CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

In a post on the USV blog , the firm noted that Flip is a market specific network in which “closing the loop of a transaction” – in this case, the sale or sublet of a lease – unlocks a network effect of benefits for users (ostensibly by making the lease-exchange market more fluid and data-driven with each transaction). Element AI.

Security 34

Security Capital Software Data 34

CB Insights

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

The market map below categorizes the AI 100 companies based on their industry focus. Download our research briefing to dive into private market trends, startups working on ‘general AI’ or human-like intelligence, and the most prominent industries using AI algorithms. Boston-based Cybereason is close to reaching Unicorn status.

Industry 78

Industry Capital Compliance Analytics 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The nine or 10 years that smartphones and apps have existed is a digital lifetime in developed markets like the U.S. What worked in China for WeChat at a much different point in time in a much different market may not be the copy/paste solution for these markets. We take our weather very seriously in Boston. and the U.K.,

Payments 100

Payments Mobile Apple Google 100

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JUNE 14, 2018

T echnology trends and market needs are pushing companies to set their sights on the residential real estate and construction industry. Forward-thinking startups and large tech companies like Facebook and Google are focused on innovation in single-family and multi-family residential construction. To date Katerra has had $1.3B

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

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. Ford taps private markets for self-driving, partners with Domino’s & Postmates. Aptiv hits the road for testing.

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

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

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. Kohl’s can move into smaller markets where a larger store may not fit.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

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. Wise Systems.

Analytics 176

Analytics Data Capital Software 176

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

CB Insights

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

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Fresco’s head of community marketing, Johnathan Hamiter, began sending employees private Slack messages saying funding seemed “pretty bleak” and encouraging them to look for other jobs. Unfortunately, we were not able to find our place in the market. But we just didn’t feel as confident in that market.”. Around 4 p.m.,

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

That market power gave the merchant guilds who organized trade inside the Bazaar license to set the rules of engagement for the merchants who wanted to be part of it. 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.

Online 128

Online Google Branding Retail 128

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

That market power gave the merchant guilds who organized trade inside the Bazaar license to set the rules of engagement for the merchants who wanted to be part of it. 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.

Online 112

Online Google Branding Retail 112