PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2018

This week’s B2B venture capital rundown includes some of the usual suspects, like blockchain and HR tech, and a few not-so-usual ones, like fleet and small business insurance. The funding will go toward product development, enhancing its implementation team and brand development, the company said. and Singapore. Greenhouse.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

Urban Remedy has 30 branded refrigerated kiosks in Whole Foods stores across California. And the company is not done expanding — it plans to find one or two new partners for the fresh kiosks in the San Francisco Bay area, according to Inc. Venture Capital Investment. The Future.

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MAY 8, 2020

The prevailing sentiment, as the crisis heads into its third month, is that more innovative government programs will be necessary to provide any meaningful relief. Government agencies would lend at 1 percent, branding the program “One for America.”. “In billion in liquidity guarantees by the Federal Reserve.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Uber was a San Francisco-based on-demand black car service. Paytm was a brand-new prepaid mobile card in India. As we start this new decade and prep for the innovation that will propel it, there are some things we know, for sure, already. Facebook was two years away from realizing it really needed a mobile app.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Anyone who follows the industry knows this focused institution led by Findlay is all about executing the timeless principles of capital management, credit quality, efficiency and customer service. Award – goes to CNBC’s Jim Cramer , who lamented that banks should have been innovating offerings like those delivered by PayPal and Square.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2018

When he returned a few years later on vacation, he started wearing the simple, slip-on canvas shoes and realized he discovered the innovation the world needed. This is likely why TOMS has been one of the many digital brands that has spent the last year experimenting with pop-up shops and physical stores. And study it again.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2016

Organic delivery service Good Eggs was forced to pull back its operations to the San Francisco Bay area after they learned what so many who deliver consumer groceries have learned before: it’s much harder than it looks to get to scale and make money while doing it. And it is a segment that has seen casualties.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Select Investors: CAA Ventures, Greycroft Partners, GVR Fund, Samsung NEXT, Sony Innovation Fund. Select Investors: DN Capital, The Raine Group, 500 Startups. Headquarters: San Francisco, California. Select Investors: Accel Partners, Horizon Ventures, Lowercase Capital. Dojo Madness. Disclosed Funding: $12.8M.

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APRIL 19, 2016

But setting up shop on the edge of the festival and hawking blatantly branded products is a little too gauche for Coachella attendees who want to preserve the festival’s sanctity (whether it ever existed or not), which leads more than a few companies to turn to social media and the tricks of contextual commerce. Is it though?

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2016

The first section of 2016 has not exactly been smooth sailing for the various innovators and entrepreneurs that decided to jump into the exciting world of becoming the Uber of something or other. It acts as an on-demand delivery fulfillment platform for eCommerce brands — and currently it’s working with Tuft & Needle.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

But then there are innovators who tempt us with their new ways of doing things. And in an innovation-intense environment, more is usually more — and out of step and out of date are just as good as broken. Alexa will also be expanding the gadgets where she lives — Amazon is rolling out a new smart microwave Amazon Basics brand.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Select VC Investors: Khosla Ventures, Social Capital. Cafe X is a robotic cafe in San Francisco that serves premium coffee using mobile ordering and automation technology. Select VC Investors: Cue Ball Capital, Valley Oak Investments. Select VC Investors: Otium Capital. Select VC Investors: Venture Capital.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2016

It’s another important milestone in the “Look, Ma, no countertop terminals needed to check out” experience that we’ve been talking about for some time and that other retail innovator — Starbucks — showed us was possible when it unveiled mobile order-ahead a little more than a year ago. Kinda misses the whole point.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. Independent Banker named it one of the most innovative community banks because of its technology-forward attitude. Kennebec Savings Bank.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Eric has always been a student of innovation, and now at Coastal, this fearless leader has spearheaded a number of high-profile banking-as-a-service partnerships. The most important aspect of this deal is Huntington.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 24, 2016

The company will continue to provide basic “dollar for bitcoin/ether” conversions under the Coinbase brand. Recent headlines for Coinbase include earning a spot on Fast Company’s Most Innovative list back in February. The platform will be renamed “GDAX” (Global Digital Asset Exchange).

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CB Insights

AUGUST 23, 2018

Today, JPMorgan (JPM) is using its capital and scale to build an entirely digital bank. Chase prioritizes hiring technical talent to lead innovation. Branded cards. Chase prioritizes hiring technical talent to lead innovation. Chase offers 5 branded cards, 3 no-fee cards, and 2 Chase Sapphire cards. First Name.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

And as of last week, the list got a bit longer, as California made a few great leaps toward becoming the autonomous delivery capital of the country, with two big pilots by brand-name firms scheduled for the cities and suburbs. Postmates Takes San Francisco .

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CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

Traction : USV says 15,000 people have listed rooms, apartments or houses on the Flip marketplace since 2016, and over 50,000 people have used it to search for homes in three markets so far (New York, LA, and San Francisco). Select Investors: Data Collective, Intel Capital, Microsoft Ventures, Tencent Holdings. Element AI.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

And it seems Upgrade is getting ready to offer its brand of upgrade to the market in the increasingly near future. We intend to bring a new wave of innovation and increased transparency to both sides of the marketplace, consumers and investors.”. But Laplanche is bullish on Upgrade’s prospects. “We

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

New restaurant concepts are redefining how we think about food, pushing established brands to reinvent themselves, spurring entrepreneurs to be creative with visual platforms like Instagram and recipes like pea-based protein, and paving a new way forward for the idea of casual dining itself. Automatic food: Cafe X (San Francisco).

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Now showing how Avoka can integrate with a ton of apps in a matter of days with your company’s brand. From their web site: Based in San Francisco, MarketX was founded by a group of experienced professionals from finance, legal, and technology backgrounds. Auto-financing is ripe for innovation. I need to learn more.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Dockless systems, which allow users to park their bike or scooter anywhere along the sidewalk rather than in a fixed docking station, are more convenient and less costly to scale given lower capital costs, as operators don’t have to build out fixed stations. Bird scooters left in a pile on a San Francisco sidewalk.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. Select Investors: AllianceBernstein, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners. But the model doesn’t always work perfectly. Total Funding: $490M.

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CB Insights

JUNE 11, 2018

investment fund dedicated to startups innovating in the AV space. With Apollo, Baidu aims to be the brains behind autonomous vehicles, allowing OEMs and auto suppliers to focus on manufacturing, branding, and the relationship with their customers rather than software engineering. Beyond Apollo: Baidu’s outside investments.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The company’s assets were acquired by Q Holdings in 2015, and the firm quietly relaunched the Quirky brand in 2017. The San Francisco-based food startup was founded on a unique premise: custom, constantly changing menus of high-end dishes prepared by professional chefs and delivered directly to members’ homes.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies. 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.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. We’ve created a list of finance innovation labs from some of the biggest names in the industry, as well as from newcomers looking to make a name through tech. We’ve written about corporate innovation theater before — and how sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong.

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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. After asking for the airline city code — even many experienced travelers don’t know that — the message is that it could take an hour to get a response.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Forged strategic partnership with United Capital. Honored as the Innovation Showcase Award winner by the attendees of the BAI Retail Delivery conference. Personal Capital ( FD15 ). Earned spot on San Francisco Business Times list of Area’s Best Places to Work. Thinking Capital ( FD15 ).

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CB Insights

JULY 20, 2017

This post will dive into innovation across beauty and grooming, focusing on the following areas: Startup investment trends. San Francisco-based Yes To , which sells skin and hair products based on fruits and vegetables, raised a $56M Series B in June from Viking Global Investors. Corporate activity and patents.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Discount and budget retailers are capitalizing on this, targeting their stores toward consumers that are looking for a bargain. We look into how stores are being transformed into showrooms, community gathering spots, and even event spaces as retailers leverage the physical store as tool for brand marketing.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 22, 2015

The event will take place October 6 & 7 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco ( check out our event brochure ). The instant availability of financial transaction and account data unlocks fintech innovation and improves security. Thinking Capital will ask the question, “ To Build or Not to Build?”

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Innovation in microprocessors — particularly Nvidia’s graphic processing units (GPUs) — have played a large role. Khosla Ventures also backed Cafe X Technologies in Q1’17, alongside The Thiel Foundation, Felicis Ventures, and Social Capital. Target tested out Tally, a robot developed by Simbe Robotics , in San Francisco last year.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Together, the 7 largest meat companies combine for over $71B in market capitalization, with the largest, Tyson, boasting a $26B valuation. The industry has seen massive consolidation, as companies like Hormel and Brazil-based JBS have grown bigger and bigger through the acquisition of new meat brands and products. Table of contents.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Learn about the technologies, innovations, and strategies that retailers can leverage this holiday season. Zenreach , for example, has raised $94M from investors including First Round Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and 8VC. Get the 54-page retail report.

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