alongside venture capital firms, Chinese tech investors, and others. Sinar Mas Group has also invested in Ardent Capital. Ardent Capital, a Thai venture capital firm that seeks to develop startups addressing market gaps.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The sequel, “ Meet The Fockers ,” released in December of 2004, was among the top-grossing films of 2005. The growing popularity of DVD rentals in the early 2000s introduced more competition into the market, making them more affordable for more consumers. billion business, representing 64 percent of the home video entertainment market.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Across the pond, estimates Innovate Finance and Pitchbook, the B2B FinTech market has gotten nearly half of all FinTech funding in the European Union through the past year. You’ve got rising market power,” said Marshall Steinbaum, an economist at the Roosevelt Institute, a liberal think tank. “In Fizzle Of The Week: Startups.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In parallel, Amazon has made several fintech investments, mostly focused on international markets (India and Mexico, among others) where partners can help serve Amazon’s core strategic goal. Market strategy outside the US. Increase the number of customers on Amazon, and enable each customer to spend more. Closing thoughts.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Shock went through the bond markets, especially at PIMCO, who found out about Gross’ exit along with the rest of us. There is no way to know exactly how much money will ultimately move and land with Bill at Janus Capital, his new home. So, nothing is sacred online. She was not very convincing.

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Lars Markull

MAY 30, 2020

The company was founded in 2004, went public in 2015 and the stock price is on a crazy 200% rally in the last twelve months. Especially in the current times, where many businesses depend on online sales but often only have a social media profile, this could be good move. But what happened last week?

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. Taking a hefty fee mitigates the investment bank’s risk by insulating it from the stock’s actual performance in the market. Source: Getty. STAYING PRIVATE.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Digital laggards – Many big-box retailers either failed or were too late to establish an online presence. Founded in 2004, the company has historically provided mid-price range, color-coordinated apparel and accessories assortments. CHARMING CHARLIE. Date: December 2017. Category/Product(s): Apparel & accessories.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Detail holiday branch hours & service options (extra credit for a plug for online/mobile banking). Previous year-end holiday posts: 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 (big banks), 2011 (CUs/community banks), 2009 part 1 , 2009 part 2 , 2007 , 2006 , 2006 , 2004. The post 2015 Holiday Marketing Efforts from the Top-20 U.S.

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Lars Markull

MAY 30, 2020

The company was founded in 2004, went public in 2015 and the stock price is on a crazy 200% rally in the last twelve months. Especially in the current times, where many businesses depend on online sales but often only have a social media profile, this could be good move. But what happened last week?

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The startups is expecting to go public in early 2021 via a SPAC with an estimated market cap of $1.3B. Personal Capital. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses. Full Fintech Unicorn List. values as of 2 Feb 2021). Value Date. 2-feb-2021. United States. Ant Technology. 2018 round. 2-feb-2021. 2-feb-2021. United States.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Zynga, creator of Facebook games Farmville, Mafia Wars, and about a dozen different types of online slot machine games, paid $210M in 2012 for OMGPOP, creators of DrawSomething!, In a deal that aimed to open the Chinese coal markets, US heavy-equipment behemoth Caterpillar paid $677M in 2012 to acquire ERA Mining Machinery Ltd.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

As millennials head deeper into adulthood and make more money, the personal finance space is adapting to their unique money management attitudes in a few key ways: From in-person to online. The average millennial student debt load was $10,600 as of 2017 — about 2X more than what was owed by Gen X in 2004. From big banks to big tech.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Owned by Facebook, the image- and video-sharing service is worth an estimated $100B, boasts 1 billion users, and has spawned a new class of marketing careers for savvy users. Shopify’s founders launched the platform in 2004 as an online storefront for selling snowboarding gear, which was at the time known as Snowdevil.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

No small businesses in those areas means no SMB jobs in those markets. Furman, in his speech, said that an Economist report published in 2016 showed that the top four companies in more than 40 percent of the 900 industries they examined controlled more than a third of the market. The rest of the country, combined , added 300,000.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The impact of tech on the mortgage market is still in the early innings. Banks have receded from mortgage lending for a host of reasons, principally because the cost of complying with strict regulation from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on loan qualification and capital requirements has made the business more expensive.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Coda Automotive was an early player in the electric vehicle market, an early failure, and a great example of why being early is not always an advantage — even if the future your company envisions is probably the right one. Another, larger problem was that the market for electric cars did not take off the way that Coda expected.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The online bookseller didn’t turn a profit for six years — today, it’s the second publicly traded company ever to hit a $1T market cap. 2004: Free cash flow enables more innovation. The longer a company is able to retain its customers, the less it needs to spend on acquisition or marketing. Just execute.

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FICO

APRIL 12, 2021

As Sherlock Holmes observed in “A Scandal in Bohemia”, “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Their belief that “Big is Bad” correlates to why long-established products and services are suspect, when compared to start-ups and innovators, and the opinions of online strangers are more persuasive than corporate endorsements.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 7, 2021

Their total market value is now $1.91 Total market value = $ 1.91 Scalable Capital , German investech. At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). In June, we added 12 new unicorns for a total of 199. trillion, up $190B fro m last month. Total (June 30) = 198.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Their total market value is now $2.23 Total market value = $2.23 Secondary market May 21. In October, we added 22 new unicorns for a total of 260. trillion, just $20B more than last month (essentially flat). Unicorn count: Beginning (Oct 1) = 238. + 21 born this month (see Table 2, below). + Total (Oct 30) = 260. trillion. .

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 3, 2021

Their total market value is now $1.72 Total market value = $1.72 Secondary market May 21. In May, we added 16 new unicorns for a total of 187. trillion, up $50B from last month. Unicorn count: Beginning (May 1) = 171. + 14 born this month (see below). + 2 newly recognized this month (Kraken, Hypoport). _. Total (May 31) = 187.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Their total market value is now $2.1 Total market value. In December, we added 7 new unicorns for a month-end total of 273. trillion, down $110B from last month. Unicorn count: Beginning (Dec 1) = 271. Plus: 9 born this month (see Table 2, below). 1 previous unicorn added this month (Citadel Securities). _. Total (Dec 31) = 281.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 10, 2021

Their total market value is now $2.0 Total market value = $2.03 Secondary market May 21. In July, we added 10 new unicorns for a total of 208. trillion, up $120B fro m last month. Unicorn count: Beginning (July 1) = 198. + 9 born this month (see below). +1 1 exit (CurrencyCloud exit to VIsa for $1B). _. Total (July 31) = 208.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 21, 2022

Their total market value is now $2.1 Total market value. Secondary market May 21. At FintechLab s we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). In December, we added 7 new unicorns for a month-end total of 273. trillion, down $110B from last month. Total (Dec 31) = 273.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Their total market value is now $2.23 Total market value = $2.20 Secondary market May 21. In November, we added 9 new unicorns, and lost 3, for a month-end total of 266. trillion, down $30B from last month (essentially flat). Unicorn count: Beginning (Nov 1) = 260. + 8 born this month (see Table 2, below). + Value ($B).

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Their total market value is now $2.1 Total market value = $2.11 At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). In August, we added 17 new unicorns for a total of 225. trillion, up $80B from last month. Unicorn count: Beginning (Aug 1) = 208. + Total (Aug 31) = 225. Value Date.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 3, 2021

Their total market value is now $1.67 Personal Capital. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses (SMB) May 2021. At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). In April, we added 11 new unicorns for a month-end total of 171. trillion, up $50B from last month.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

But capital brings those concepts to life. That’s the highest level since 2004. And venture capital funding is up in the third quarter versus a year ago, although first round and seed funding activity has lagged, and investors seem to be interested in keeping their powder dry for relatively well-established companies.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 30, 2015

Finaeos automates the back-office and capital raise compliance. Onovative’s powerfully simple marketing automation software helps financial institutions meet the challenge of cross-selling current customers. Whodini helps merchants engage customers using social media marketing, reaching loyal customers with targeted offers.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Ant Financial was initially launched to support online payments. Learn how Ant Financial grew from an online payments service to a fintech giant across payments, investing, lending, and insurance. It considers tech services to be an enormous market opportunity. Today, it’s the largest fintech player globally.

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JULY 19, 2017

Founded: 2004. Founded in 2004, Amazon’s Lab 126 is responsible for innovations like the Kindle, Fire, and Echo. Innovation Lab Name: One Market Center. Visa’s innovation lab within One Market Center is designed to offer increased collaboration for teams working on their latest tech solutions. Capital One.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

There’s been no shortage of capital to start new businesses. That’s not because the Big Four have or had the market locked so they never had a chance, but because a mobile-centric world creates a very different set of expectations around what consumers want from the businesses with which they interact. In 2004 in the U.S.,

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