CB Insights

AUGUST 25, 2017

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.

Trends 28

Trends Georgia Google Boston 28

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MAY 27, 2016

The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. If Google has its way, passwords will be a thing of the past – and hip, hip, hooray for that. Google is said to begin testing an alternative to logging in with passwords in favor of one that mixes a bunch of things to authenticate the consumer. And will people want and use it?

Bitcoin 109

Bitcoin Fraud Mobile Apple 109

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Get the 47-page google in healthcare report. See how Google is using AI to transform the $3 trillion US healthcare system. Innovation centers across the globe in Boston, London, California, and Shanghai serve as regional hubs that can connect with local entrepreneurs, scientists, and technologies. Alphabet (Google) — Verily.

Innovation 73

Innovation Cleveland New York New York City 73

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JANUARY 20, 2020

regulators have levied $126 million in fines for data violations since mid-2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls for international cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) governance and U.K. France issued the largest single violation against one firm, fining Google €50 million. Google CEO Calls For AI Governance.

Google 130

Google Regulation Data Boston 130

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Its first outside capital was from the Barclays Techstar accelerator in 2017 ( see Techstars demo here ). in assets and 32 branches in the Boston suburbs. Google Cloud ($3k credit; though it says $300 on Google’s website). That implies a minimum 8x year-over-year growth rate (through April). SMB digital banks. Debit card.

Boston 15

Boston Cards ATM Community Bank 15

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. However, the model doesn’t currently allow companies to issue new shares, meaning that DPOs do not raise any capital for the company. STAYING PRIVATE.

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Management Capital Company Marketing 78

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AUGUST 3, 2017

Select Investors: Data Collective, Intel Capital, Microsoft Ventures, Tencent Holdings. Frankel also sees the startup’s location in Boston as giving them an “unfair advantage” in talent acquisition. Bilal Zuberi, Lux Capital. Select Investors: Bezos Expeditions, Lux Capital, Shasta Ventures. Element AI. Data Collective.

Security 34

Security Capital Software Data 34

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MARCH 13, 2019

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. It is also known for developing Unreal Engine.

San Francisco 77

San Francisco Company US California 77

CB Insights

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Boston-based Cybereason is close to reaching Unicorn status. The company raised $102M in Q2’17 from the likes Data Collective, Intel Capital, Microsoft Ventures, NVIDIA GPU Ventures, Real Ventures, and Tencent Holdings. Felicis Ventures, Signatures Capital, Walden Venture Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Industry 78

Industry Capital Compliance Analytics 78

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

For instance, Google Play doesn’t operate in China, and Apple has had relatively few users until recently. We take our weather very seriously in Boston. I tried last night to make a reservation from Boston to San Francisco, and it told me that I had presented it with a first: There were no flights between those two cities.

Payments 100

Payments Mobile Apple Google 100

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JUNE 14, 2018

Forward-thinking startups and large tech companies like Facebook and Google are focused on innovation in single-family and multi-family residential construction. The Washington-based company has raised $6M to date from Vulcan Capital, among others. Series A from Alrai Capital, Bullpen Capital, Invest AG, and Y Combinator.

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Top initiatives: First company to test self-driving tech on the streets of Singapore, and later in Boston. It then also became the first to test such technology on public streets in Boston, Massachusetts. These deals have already borne fruit, with Cruise prototypes following Google in expanding its testing into Arizona.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

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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

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MARCH 19, 2018

In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three powerful nor’easters in Boston in the space of two and a half weeks — with some forecasts predicting a fourth this week. Galloway’s narrative asserts that “the four” — Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google — should be broken up. Their twins. Our really, really bad weather.

Google 148

Google Apple Retail Millennials 148

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Though not venture capital, the private equity raised for New Jersey-chartered community bank Cross River Bank is noteworthy not only for its impressive price tag of $100 million, but for its reflection of investors’ support for financial institutions that collaborate with the tech startup scene. Cross River Bank.

Analytics 176

Analytics Data Capital Software 176

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JUNE 20, 2019

The company eventually relaunched under its new name in 2017 after a $14 million funding round led by Intel Capital, Google Ventures and Accenture Ventures. Mighty AI lists 74 employees on LinkedIn, with additional offices in Detroit and Boston.

Seattle 144

Seattle Detroit Boston Software 144

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Thinking that way misses a much bigger point: That is, looking at an “average” percent of sales done in a physical store is about as accurate as following the Farmer’s Almanac ‘s prediction of the average amount of snowfall in Boston each winter by examining how furry the caterpillars are. Take books, for example.

Payments 100

Payments Online Mobile Retail 100

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APRIL 24, 2018

Discount and budget retailers are capitalizing on this, targeting their stores toward consumers that are looking for a bargain. Dollar stores selling household essentials, food, and clothing capitalize on a growing population of low-income consumers that are under financial strain and often looking for a deal. Organic and cheap.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

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JULY 19, 2017

Google’s X research center is where some of their biggest projects happen. 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.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

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JULY 27, 2017

Toast, a Boston tech startup that develops point-of-sale software for restaurants, raised $101 million in a venture capital (VC) funding round. According to a news report , the funding round was led by Generation Investment Management, a firm co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, and New York-based Lead Edge Capital.

Boston 108

Boston Capital New York Software 108

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

“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.

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78

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JULY 22, 2019

When I realized I needed to buy a pair of spinning shoes for a spin class three days later, I went to Google to find articles on the latest and greatest styles, and then to Amazon to read reviews and make my purchase. Consumers can search on Google for products “near me” and find the store address, hours and websites to buy from.

Innovation 170

Innovation US Maine Google 170

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

That further opened commercial access to other commerce centers, formed the Republic of Turkey with a new regime and moved the government’s capital from Istanbul to Ankara. I need a new pair of snow boots; it’s Boston, and winter is coming.”. And so went the Ottoman Empire. Say Hello to Disintermediation.

Online 128

Online Google Branding Retail 128

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

That further opened commercial access to other commerce centers, formed the Republic of Turkey with a new regime and moved the government’s capital from Istanbul to Ankara. I need a new pair of snow boots; it’s Boston, and winter is coming.”. And so went the Ottoman Empire. Say Hello to Disintermediation.

Online 112

Online Google Branding Retail 112