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SMB Profile: Looking Forward To Christmas In Connecticut

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Like all the towns on the Connecticut shoreline, Guilford is centered around a village green. On March 24, on what would have usually been a busy day at the start of spring, the state ordered all nonessential retail shops on the green to shut down, as the pandemic crept its way north from New York City and south from Boston.

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Uber Connect Expands For Holiday Package Delivery

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locations recently added for Uber Connect include Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Charleston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Connecticut, Detroit, Fort Myers-Naples, Hampton Roads, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Louis, Tucson and Upstate New York.

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Healthcare Tech Company Truepill Raises $75M To Expand

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Truepill , an online pharmacy powering delivery for direct-to-consumer healthcare brands, announced Wednesday (Sept. Connecticut-based healthcare and FinTech investor Oak HC/FT led the funding. 9) that it closed on a $75 million Series C funding round. The new service is expected to expand Truepill’s direct-to-patient capabilities.

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Uber Eats Says Customers Donated $3M To Help Unemployed Workers

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The San Francisco-based online food ordering and delivery service launched by Uber in 2014 said it will match up to $3 million in contributions made by customers, according to TechCrunch. The top five most generous states were Washington, Vermont, Montana, Connecticut and South Carolina, the report noted.

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An App A Day Keeps Grocery Shoppers Coming Their Way

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Flashfood bears a close resemblance to Boston, Mass. Up next are areas in Texas, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio and South Carolina. is beefing up its ecommerce capabilities with a $10 million investment in online meal kit retailer Chef’d. By 2018, Instacart plans to offer service to 80 percent of American households.

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55 US Companies That Became Unicorns In 2018

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New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Company Description: Circle Internet Financial is a Boston-based cryptocurrency company offering a crypto exchange platform, money transfers, and investment services. Circle Internet Financial. Valuation: $3B.

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Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

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Online payroll system. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Online accounting. HQ: Hartford, Connecticut. Online banking services for migrants. Tags: Institutions, sales, markeing, online account opening, Finovate and FinDEVr alum. Total dollars raised YTD is now $17.4 billion, more than double the $8.4 D3 Banking.

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