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Logistics Startup Darkstore Scores $1.4M Seed

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A young logistics startup that gives eCommerce brands same-day delivery capabilities just scored a major chunk of venture funding. million in a seed funding round led by VC firm PivotNorth Capital. Brands without local inventory can use Darkstore’s storage space to ship same-day. Just recently, the company scored $1.4

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Fiat Chrysler, Aurora Link Up For Commercial Autonomous Vehicles

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Aurora, which is backed by Amazon and Sequoia Capital, will integrate its technology into FCA’s Ram Truck vehicles, which also extends to cargo vans. FCA’s Fiat Professional brand could also possibly be part of the agreement. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Those cars still have humans behind the wheel.

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Freshly Bringing Freshly Made Meals To The East Coast

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The funding comes in a Series B round from Insight Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Jason Finger, cofounder of the takeout ordering service Seamless, according to Crain’s. From its existing facility in Phoenix, Freshly currently serves meals to 28 states via overnight delivery.

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National Small Business Week Celebrates the American Entrepreneurial Spirit

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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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Investments Stay Afloat And Thrive Market Bags $111 Million

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Thrive gets to their low price point by purchasing their goods from brands directly. Brands currently found on the platform include Zico, Yogi and Thrive’s own branded products. Thrive Market’s pitch to consumers is that they can count on saving 50 percent, on average, off of standard retail prices.

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Ten Years Of Payments Innovation And Reinvention

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Seedrs was one of the names on the illustrious list of 2009-founded firms that decided to make like the Phoenix, and rise out of the ashes. By 2015, the Starbucks mobile wallet had expanded to a mobile order-ahead program that, within five months of its launch, represented a full 20 percent of the brands’ transaction volume. “[By

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. The Tech Award – Goes to Capital One. Best of luck in the next chapter, Chris!

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