CB Insights

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The companies were selected from a pool of 2,000+ startups based on several criteria, including investor profile, tech innovation, team strength, patent activity, mosaic score, funding history, valuation, and business model. Boston-based Cybereason is close to reaching Unicorn status. capitalG, March Capital Partners, Accel Partners.

Industry 78

Industry Capital Compliance Analytics 78

PYMNTS

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

CB Insights

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

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Corporate innovation is critical for established companies looking to stay relevant in the face of disruption from up-and-coming startups. With industries being unbundled left and right ( supermarkets , banking , cars — just to name a few) more companies are opening up in-house innovation labs every day. Innovation Lab Name: HP Labs.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

CB Insights

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

CB Insights

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

PYMNTS

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

PYMNTS

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

PYMNTS

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. Not anymore.

Payments 100

Payments Online Mobile Retail 100

CB Insights

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

PYMNTS

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. A couple of months ago, I decided to give spinning a try. I’m a runner, not a biker, but wanted to see what it was like.

Innovation 170

Innovation US Maine Google 170

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

But overpriced, over-hyped hardware products weren’t the only “innovations” we said goodbye to: we also recently witnessed the deaths of startups working in mobile AR, e-commerce, digital media, and more. Read on for post-mortems on 10 of the latest startups to bite the dust. “The Those were the only metrics we tracked.

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78

PYMNTS

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

PYMNTS

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