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52 Boston Startups Net $1.5 Billion+ In May

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Boston’s biotech industry raised more than $1.5 billion in venture capital funding in May, BostInno reported. BostInno reported that fundraising for new investments by venture capital and private equity firms was less but still evident. Below are the startups that raised capital in May, according to data compiled by BostInno.

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Boston Market Deploys AI To Fight Fraud, Improve ROI

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Boston Market On The Fraud-Fighting, Customer Service-Enhancing Power Of AI. Bad actors are eager to capitalize on eateries’ strained resources during the pandemic and blend in with the influx of consumers migrating to these new channels. For more on these stories and other mobile order-ahead headlines download this month’s Tracker.

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COVID-19 Pivot: Boston Restaurateur Turns Idle Space Into Cozy Money Maker

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Then the city of Boston told us we have a curfew of 10:00 p.m., That honors the 2015 passing of Boston hot dog cart owner Ezra “Speed” Anderson, Campbell’s friend. “A month or so ago, when we thought about this concept, we were planning to stay open till 1:00 a.m. like our liquor license tells us we can,” Campbell said.

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Boston Telemedicine Company Amwell Prices IPO

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Amwell , the Boston-based telemedicine company, is planning to go public as the demand for virtual healthcare offerings skyrockets amid the coronavirus pandemic. Amwell reported the cash will be used for working capital, to boost research and development and expand its sales team.

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Boston Startup Nift Raises $16.5M for Business Gift Cards

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Boston-based startup Nift has raised $16.5 million in a Series A to fund its platform for “business gift cards,” a way for local businesses to drive customer engagement by providing gift cards to their consumers.

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Bain Capital Nets $800M For Business Impact Funding

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Bain Capital has raised $800 million for a social impact fund — a category of investment vehicles whose stated objectives are to advance social or corporate governance policies in addition to turning profits, the Wall Street Journal reported. The new fund, called Bain Capital Double Impact Fund II, was registered with the SEC on Aug.

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SoFi-Social Capital Merger Will Fuel Growth Of One-Stop-Shop Financial Supermarket

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7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6 The SoFi deal marks at least the third such transaction done by the Social Capital SPAC, Palihapitiya said in a televised interview on CNBC, adding that the deal was driven by the fact that banking infrastructure isn't currently meeting the needs of U.S. consumers.

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