PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Online FinTech startup SoFi announced Thursday (Jan. 7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6 billion deal that brings it instant liquidity and avoids the uncertainty of the initial public offering (IPO) process, while leaving it better positioned to take on legacy banks.

Capital 150

Capital Los Angeles Boston Lending 150

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).

San Francisco 71

San Francisco CA Capital Operations 71

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

WeChat was launched in 2011 by Chinese internet giant Tencent. Payment options are embedded inside of those apps to, in theory, make checkout online and in-app efficient and fast (even though our work via the Checkout Conversion Index shows a very different reality for most retailers). We take our weather very seriously in Boston.

Payments 100

Payments Mobile Apple Google 100

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. The 101 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time. Total Funding: Over $100M.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

From their humble, skunkworks-style origins in Palo Alto to their current offices in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Seattle, and Boston, they’ve scaled up to attack new projects but keep the same focus on experimentation and innovation that helped them build the first Kindle. Founded: 2011. Founded: 2011. Capital One. AT&T.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74