CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

We used the CB Insights platform to surface 10 notable, early-stage eSports startups developing technologies related to competitive gaming facilitated by electronic systems, particularly video games played on computers or consoles by professional gamers (though many do it as a hobby or pastime). Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts.

California 49

California San Francisco Video Oakland 49

CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. We used CB Insights data gathered via our machine learning technology (dubbed The Cruncher ) and from thousands of submissions we received from VC partners and firms via The Editor.

San Francisco 71

San Francisco CA Capital Operations 71

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

AI enables retailers to learn more about consumer preferences by having technology perform tasks that would typically require some level of human intelligence. What AI essentially does for retailers is help them to improve customer service.

Retail 128

Retail Customer Experience Boston Branding 128

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2018

The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). But then, we had a feeling that something like this might be about to happen in a world suddenly able to be online and on the go at all times – it’s why we were founded in 2009. That is no longer the case today.).

Innovation 177

Innovation Payments Cards Retail 177

CB Insights

AUGUST 4, 2017

As the digital health sector matures from basic tracking apps into highly regulated medical devices, we are seeing bleeding edge technologies being developed that blur the lines between computers and biology. The technology will be used clinically for diseases such as depression or Alzheimer’s. Total Disclosed Funding: $100M.

San Francisco 78

San Francisco Training Capital Trends 78

CB Insights

JULY 9, 2018

Bar Tech — Companies in this category bring big data and online features to bars and restaurants. SteadyServe Technologies ($21M in disclosed funding) provides connected scales to track beer levels in kegs, while SevenFifty Technologies ($8.5M Hoving & Partners, VOC Capital Partners. SevenFifty Technologies.

Industry 64

Industry Branding Capital Trends 64

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

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

From the digitization of medical records to smart patient care platforms, technology is disrupting the healthcare industry. The Mayo Clinic Departments of Information Technology and Public Affairs teamed up with CFI to create the Mayo Clinic App. One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. Cardinal Health — Fuse. Founded: 2014.

Innovation 73

Innovation Cleveland New York New York City 73

CB Insights

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. At the same time, financial upstarts have built technologies that could eventually cut into the relationship-driven work that investment banks are used to doing.

Management 78

Management Capital Company Marketing 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

23) that they have closed on a deal with the Boston-based software and eCommerce company for $155 million in a Series E round of financing. Salsify’s calling card is its CommerceXM platform , which enables companies to coordinate a wide range of eCommerce activities “through one technology stack.”

Boston 154

Boston Branding Online Analytics 154

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

In July, Grubhub announced it would be buying up LevelUp for $390 million in cash to expedite integration with restaurants and “create a seamless diner experience in-app, online and in-store,” said the 423,000 daily average grubs, up 35 percent year over year. In December of 2017, Even went live and online for 1.4 billion euros.

Branding 100

Branding Cards Fraud Marketing 100

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. Overall, according to the Global Fraud Attack Index that we do with Forter every quarter, fraud attempts are up 217 percent, putting nearly $5 of every online sale at risk. You want to know what really sizzled this week? As for payments, here are this week’s picks and pans.

Bitcoin 109

Bitcoin Fraud Mobile Apple 109

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 13, 2016

Three Finovate alums raised capital and one of the first FinovateSpring presenters, TradeKing , was acquired by Ally Financial for $275 million. Online & offline real estate broker. Messaging technology for financial institutions and others. Scalable Capital. HQ: Boston, Massechuesetts. Total raised: Unkown.

New York City 12

New York City Company Fintech Minnesota 12

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

E-commerce sales growth is pulling ahead of total retail sales ( 17% vs. 6% for year-over-year in Q4’17), and Amazon is controlling upwards of 40% of online sales in the US, according to the US Department of Commerce and Slice Intelligence, respectively. However, this isn’t the whole story. The new big-box store. Ikea as a model.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 13, 2016

In addition to LoanNow, Finovate alums attracting new capital included: Gem , which pulled in $7.1 HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Online alt-lender. Online accounting. Blockchain technology. Healthcare payment technology. Short-term working capital provider. million to advance its blockchain efforts.

Company 12

Company New York City Fintech Lending 12

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 8, 2016

The total value of deals this week was $206 million, with half ($100 million) going to Canadian blockchain technology provider Blockchain Intelligence. . Online automobile insurance. Alkami Technology. Digital banking technology. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Sound-based payment & banking technology.

Company 12

Company Fintech New York City blockchain 12

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

PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

From using AI to enhance eProcurement processes to deploying AI-powered robots in warehouses, the B2B startups that integrate the technology into their own offering impressed backers this week. Blacksoil Capital linked B2B eProcurement firm IndustryBuying with nearly $2 million in venture debt, reports in Inc42 said this week.

blockchain 116

blockchain Capital Seattle Lending 116

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Online foreign exchange services. Connects marketplace lenders to institutional capital. Payment technology for parking meters. Nigerian online credit card processor. Tags: Investors, big data, business intelligence, investing, capital markets. Source: Crunchbase. Maxwell Health.

Company 12

Company Fintech San Francisco New York City 12

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 18, 2016

Online marketplace for real estate investing. Blockchain technology for securities. Online consumer lending. Startup capital raising platform. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Tags: SMB, capital, crowdfunding, equity, investing. Total raised: $136.7 HQ: San Francisco, California. Source: Finovate. RealtyMogul.

Company 12

Company New York City Fintech San Francisco 12

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Online retailers will be where we shop. Technology — not traditional payments companies — will be who leads the way. Looking at the data, how players in payments and commerce more broadly are using technology and the shopping habits of consumers all make that fact indisputable. Shift Number One | The Shift To Buying Online.

Payments 100

Payments Online Mobile Retail 100

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies. This list is not intended to be exhaustive of corporations working on autonomous vehicle technology. Top initiatives: Filed patent in 2016 for autonomous lane-switching technology.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

While historically a “pen and pencil” business, technology has begun to push the global real estate market into digitized approaches. In this analysis, we dig into how blockchain technology could change the real estate industry, and the areas where we’re already seeing its impact. GET the 47-page blockchain TRENDS report.

blockchain 78

blockchain Fraud Technology Management 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The media has declared chatbots the digital version of the little black dress: a technology staple that every brand must now have and every payment type must now commerce-enable. We take our weather very seriously in Boston. Spare me the cutesy icon that tries to make a joke about it.

Payments 100

Payments Mobile Apple Google 100

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. “The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.”

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

Banking 2020

OCTOBER 20, 2015

All of this occurs in an environment where technology takes center stage and business owners may consume retail (for their personal accounts) as well as business services at a given financial institution. Those services can include anything from working capital and other types of loans to additional features such as positive pay.

How To 40

How To Training Boston Millennials 40

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. Company: AOptix Technologies. Total Funding: Over $100M.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

In this report, we dive into some of the technologies that will help address these concerns and influence the future of the office space, from autonomous cleaning solutions to people-counting sensors. Here are some of the new considerations and technologies that may impact each part of Rachel’s working day. Source: Elenium Automation.

Meeting 101

Meeting Tools Survey Company 101

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Venture capitalists and equity investors targeted companies that apply big data technologies, including artificial intelligence, to an array of use cases, including fleet and manufacturing — leading to more than $322 million raised for B2B startups this week. Existing partners of the FI including Coinbase and online lending platform Affirm.

Analytics 176

Analytics Data Capital Software 176

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Download this presentation from the CB Insights Innovation Summit to see the technologies, business models and distribution innovations that you should watch for in the next 5 to 10 years. Technology. Technology. Phillips Design focuses on new ideas and new technologies to improve the lives of their customers.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

Online payroll system. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Online accounting. Blockchain technology. Tags: SMB, capital raising, VC, venture capital, p2p, peer-to-peer, investing. Total dollars raised YTD is now $17.4 billion, more than double the $8.4 billion more raised during the same period a year ago. ——-.

Company 12

Company Fintech New York City Lending 12

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. There’s been no shortage of capital to start new businesses. Robotics and technology are taking jobs from people who need them the most, it’s said.

Google 148

Google Apple Retail Millennials 148

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 23, 2016

Online exchange (AQUSH) for consumer loans. Stored value technology. Crowdfunding marketplace for small business capital. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Crowdfunding marketplace for small business capital. Online invoicing platform. Total raised: $30 million. HQ: Shanghai, China. Source: Crunchbase. Qwikcilver.

Company 12

Company Los Angeles Fintech Fort Worth 12

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The feedback was eye-opening and generally the same: “Really great technology and vision. In our mission to deliver the best tea experience, we didn’t compromise on the Teforia Infuser technology, quality or the premium tea packaged within our Sips. But how does this become a platform?”… Product: Teforia Tea Infusor.

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Advances in technology improved the mass production of textiles there and gave rise to new merchant centers outside Istanbul. 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. And so went the Ottoman Empire.

Online 128

Online Google Branding Retail 128

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Advances in technology improved the mass production of textiles there and gave rise to new merchant centers outside Istanbul. 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. And so went the Ottoman Empire.

Online 112

Online Google Branding Retail 112