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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2021 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. Before we begin and for comparison purposes, here are last year's top five , as measured in December 2020: #1. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) #2. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) Here we are again. Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

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Mega-Rounds Boost Funding In Restaurant Tech

CB Insights

July 2017 saw the two largest-ever restaurant tech deals: a $151M private equity investment by Vista Equity Partners to Providence-based Upserve , and a $101M Series C (with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Generation Investment Management, and Lead Edge Capital) to Boston-based Toast. Track restaurant tech startups.

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Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

CB Insights

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. “We’re in a test-and-learn phase as we consider what other investment routes we should explore.

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How Blockchain Tech Could Disrupt Real Estate

CB Insights

Blockchains operate through decentralized peer-to-peer platforms, building resilience against the spread of corrupted information and boosting resistance to fraud. The service is seeking to help customers reduce operational costs and response times. Its platform seeks to reduce losses from fraud and bring down operational costs.

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

CB Insights

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.

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Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raise $220 Million the Second Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

Bank operating system. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Risk management for capital markets. FX comparison site. Tags: SMB, foreign exchange, shopping, lead gen, price comparison, remittances. Latest round: $17.7 million Series C. Total raised: $65.7 HQ: Palo Alto, California. Source: FT Partners. Latest round: $15.67

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

“The initial 7 years were all about having negative working capital, positive cash flow and a sustained ability to fund our own growth. I started treasuring GMV, room-nights and other ‘vanity’ metrics instead of the fundamentals of cash flow and working capital,” he explained. Those were the only metrics we tracked. Product: Bridj.

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