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National Small Business Week Celebrates the American Entrepreneurial Spirit

Abrigo

This year’s National Small Business Week , themed “SBA: Dream Big, Start Small,” will include special events in Atlanta, New York, Denver, Phoenix, San Jose, Oakland and Washington, D.C. Capital: SBA fills gaps in the commercial lending marketplace so success in the small business sector is based on merit, not family wealth.

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10 Early-Stage eSports Startups To Watch

CB Insights

Select Investors: DN Capital, The Raine Group, 500 Startups. Select Investors: Accel Partners, Horizon Ventures, Lowercase Capital. Headquarters: Oakland, California. Select Investors: Advancit Capital, Lowercase Capital. Select Investors: Accomplice, Advancit Capital, aXiomatic eSports, Greycroft Partners.

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High-Frequency Trading: Is It The New Normal?

Banking 2020

Animation aside, that would probably be Moneyball , an absorbing analysis of the moves made by Oakland As manager Billy Beane to rely more on technology-driven data than old-school scouting to put together his 2002 roster. Anybody remember the last time Brad Pitt showed up in a big-screen movie that didn’t have much blood and gore?

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High-Frequency Trading: Is It The New Normal?

Banking 2020

Animation aside, that would probably be Moneyball , an absorbing analysis of the moves made by Oakland As manager Billy Beane to rely more on technology-driven data than old-school scouting to put together his 2002 roster. Anybody remember the last time Brad Pitt showed up in a big-screen movie that didn’t have much blood and gore?

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Fintech Fundings: 9 Companies Raise $73 Million Week Ending Dec 31

Fintech Labs Insights

If you add the $6 billion in new capital raised in the IPOs of Worldpay, Square and First Data, the 2015 total is a nice even $25 billion. It is unlikely we’ll see that much in 2016, but the fintech sector is vast, and there are fascinating opportunities for newcomers and existing brands alike. HQ: Oakland, California.

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Wish They All Could Be California Bots

PYMNTS

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. million seed round. Boxbot combines two levels of automation in its design.