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MARCH 27, 2020

It’s too soon to tell how coronavirus will impact the venture capital ecosystem, but some analysts are turning to the economic crisis of 2008 to make some educated guesses. ” As investors and startups remain on-edge about exactly how this will play out, only a few B2B technology startups announced their own investments this week.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

We previously wrote about California Governor Newsom’s 2020-2021 Budget and an accompanying trailer bill that would rename the Department of Business Oversight (“DBO”) and significantly increase its ability to oversee financial services providers in the state. California Consumer Financial Protection Law. Register here. the “CFPA”).

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Other participants included existing investors Fidelity China Special Situations plc and 5Y Capital, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday (Nov. is ramping up to compete against driverless car technology developers such as General Motors’ Cruise and Alphabet’s Waymo. already operates robo-taxi fleets in China and California.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.

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The round drew participation from Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital. California-based Anrok unifies sales tax monitoring, calculation, and payments processes across the enterprise financial stack. The startup operates in the US and has teams in San Francisco, Texas, Colorado, and Washington, among other locations in the US.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

With Tradeshift securing a nine-figured fundraise, the supply chain payments company was the undoubted leader of this week’s B2B venture capital fundraise. based Float said it plans to expand to Australia with its cash flow forecasting technology designed for SMBs. But the company wasn’t the only B2B FinTech to secure fresh funding.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The Libra Association has named James Emmett as managing director of Libra Networks, the association’s operating company subsidiary. Emmett previously was the top executive of HSBC Bank plc and Europe, where he was responsible for HSBC's UK Wholesale Bank and operations across Continental Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Bermuda.

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JULY 28, 2019

Following the state’s new law allowing autonomous vehicles, Palo Alto, California-based Gatik was approved by the Arkansas Highway Commissioner to launch a commercial service with Walmart, Walmart said in a press release. . with California autonomous car startup company Udelv. said in a news release. . said in a news release. . “We

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JULY 28, 2019

Following the state’s new law allowing autonomous vehicles, Palo Alto, California-based Gatik was approved by the Arkansas Highway Commissioner to launch a commercial service with Walmart, Walmart said in a press release. . with California autonomous car startup company Udelv. said in a news release. . said in a news release. . “We

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

It was a busy time for B2B venture capital this week, and while funding ranged across verticals from expense management to SaaS, there was a clear theme in investment rounds: high-tech data analytics. Based in Finland and with offices in California, MariaDB offers enterprises an open source database solution. Expense Management.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. Meanwhile, logistics, data analytics, and business travel technologies also won over investors. Lendingkart.

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OCTOBER 11, 2019

After one of the busiest weeks of the year for B2B startup venture capital funding, this week revealed a bit of a lull in the market. Led by Swisscom Ventures and Edenred Capital Partners, the funding saw participation from existing backers Lakestar and Notion Capital as well, while Columbia Lake Partners also provided funds.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

ZipLoan operates a digital platform to connect small businesses to loans, with a focus on kirana stores and micro-enterprises. Mexico’s Creze secured about $12 million in fresh funding that will bolster the company’s small business lending operations. Lending-as-a-service technology company Blend has secured a nearly $1.7

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MAY 7, 2020

As Target eyes boosting its same-day delivery services, the company is negotiating to purchase portions of California startup Deliv Inc., Due to a confluence of events over the past few months, Deliv will unfortunately be winding down our operations over the next 90 days,” she wrote. CNBC reported. Macy’s Inc., Mercato Inc.,

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JUNE 6, 2019

The round was led by Innovation Endeavors, with Dynamo Venture Capital, AngelPad, Fontinalis Partners and Trucks Venture Capital also participating. The company has been testing the vans on public roads in California since early 2018. A two-year-old self driving startup called Gatik has raised $4.5

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APRIL 14, 2020

Cisco , the California-based global technology company, announced a new financing program that allows customers to defer 95 percent of the cost of new products until January, according to a press release. ” Cisco Capital, the company’s vendor financing division, will provide $2.5

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JANUARY 18, 2019

Yet, venture capitalists revealed revamped interest in the B2B eCommerce and procurement spheres, exploring technologies like blockchain to enhance supply chains and the buyer-supplier relationship. Based in Malaysia, Dropee operates a B2B eProcurement platform that caught the attention of investors at Vynn Capital. Chronicled.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Today in B2B payments, Citi announces its news Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) head, while Rho lands new funding and adds accounts payable to its business banking technology. Prior to his appointment as global head of TTS, Khaliq served as head of operations and technology for TTS. 13) announcement. “The

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APRIL 19, 2019

The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb , which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding, while corporate card startup Brex also secured a prominent debt capital investment. Lyric plans to use the investment to expand its operations as it continues to focus on regulatory compliance.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

However, the company wasn’t the only one landing support for its invoice finance operations: India’s M1Xchange and U.S.-based Based in Switzerland, KiWi offers a digital platform for small businesses (SMBs) to accept electronic payments via mobile point-of-sale (POS) technology, while also bridging those merchants to financing.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

While the startups have big plans for those funds, including technological enhancements and staff expansions, it remains to be seen whether they will heed the advice to reserve cash. The company recently announced $10 million in venture capital funding, led by GV and Foundation Capital, while Amicus and Pierre Lamond also participated.

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JULY 2, 2020

Uber Technology is reportedly offering $2.6 DoorDash, the country’s largest deliverer of restaurant meals, could be valued as high as $15 billion following a likely infusion of capital from existing investors. The interest among established buyers in growing food delivery operations is far more than a U.S. phenomenon.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Creating a combined company that will lead to an addition of over 300 employees to its European operations, California-based Bird has purchased shared eScooter company Circ. Investors joining the existing investors as part of the combined firm include Team Europe, Signals Venture Capital, Target Global and Idinvest Partners.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Creating a combined company that will lead to an addition of over 300 employees to its European operations, California-based Bird has purchased shared eScooter company Circ. Investors joining the existing investors as part of the combined firm include Team Europe, Signals Venture Capital, Target Global and Idinvest Partners.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Over the past 20 years, we've developed the largest luxury inventory in the industry, created cutting-edge reCommerce technology, and have led the way in authentication excellence,” Fashionphile CEO Ben Hemminger said in the announcement. and other countries. Each company was to buy $125 million of the notes.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are all prevalent themes in this week’s venture capital breakdown, with startups working to overhaul entire processes for their enterprise customers, from logistics to workforce management. The firm said it will use the investment to focus on operational expansion.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

According to Israeli financial news website Calcalist , Armis employs around 240 people in Palo Alto, California and Tel Aviv. Insight Partners, which is a venture capital and private equity firm, recently opened an office in Tel Aviv last October. The round was led by Sequoia Capital.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The health crisis has forced some eateries to close entirely, while others must operate at reduced capacities depending on state and local restrictions. The November Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker® explores the impact of AI and how eateries are using the technology to ease their operations, personalize customer offers and fight fraud.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Side , a real estate technology company, has raised $50M in a Series D continuation round with participation from Tiger Global Management, ICONIQ Capital, and D1 Capital Partners. California-based Side is a a real estate technology firm that helps agents, teams, and independent brokerages build their own brands.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

An Egyptian firm landed the MENA region’s largest-ever seed round, a California company proved U.S.-based India’s FinBox landed an undisclosed amount of pre-Series A funding, reports in Inc42 said this week, with investors at Arali Ventures leading the investment in the credit risk management technology startup. SaaSOptics.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

This week, however, venture capital rounds were all about the small- and medium-sized business (SMBs), and how to address their biggest financial management pain points. raised venture capital for their SMB-facing tools, including global payments, accounting and banking. Businesses across Asia, South Africa, the U.K. GreenSlate.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Funderbeam operates a blockchain-powered funding and trading platform for the private sector in an effort to address the small business venture and capital gap. Reports said the firm is currently expanding its team, though exact details on how Edgewise plans to use the capital were not revealed.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Vouch Insurance , which offers insurance to high-growth technology firms through an online platform, said last week that it has raised $45 million in a funding round, and has expanded its service into California. Many founders are operating their businesses, from day one, with the ambition of entering an international setting.

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JULY 14, 2020

The Mountain View, California-based tech titan wants to tap into India’s potential in the internet, eCommerce and mobile payments markets. This week, Google announced that it was ramping up its ties to India with a $10 billion investment in the country’s technology buildout. According to Bloomberg, Reliance had sold 25.2

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

He was also a global leader at PayPal , providing technology-driven financial services to SMBs. “As Brodigan holds a BA in Economics and Business from the Virginia Military Institute and lives in Danville, California. Growing up, my father owned and led several small businesses.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

FIS has partnered with The Clearing House (TCH), the operator of the nation’s payments system infrastructure to provide instant settlements to small to mid-sized banks and credit unions (CUs) and their customers. and Nano Banc, a relationship-based bank headquartered in Irvine, California, are among the first FIS clients to use the service.

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MARCH 16, 2018

This week’s B2B FinTech venture capital roundup is all about data, and, as investors showed, there’s more than one way to offer data services for the enterprise. California’s Imply announced $13.3 The Series A investment was led by Walden International and GV, while Redline Capital and Atlantic Bridge Ventures also participated.

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