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Teacher-Focused Homebuying Startup Lands $7.5M

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“Our mission is to help these people build financial security and help them remain committed to their communities,” Landed co-founder Alex Lofton said. “We Landed said it has helped 200 teachers so far in areas like San Francisco Bay, Seattle and Denver. We try to stay flexible to people’s realities.

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Registration deadline approaching - Risk management summit 2017

Abrigo

The 2017 Risk Management Summit presented by Sageworks is set for September 25-27th in Denver, CO. In September 2016, more than 240 bankers and industry experts from both community banks and credit unions attended the Risk Management Summit in Austin, Texas. “The The finalized agenda will be published in April.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. Without the windfall of profit accrued to banks in 2022 because of faster-than-expected rate increases, banks will need to be better allocators of capital.

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Handshake, A Recruiting Platform For Gen Z, Hits $3.5B Valuation — Its Competitors Include Symplicity, WayUp, LinkedIn, And Indeed

CB Insights

Handshake , an early career community and recruitment platform, has raised $200M in a Series F. The round drew participation from Base10 Partners, Coatue Management, and Valiant Capital Partners, among others. Handshake has offices in San Francisco, New York, Denver, and London. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING?

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Greenline Ventures Launches New Small Business Fund

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Denver-based Greenline Ventures is opening up a new fund to help finance small businesses in the U.S. Small businesses continue struggling to access the capital required to effectively operate and grow — particularly businesses located in low-income communities,” said Greenline Ventures President Patrick Vahey in a statement.

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Peace Coffee Perfectly Times Its Pandemic-Fueled Growth

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Before the pandemic, it was a strong regional brand that combined conscious capitalism with direct-to-consumer (DTC) capabilities, with four popular retail locations, a rabid fan base and solid retail distribution for its whole-bean blends. But we’re in very regular communication with the organizations that we buy coffee from.

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Foundry Group Leads $30M Seed Funding For Matchstick Ventures

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The company has already backed several startups, including Denver’s Soona, a same-day photo and video content creation studio that is dually based in Minneapolis and Denver, Colo. . JPK Capital also participated in the funding round. Both Zola and Broshar were founders before they were funders. Onward raised $1.5

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