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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Yesterday, the smaller-scale fulfillment company closed $40 million in Series C funding, led by Activant Capital, bringing its total capital raised to $70 million. We now live in a world where consumers expect their online purchases to arrive at their doorstep almost instantaneously.

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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. Venture Partners, while existing backer Chicago Ventures and newcomer Soma Capital also participated, according to a press release. ”

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JUNE 27, 2017

Chicago-based men’s grooming line Oars + Alps is hoping to change that with its $1.3-million Financing for this round came from Breakout Capital and the Levy family’s investment avenue. We aim to own exceptional men’s skincare online, without the typical retailer’s markup and toxins. million round of seed funding.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

But for Chicago-based Cooler Screens , all those clear refrigerator doors are a potential goldmine. “We My expectation is that consumers will — like a lot of the experiences they have in the online world — want to see more of that digital experience in stores,” Dravenstott said. “But

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services, enterprise financial software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) risk management as some of the hottest spots for investors this year.

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JUNE 30, 2020

The deal may have been an enticement to join the California-based company’s new loyalty program that is expected to launch nationwide in July, the online news service reported. You have a limited amount of capital and resources, [but] you want to stay current, which is hard to do,” Taggart told PYMNTS.

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JUNE 3, 2020

The company debuted a bolstered buy online, pick up in store ( BOPIS ) customer experience in some locations, with plans to expand that capability to the complete store base by the close of Q3. Additionally, Express said it decreased its forecasted yearly capital expenditures by roughly $25 million.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The company, which was founded in 2013, also offers customers the opportunity to buy in-store or order online for delivery, in a bid to reinvigorate what has mostly been an untapped area of delivery services. Foxtrot is currently based in Dallas and Chicago, but there are plans to expand elsewhere. Foxtrot announced on Wednesday (Feb.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

We view LULU growth, durability and ROIC [return on invested capital] profile as most similar to NKE,” Analyst John Kernan said in a note to clients on Tuesday (December 3). In July, Lululemon revealed that it was opening a massive store in Chicago. Lululemon’s market cap is currently $29 billion, while Nike’s is $146 billion.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Other investors include Hyde Park Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Hyde Park Angels and Y Combinator. The fulfillment centers are located on the edges of metropolitan areas such as Chicago, New York and Dallas. ShipBob’s latest center will be in Cicero, a suburb of Chicago, and will have around 100,000 square feet of space.

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JULY 18, 2017

Headway Capital , which provides online flexible credit lines of up to $50,000 for­­ U.S. The Chicago-based provider uses predictive analytics and digital decisioning to understand customers and make optimal decisions, mitigating fraud and risk.

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MAY 31, 2018

The paper reported that, in May, the online retailer “added two directors to its 11-member board that were nominated by activist investor Starboard Capital. Cars.com, based in Chicago, launched in 1998 and became a public company in 2017 in its spin-off from TV broadcaster and digital media firm Tegna. and autoscout24.de.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

Chicago’s Leaf Trade saw $4.5 According to reports , Kaszek Ventures led the funding, while Ribbit Capital also participated. million in funding for its revenue-based small business financing solution, revealing its capital injection on the same day of its official launch. Leaf Trade. based uncapped has announced $13.16

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JUNE 10, 2020

billion in a move that could result in the world’s largest online food delivery firm outside of China, with operations in 25 countries. The new combined company will be headquartered in Amsterdam, along with a North American headquarters in Chicago and a “significant presence” in the U.K., the press release says.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Struggling to compete with online brands, famed Big Apple luxury retailer Barneys New York has put itself up for sale and filed for bankruptcy protection, according to a report by Reuters. . It’s also dealing with a massive rent hike at its headquarters which sent it frantically searching for a buyer. .

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APRIL 16, 2020

Chicago-based LYFE Kitchen , a small fast-casual chain specializing in healthy options, is one business feeling the stress of the ongoing pandemic. You have a limited amount of capital and resources, [but] you want to stay current, which is hard to do,” CEO Gail Taggart said in a recent interview with PYMNTS.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

Chicago-based derivatives exchange Cboe Global Markets launched its bitcoin futures on Sunday, and CME Group is expected to launch its own on Dec. survey last year that reported they trust their banks as payment providers, compared to 40 percent that trust their alternative online payment providers.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Chang’s developed its mobile app with safety and customer experience in mind, and plans to leverage mobile order-ahead’s popularity to boost purchases at a new takeout-only location in Chicago. The restaurant faced its fair share of challenges along the way, but doing so has proved to be worth the effort. Cooking Up A Fresh App .

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Layer3 is betting big on basic and premium channel bundles, going against major players AT&T, HBO and CBS and others that have embraced online streaming via desktop and mobile apps to compete with the likes of Netflix and Hulu. and has since rolled out to Chicago.

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MARCH 9, 2020

The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. Restaurants create offers and promotions for profitable or loyal customers.

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JULY 18, 2016

Amazon has already dominated the online shopping and clothing markets, and now, it is setting its sights on the food delivery industry, something that startups, including Uber, have been eyeing. The venture capital industry has been responding, pouring money into the space for the last couple of years. If it launches in the U.K.’s

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MAY 10, 2019

s Cumberland crypto unit, Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Holdings and Ripple discussed the idea at a gathering Tuesday (May 7) in Chicago. Some of the biggest cryptocurrency firms are considering the creation of a blacklist of counterparties that often renege on trades or engage in illegal activities. Firms including DRW Holdings Inc.’s

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APRIL 16, 2019

And, as is traditional with online lenders, Upstart can do that online, in a couple of minutes, after a consumer has filled out an application. Over the term of the loan, he observed, the firm tends to see its customers’ traditional credit scores increase by 20 to 30 points on average.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Redfin also said that “online views of homes currently for sale in Crystal City and Long Island City on Redfin.com have skyrocketed. Meanwhile, in at least one city that Amazon turned down (Chicago), creative marketing types exacted a bit of benign revenge on the company via its own technology. In the week ending on Nov.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Obie , a Chicago-based proptech startup, announced it raised $2.8M Goodcover , a San Francisco-based insurtech, raised a $2M seed round led by Fuel Capital. Indonesian ride-hailing giant GoJek announced the official rollout of its online insurance offering, Go-Sure, that had been in beta since October 2019.

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MARCH 11, 2020

Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. This belief is based on “the Company’s operating plan, that current working capital and expected continued inventory and capital expenditure financing is sufficient to fund operations and satisfy the Company’s obligations.”.

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MAY 30, 2016

stock markets, it is possible – though not immediately – to see capital flight from abroad in search of relative safety. It’s worth noting that, as reported in The Chicago Tribune , Chinese officials have been trying to suss out whether the hike will take place in June or July. The rally has also given rise to a stronger dollar. .

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APRIL 16, 2019

After much of Chicago burned to the ground in 1871, rebuilding the city involved various fundraising and restorative strategies. to help build a new, free and public library in the capital of the Midwest – a gesture that can still make the city’s locals smile with awe and gratitude.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Over the last seven months, those devices and apps have given a much less on-the-go consumer two new superpowers: the chance to save time by moving physical routines online, and the ability to shift the days of the week once allocated to doing them. The book was based on her 1931 doctoral thesis at the University of Chicago.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Potential borrowers apply online or via mobile, can be approved and offered a rate within 15 minutes, and can have their loans funded within 24 hours. However, adopting the efficiencies that digital lending platforms bring to the table isn’t as easy as just flipping a switch and moving online, he added.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Jiobit, a technology startup based out of Chicago, makes something that seems like every parent, from those expecting to empty nesters, will want or wish they’d had. The startup has developed a location-tracking smart tag and accompanying mobile app that sends alerts to parents when their child has gone outside a preset range.

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MARCH 13, 2019

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. It is also known for developing Unreal Engine.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

“Technology provides the productivity gains for the global economy and many of the large-cap names like Apple and Amazon were carrying the torch for the market,” Channing Smith, a managing director at Capital Advisors Inc. Shares of the online retailer have lost more than $30 billion in value since Tuesday’s vote.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

According to a recent FT survey of 1,000 urban Chinese consumers, Yu’E Bao (the $241B money market fund established by Alibaba) and investment products sold on platforms such as Ping An Insurance-affiliated online financial marketplace Lufax are likely to see the biggest inflows in the coming six months.

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JULY 15, 2016

Carrick Capital Partners led the investment, which will be used to help Bay Dynamics expand globally and continue to innovate in the cyberrisk management space. The funding was led by Hoxton Ventures and Promus Ventures, based in London and Chicago, respectively. Cybersecurity. Bay Dynamics. and Singapore. B2B eCommerce.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Last week Stripe officially announced the launch of Stripe Terminal, a product that will enable online businesses and platforms to accept in-person payments with Stripe. Rolling out with Stripe’s in-store and online improvements are Warby Parker and Glossier. percent fee when sold online.

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