Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Earlier this year, the community bank was an anchor investor of patient capital in community housing access through the Austin Housing Conservancy Fund (AHC), a private equity fund owned and managed by the nonprofit Affordable Central Texas. Affordable housing shouldn’t be siloed out.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Investors in the venture include TTV Capital, Dragonfly Capital Partners, Collaborative Fund, Winklevoss Capital, Valar Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Table Management, Album VC and more. . In other crypto news , cryptocurrency tax automation software TaxBit has raised $5 million in funding. ”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

The offering was led by Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Jefferies Financial Group and KeyBanc Capital Markets, Bloomberg reported, with the company trending on the Nasdaq under the symbol BIGC. According to a PYMNTS report , Tiger Global Management plans to buy at least one-fifth of the shares in the IPO.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 5, 2018

This acquisition, the second of the year for Austin, Texas-based Q2, came about through a shared investor, Gro CEO David Eads told Bank Innovation. The digital banking software provider Q2 Holdings announced yesterday it had acquired Atlanta-based digital sales platform Gro Solutions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The beauty brand has launched pop-up shops in cities such as Austin, Miami, Boston and London, but its success has primarily been in online sales of its lotions, lash products and soft, pink-colored lip balms since its 2014 inception. fragrance sales.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

When it comes to venture capital, this week’s roundup includes new investments in B2B FinTechs targeting the logistics and supply chain spaces, cybersecurity and more, totaling more than a combined $109 million. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

London-based supply-chain finance company Greensill Capital is looking for an infusion of funds amid monetary setbacks, sources told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Thursday (Oct. Another client, U.K.-based based rent-to-own business Brighthouse, is in the midst of restructuring. Greensill didn’t say how much money it hopes to raise.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

As part of Ripple ’s $50 million pledge for blockchain research, the crypto firm has said it will give $2 million over five years to the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas in Austin. Blockchain Capital is the premiere fund for any project looking to get off the ground in the blockchain space.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

BigCommerce Holdings, which was started in 2003 and is based in Austin, Texas, registered $120 million in revenue for the 12-month period that concluded on March 31. The bookrunners on the arrangement are Barclays, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Jefferies and Morgan Stanley. It plans to go public on the NASDAQ with the ticker of BIGC.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Restaurant disruptor sweetgreen raised $150 million in a new funding round co-led by Lone Pine Capital and D1 Capital Partners, sweetgreen said in a press release on Monday (Sept. The company is also expanding into more cities and in 2020 will launch in Miami, Denver and Austin.

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 28, 2018

One of the investors' opening remarks was about banks that were over-capitalized. But there were enough open jaw gapes to see that many bankers share the regulatory belief that there is no such thing as too much capital. But, as Derek pointed out, it is a highly effective use of excess capital when the bank believes it is undervalued.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

The face-off in Chicago follows about a month after a similar showdown in Austin after voters rejected a proposal by the two firms to self-regulate drivers. Drivers in Austin would have had to under go a fingerprint background check and have emblems on their cars. Both companies ultimately suspended service in Austin.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The round drew participation from NewSpring Capital, Greycroft, Next Coast Ventures, and Golub Capital, among others. Its offices are spread across Austin, London, and Sydney. Enboarder , an HR tech company, has raised $32M in a Series B. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? Want the full post? Become a CB Insights customer.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

The big B2B venture capital news of the week was Augmentum Fintech’s trio of investments, signaling the company’s focus on the B2B FinTech market — but it wasn’t the only firm targeting this startup space. The company secured $50 million in private equity funding from BV Investment Partners, Built In Austin said this week.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The Series A was led by Global Founders Capital, with participation from previous investors Forerunner Ventures, Serena Williams’ Serena Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, Allen Exploration and Capital Factory. It will open a second in New York’s Meatpacking District this year, and a third location in Austin, Texas in 2020.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

“For those who have long term investment horizons, bitcoin is absolutely a buy during these dips,” Jehan Chu, co-founder of Kenetic Capital, an investor in blockchain start-ups told CNBC. “We

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Abrigo

MARCH 22, 2017

In September 2016, more than 240 bankers and industry experts from both community banks and credit unions attended the Risk Management Summit in Austin, Texas. The Summit is the industry’s leading life-of-loan conference, spanning business development through portfolio risk management in a CECL - current expected credit loss - world.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

23) $30 million in venture capital raised from Sequoia Capital and other backers, including Matrix Partners, True Ventures and Greenspring Associates. This week, one payroll software company is celebrating thanks to its own payday. Namely, which provides payroll and HR solutions, announced on Tuesday (Feb.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Andrew Catalano, Austin Williams While most community banks aren’t yet using first-party data for marketing purposes to grow revenue and retain customers, experts say those willing to invest in the effort can reap big rewards. It’s not seen as an asset, income-producing activity.” Mindy Charski is a writer in Texas.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

Toward the start of 2018, analysts began to highlight the potential for venture capital (VC) to embrace the B2B business model. and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

John Cronin, an analyst at Goodbody’s, told the Financial Times that by using banking partnerships, Amazon could “significantly extend” its SMB lending platform, “without any associated credit risk of regulatory obligations (in the context of capital and liquidity and so forth).”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Fifth Wall, Global Founders Capital, BoxGroup and Aspect Ventures also participated, with the funding round one of the largest in Austin, Texas this year. Logistics supply chain startup Shipwell announced that it has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round led by Georgian Partners.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. Without the windfall of profit accrued to banks in 2022 because of faster-than-expected rate increases, banks will need to be better allocators of capital.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2017

cities, such as Austin and Dallas in Texas and Nashville, Tennessee. William Blair & Company, LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp. According to Barron’s , the stock was down $2.33, or almost 16 percent, at $12.67, below its IPO price of $15. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Don’t let the lack of news about mega-grossing venture capital (VC) rounds fool you. This week’s B2B venture capital activity led to an impressive $141.2 SIG, GGV Capital, Yunqi Partners, Huochebang, SKy9 Capital and Chuangban Investment also participated in the funding round, reports said. TravelBank.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. As the year rolls on he expects to launch in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Boston and Miami.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2016

The Austin-based company claims that its displays have proven to drive customer engagement and help increase in-store sales by as much as 38 percent. The investment round was led by new investor Align Capital and saw participation from its existing investors. Shopper intelligence platform eyeQ announced that it has secured $3.5

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Danielle Austin-Rios , CAMS also contributed to this article From drug cartels to street gangs, the illegal drug market has been a consistent moneymaker for drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), and there is no end or slowdown in sight. What does this mean for financial institutions?

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

The service, which is already available in San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Austin and Portland, lets customers use the Prime Now app to order food that will be delivered within one hour. The venture capital industry has been responding, pouring money into the space for the last couple of years.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Partnerships like our transit data sharing for bike lane planning in Austin and Kansas City, or our membership on the St. It’s only through new and existing partnerships with local governments that we are helping communities to elevate micromobility in public policy development,” the company said. Louis Scooter Safety Task Force.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2017

As part of that joint effort, a competition slated for this weekend in Austin, Texas, will award $25,000 to the winner of a female-focused entrepreneurship competition, along with advancement to the Everywhere Initiative finals. billion in financing to date. “But

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

This belief is based on “the Company’s operating plan, that current working capital and expected continued inventory and capital expenditure financing is sufficient to fund operations and satisfy the Company’s obligations.”. Ontario (L.A.), Oklahoma City, and Memphis.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Now the company has recently raised $15 million in capital, bringing its total to some $51 million. The company has launched what it calls Helium Hotspots , with nationwide shipping set for the fourth quarter, following introduction in Austin. Helium Hotspots.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 6, 2015

Next week I will be moderating a panel discussion at American Banker´s Retail Banking Conference in Austin about the competitive pressures of community institutions. It’s an important topic that Celent discussed in a report published last year: And Then There Were None: The Disappearance of Community Banks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

Venture Capital Investment. Urban Remedy fits the 301 investment mold — and follows the firm’s investment in Austin, Texas-based health and vegetable food company Rhythm Superfoods. Where might Urban Remedy put some of that venture capital cash? which led a funding round for the company that was announced on Jan. The Future.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 16, 2022

Startups looking to raise capital have more options today thanks to evolving technology, regulation and market behavior. only seeing deals that could not raise elsewhere), but now that it has matured, it’s becoming an option to other sources of early capital (eg. First Round Capital blog post. family & friends, angels, VCs).

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CB Insights

AUGUST 8, 2017

Select Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Lowercase Capital, Menlo Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures. Select Investors: Lux Capital, Social Capital. Select Investors: Draper Associates, NASA, Pelion Venture Partners, Sherpa Capital. Headquarters: Austin, Texas. Select Investors: Lux Capital. Dronesmith.

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