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FinovateFall 2018 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

Some data gets categorized via the tool. With small business, there is a tremendous need for access to capital. The product is addressing the time-intensive process of gathering background data on muni bonds. ^SR. Trying to be a big-data source for the Muni market. ^DG.

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Cybersecurity, Recruiting Tech Lead B2B VC

PYMNTS

Accounts payable, cloud migration, Big Data and even legal management for startups raising new funding were all targeted among investors. Investors at Barclays Bank and BOLD Capital Partners led the investment, while TFX Capital Partners, Techstars Ventures and First Derivates also participated. The company raised $6.5

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Build-Out: Investors And Executives Sound Off On Construction Tech

CB Insights

We define construction tech as startups working on construction design, team collaboration, and project site management, as well as those using drones and big data analytics primarily to transform the traditional mapping and surveying of construction sites. Research Briefing: Construction and Infrastructure.

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What Shiny New Life Insurance Startups Can Learn From My Mistakes

Tech and Finance

Today, the ecosystem of startups, venture capital, reinsurers, and other players thinking about how to disrupt insurance is exploding. Want to make a change to your marketing strategy? You’ll need to run those marketing plans by the life insurance carrier or re-insurer who actually owns the risk.

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Disrupting The CPG Industry: How Brands Can Adapt To The Future Of Packaged Goods

CB Insights

Barington Capital pressured Avon CEO to step down. Activist investor Barington Capital drove out Avon CEO Sheri McCoy in 2017, and in Mar’2018 Avon agreed to add Barington Capital’s CEO to its board of directors. They’re forcing CPG brands to rethink their entire marketing strategies and react to new trends.