PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

That enthusiasm for design in general first led Royer to be an early worker for bespoke men’s clothing firm Bonobos — but even back in his clothing days, he held onto a lasting fascination with the furniture market in general, and sofas in particular. But something simple, purpose build and of high quality for the middle market.

San Francisco 122

San Francisco Branding Austin Customer Experience 122

PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

Taziki’s Mediterranean Café , for instance, has seen its online and to-go orders increase by 200 percent over the past three years. These are just some of the ways that QSRs have recently sought to reinvent their mobile and online ordering experiences to encourage diners skip the line and order ahead: The total number of U.K.

Los Angeles 158

Los Angeles San Francisco Mobile DC 158

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

That enthusiasm for design in general first led Royer to be an early worker for bespoke men’s clothing firm Bonobos – but even back in his clothing days, he held onto a lasting fascination with the furniture market in general, and sofas in particular. But something simple, purpose build and of high quality for the middle market.

San Francisco 101

San Francisco Branding Austin Customer Experience 101

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In a twist on contemporary retail trends toward online channels, consumers still largely prefer to return in-store. The easiest way to describe what we do,” said David Sobie, CEO of Happy Returns , “is that we’re the buy online, return to store option for retailers that don’t have stores.”. and Houston. and Houston.

Los Angeles 107

Los Angeles San Francisco Retail New York City 107

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Penn Station is going online, and [the MTA] will enable another 50 stations this month. Sanford said that 10 percent of card payments are now done via tap instead of dip or swipe, and half of all cards in the New York market are now contactless-enabled, with the other half of cards fully expected to be online by the end of the year.

New York 167

New York US Payments Training 167

PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2017

Flashfood bears a close resemblance to Boston, Mass. non-profit grocer Daily Table, which stocks healthy and convenient foods at an affordable price by sourcing them from a large network of growers, markets and manufacturers. is beefing up its ecommerce capabilities with a $10 million investment in online meal kit retailer Chef’d.

South Carolina 121

South Carolina San Francisco Connecticut Utah 121

CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

He received his MBA in 1993 from UT Austin before joining Credit Suisse First Boston as an Equity Research Analyst, where he focused on computer hardware and software. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. BILL GURLEY.

San Francisco 71

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

It was less than a year ago — February, to be precise — that Google appeared as the latest player in an increasingly crowded food delivery market that was intent to make a move on grocery. markets up and into effect in Target’s home market of Minneapolis. The big news at the time was perishables.

Google 100

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

That’s become pretty much gospel for brands, retailers and marketers alike. Skyhook , a Boston-based first-party location network “alive” with billions of real-time data signals across the globe, literally invented much of the location-tracking technology used today. In other words, it’s a lot of that uber-valuable type of data.

Data 100

Data Meeting Company San Francisco 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Currently offered in a session subscription payment method, Handstand is available in Los Angeles and Orange County; the plan is to roll it out to Boston, New York, San Francisco and Chicago. We’re launching New York and Boston soon. A second tiered subscription model is slated to roll out in the coming months.

Los Angeles 224

Los Angeles Boston San Francisco New York 224

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

As of the first day of August 1994 more people had walked on the surface of the moon than had bought things online, because online shopping did not yet exist. Big Play of the Week: The Power of Prime Day to Move Markets . Stores on the March: Seattle, Boston and Nashville . It was a Sting CD.

Retail 108

Retail Nashville Seattle Boston 108

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Based in New York, the business is now in seven other cities — Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Dallas, Portland, Los Angeles and San Francisco — and growing to more. Mike Russell, CEO of Paintzen, spoke with PYMNTS about the business, where it’s headed and why it’s like no other option in the market. What is Paintzen?

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Dallas 100

Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Numerous applications, including card processing, online banking and bill pay, are overwhelmingly being outsourced. Industry-specific tech talent is consolidating and migrating to programmer and megabank community hotspots in San Jose, Seattle, San Francisco, Boston, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta and Phoenix.

Data 63

Data How To San Jose San Francisco 63

CB Insights

AUGUST 4, 2017

Download our research briefing as we take you through private market trends, major investors, and pioneering medical device startups. Kernel is an early-stage brain-machine interface company formed by Bryan Johnson, founder of the online payments company Braintree and the OS Fund. Modern Medicine: Trends In Medical Devices.

San Francisco 78

San Francisco Training Capital Trends 78

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Cava has around 30 restaurants in the DC, LA, and NYC markets, and its packaged dips and spreads are sold in more than 200 Whole Foods Market stores. Cafe X is a robotic cafe in San Francisco that serves premium coffee using mobile ordering and automation technology. sweetgreen. Total Disclosed Funding: $122M.

Maine 70

Maine Capital Rhode Island DC 70

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

As the San Francisco-based vacation rental online marketplace has seen bookings rebound after coronavirus disruption, it will revive plans to launch an initial public offering this year, the Financial Times (FT) reported. It could be the right time for Airbnb to go public.

Los Angeles 194

Los Angeles San Francisco Management Boston 194

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

This summer, Nike unveiled its latest brick-and-mortar venture in Los Angeles: Nike by Melrose, a physical store that uses local online shopping data to determine its in-store inventory. According to CEO Brian Cornell: “In urban markets like New York or Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and D.C.,

Retail 64

Retail Los Angeles Strategy Community 64

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Digital laggards – Many big-box retailers either failed or were too late to establish an online presence. In 2018, the company has agreed to close at least 26 UK-based warehouse-size stores and focus on higher-performing stores and online commerce. Date: September 2017. Category/Product(s): Footwear. Date: March 2017.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

Edgewater Markets. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Online foreign exchange services. HQ: San Francisco, California. HQ: San Francisco, California. Nigerian online credit card processor. Tags: Investors, big data, business intelligence, investing, capital markets. Latest round: $40 million.

Company 12

Company Fintech San Francisco New York City 12

CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Company Description: San Francisco-based DoorDash is an on-demand digital marketplace through which users can order meals from local restaurants. Select Investors: Vickers Venture Partners, Pfizer, IKEA GreenTech.

San Francisco 77

San Francisco Company US California 77

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 13, 2016

Online & offline real estate broker. HQ: Boston, Massechuesetts. Online stock trading game. Global tournement to predict the stock market. HQ: San Francisco, California. Online payment platform. Tags: Consumer, SMB, payments, online, subscription billing, billpay. Cortera raised a fresh $3.5

New York City 12

New York City Company Fintech Minnesota 12

PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2018

That space at brick-and-mortar locations can then be reallocated to fulfilling digital orders rather than shipping those from the warehouse, which the company says will reduce costs and enable it to respond faster to “buy online, pick up in store” orders. A True Contender In The Race Against Amazon.

Strategy 108

Strategy New York City South Carolina San Francisco 108

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

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. ” — Alistair Davidson, CFO, Ikea. Its membership fee revenue grew 12.6%

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

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

William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

HQ: Boston, MA. Stephen Butler (General Manager), Sid Probstein (CTO & VP Professional Services), Alan Swahn (VP Marketing), Percy Johnson (VP Solutions), Alex Levi (VP Sales). Info: Covered Security acts as a personal security assistant looking out for your online life. HQ: Boston, MA. Website: projectfinance.io.

Security 40

Security Samsung Strategy San Jose 40

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 14, 2016

HQ: San Francisco, California. HQ: San Francisco, California. HQ: San Francisco, California. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. HQ: San Francisco, California. HQ: San Francisco, California. Total dollars raised YTD is now $16.2 billion, also nearly twice the $8.5 Trading platform.

San Francisco 12

San Francisco Company Fintech California 12

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

Online payroll system. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. HQ: San Francisco, California. Online accounting. HQ: San Francisco, California. 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

Company 12

Company Fintech New York City Lending 12

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

While still relatively new, biometric technology is a growing market , and its advantages are driving increased adoption. Miro , a San Francisco-based digital whiteboarding platform, builds customizable software to help teams collaborate across a variety of use cases from meetings and workshops to ideation and brainstorming.

Meeting 101

Meeting Tools Survey Company 101

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

But a few common threads do emerge, such as an inability to generate sustainable revenue, bad product-market fit, losing to competitors, and (of course) simply running out of money. via Beta Boston. via San Francisco Business Times. As you’ll see below, the reasons for failure are varied. The Top 20 Reasons Startups Fail.

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Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

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 Lab Name: One Market Center. Telecommunications.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Paying for things will happen online for pickup in the store later. A study of marketing professionals in 2018 suggested that although 88 percent of marketers say their customers expect a personalized experience, only 12 percent of those marketers report being very satisfied with their ability to deliver it.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205

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. Raptr, the online optimization platform founded by former pro gamer Dennis “Thresh” Fong a decade ago, is about to be shuttered.

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78