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AUGUST 3, 2017

Select Investors: Data Collective, Intel Capital, Microsoft Ventures, Tencent Holdings. Other early-stage AI startups operating in the AI-for-business niche include Saba Software and DataFox. Frankel also sees the startup’s location in Boston as giving them an “unfair advantage” in talent acquisition. Bilal Zuberi, Lux Capital.

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

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Technology enthusiasts draw pictures on whiteboards showing bots as the new king of the stack, out-stacking the last great stack — apps, which sit on top of the next-to-last great stack — mobile operating systems, which sit on top of the next-to-next-to-last great stack — the web. We take our weather very seriously in Boston.

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. Now, startups and tech giants are getting in the mix, trying to fix the ways the real estate industry designs, builds, and operates. Construction industry trends.

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs. Top initiatives: First company to test self-driving tech on the streets of Singapore, and later in Boston. Aptiv hits the road for testing.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 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. “We’re in a test-and-learn phase as we consider what other investment routes we should explore.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

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

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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. Wise Systems.

Analytics 176

Analytics Data Capital Software 176

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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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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

“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 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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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

The first commerce intermediary to operate at scale was Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar , which opened for business in 1460. It also standardized pricing and hours of operation. I need a new pair of snow boots; it’s Boston, and winter is coming.”. Commerce intermediaries are nothing new. In fact, they are at least 557 years old.

Online 128

Online Google Branding Retail 128

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

The first commerce intermediary to operate at scale was Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar , which opened for business in 1460. It also standardized pricing and hours of operation. I need a new pair of snow boots; it’s Boston, and winter is coming.”. Commerce intermediaries are nothing new. In fact, they are at least 557 years old.

Online 112

Online Google Branding Retail 112