CB Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Ontra , a legal technology company, has raised $200M in a Series B. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? The company reportedly processes over 20,000 NDAs each month and is supported by a network of more than 400 lawyers. The round drew participation from Blackstone and Battery Ventures, among others.

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APRIL 2, 2020

Blockchain company Binance has acquired the CoinMarketCap cryptocurrency data tracking website, according to an announcement. CoinMarketCap, which is a source for digital currency prices and exchange trading volume, will be kept operating as an independent business entity. BSTX is a tZERO and BOX joint venture.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The surge of digital orders carried a toxic tide of fraud, and many companies turned to supervised machine learning to deal with it. Research suggests that a variety of indicators, such as geolocation, address verification and CVV verification, can help companies pinpoint and reject likely fraud attacks.”.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

ShipMonk has pulled in $290 million in a funding round led by Boston-based Summit Partners as part of an expansion effort. ShipMonk’s customer base has doubled over the past 12 months, and today the company serves more than 1,000 eCommerce businesses,” according to a press release.

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JUNE 10, 2020

According to the Financial Times , The Restaurant Group will use a “company voluntary arrangement” — which allows businesses to renegotiate debts with creditors. All told, the company said it has identified 210 underperforming stores, based on poor “lease terms” or that they are unlikely to make a profit.

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APRIL 21, 2020

General Motors’ car-sharing company Maven has been shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic and other lingering concerns, the company said on Tuesday (April 21). Halfway through the year, the company began winding down the number of cities in which it operated, shutting down in major markets like Boston, Chicago and New York City.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

Boston-based Advent International , a global private equity firm focused on overseas buyouts, has purchased a stake in the United Kingdom’s parcel delivery group Hermes for 1 billion euros ($1.3 But the firm said it cannot predict how a global economic downturn would impact consumer spending or how badly it could hurt its operations. “I

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MAY 27, 2020

The New York-based company owns and operates fast-casual restaurants including some Five Guys locations, Melt Shop and The Little Beet. . West Palm Beach, Florida-based TooJay’s Original Gourmet Deli, which operates 24 restaurants, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. restaurants to reopen, but the rest are at risk.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Such has been the case for Boston wine bar haley.henry , an eatery known for small plates, tinned fish and all-natural, small-batch wines shipped from all over the world. The good thing for us was we started an import company for our tinned fish 2-1/2 years ago,” she said. “So But in some regards, the eatery was actually very lucky.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

percent through 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group. AvidXchange has ranked among the fastest-growing companies in North America on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 for the past six years, the company said in a blog post last month. The company announced on Thursday (Dec.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

CarGurus, an auto marketplace based in Boston, has acquired car shopping platform startup Autolist, according to reports. CarGurus is a successful company that went public in 2017, and it’s going to keep Autolist as its own brand and website. The company will test new products and initiatives, however.

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MAY 13, 2020

Atul Gawande will resign as Haven’s CEO to serve as chairman of its board of directors, the Boston-based organization announced on Wednesday (May 13). A search for a new CEO is underway while Mitch Betses, chief operating officer, manages day to day operations. s Optum unit.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Uber was declared “not fit and proper” to operate in London — the ride-hailing company’s largest European market — and now has three weeks to appeal, according to a Monday (Nov. London regulators refused to renew the ride-hailing company’s operating permit over safety concerns and drivers using false identities. . …

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JULY 17, 2020

Lyft is giving more drivers plexiglass shields to prevent the spread of germs between the front seat and rear seat areas of cars, the company announced in a blog post Friday (July 17). Lyft already provided shields to its busiest drivers, the company said. Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Phoenix, Dallas and New York City.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Recent data indicated that 82 percent of SMBs shutter in their first year because of poor cash management operations. As SMBs seek opportunities to expand their operations, and reach new customers and markets, they will need the right spend and workforce tools to ensure funds are spent appropriately. Inside The Playbook.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Four former eBay employees have agreed to plead guilty next month in federal District Court in Boston, U.S. In June, six former eBay employees were charged with cyberstalking a Massachusetts couple who publish a newsletter that company executives viewed as critical of the California-based eCommerce corporation.

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MAY 24, 2018

Ohio-based Spangler Candy Company won the auction with a bid of just under $19 million, The Boston Globe reported. “We McGee — along the company’s executive team — are planning to stay onboard until the end of July. But the team will remain with the company “longer if they need us,” McGee told the Globe.

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APRIL 4, 2019

Amazon also announced six new Alexa healthcare skills from healthcare providers, payors, pharmacy benefit managers and digital health coaching companies that are now operating in Amazon’s HIPAA-eligible environment.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

It’s a hungry brand, gobbling up three different food delivery competitors in the last quarter alone: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and most recently, Yelp’s Eat24. 10 and rounded out the company’s acquisition plans just in time for the end of Q2. Foodler launched in Boston in 2005. Foodler launched in Boston in 2005.

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American Banker

JANUARY 25, 2021

Nitin Mhatre, who ran Webster's consumer and business banking operations, will become the company's third CEO in less than three years.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 18, 2017

Can Wal-Mart’s Expensive New E-Commerce Operation Compete With Amazon? In the video, meant for Wal-Mart executives and board members who weren’t yet part of weeks of secret negotiations between the companies, Lore stares earnestly into the camera and shows off his Bentonville bona fides.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

The new funding will be used to boost the company’s operations, with a focus on global growth. Over the last two years, the company’s customer base has increased by more than 300 percent with over 6 million endpoints under protection. Founded in 2012, Cybereason boasts distribution in all major global markets.

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OCTOBER 18, 2020

The Instant Payments Solution platform from SIBS, launched in 2018 to ensure instant payments processing at a national level, is now also providing these operations between European financial institutions. Larger companies could leverage instant payments for better liquidity management, as they juggle payroll or invoices,” he said.

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JULY 29, 2019

John McNeill, Lyft’s chief operating officer, is leaving the ride-hailing company, according to a report by Bloomberg. Shares in the company dropped 3.9 percent on the news – the biggest intraday drop for the company in a month. The founders of the company have had trouble keeping the COO job filled.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

And restaurant operators are aware. We want restaurants to work so badly that we are willing to lie to ourselves,” Heather Mojer, co-owner and beverage director at Boston-based Big Dipper Hospitality Group , operator of the Café Du Pays, Mamaleh’s Delicatessen and State Park restaurants, wrote in an Instagram post. “We

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JUNE 8, 2020

Amy’s payments industry insight and unique experience in properly scaling a company will be valuable assets to our growth strategy,” said Paytronix CEO Andrew Robbins. “I Paytronix clearly delivers value to the market by enabling operators to drive incremental sales and deliver safer environments for staff and guests.”. 5000 list.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

With CVS ’ planned acquisition of Aetna expected to close prior to Thanksgiving, the combined company plans to tackle health outcomes and services while reducing health costs. The news comes as CVS is testing a program in Boston in which customers get free delivery on prescriptions and online purchases, among other perks.

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APRIL 22, 2019

Recess, a CBD-infused sparkling water company, has announced that it will be available on Uber Eats for delivery to customers in New York City, according to a report by Adweek. The announcement was made on Instagram by the drink company with a post that named UberEats as an “app someone made to deliver Recess and McDonald’s.”.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Boston-based General Electric (GE) is defending itself against accounting fraud alleged by the same whistleblower who called out Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. GE’s reported operating margins for the past three years are a negative 6 percent, lower than the historical average.

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JUNE 23, 2020

. “Designed to allow our corporate customers to stay ahead of the evolving demands of their clientele, this innovative cash management API also supports businesses in their digital transformation and daily operation optimization,” she stated. Bank Of Thailand Readies New Infrastructure.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 8, 2017

We selected these companies based on the recency and size of their disclosed funding and their Mosaic score, CB Insights’ algorithm that uses financial and non-financial signals to predict private company health. This research briefing examines investments into IoT companies targeting enterprise and heavy industry. Teal Drone.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

Micklin said he hopes the Pennsylvania-based chain will learn from the layout, workflow and traffic flow as the company explores alternatives to its larger store format in the post-COVID-19 era. “We The chain also operates stores in New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Fidelity Investments , the Boston-based fund company, is becoming a leader in blockchain technology, investing billions of dollars on that and other cutting-edge technologies. The company has the firepower to grow in the tech markets. Revenue was up 13.7 percent year-over-year, noted CNBC. Fidelity ended last year with $6.8

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

California-based automaker Tesla is one company that has witnessed the merits of offering 2FA for its car owners. The company recently announced that it would allow its customers to sign in to their accounts using SMS-based 2FA, with customers supplying their credentials as well as codes sent to them via third-party app or text message.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said, “To date, U.S. Consumers can now use their bank accounts to make payments while also viewing the account balance directly,” Arjun Kakkar, vice president of strategy and operations for Ekata, told PYMNTS. It’s part of that “stand back” posture the Boston Fed noted in its March brief.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

As reported, the company also said bought $50 million of bitcoin to hold on its balance sheet. Meanwhile, Visa said that crypto-banking platform operator Ternio had joined the payments giant’s Fast Track program as a cryptocurrency-focused enablement partner. For now, simply exploring the feasibility of digital fiat is top of mind.

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MARCH 22, 2019

cities in the next few years, the company said on Friday (March 22). For transit authorities, the increased speed can expand ridership, reduce dwell times and operational costs.”. Mastercard plans to bring cashless transit solutions to more than 20 U.S.

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