CB Insights

AUGUST 16, 2017

Last quarter, the US unicorn “birth rate” ticked up significantly as 9 new VC-backed companies reached $1B+ valuations (compared to only 3 companies in Q1’17), the highest quarterly total since the close of Q3’15, according to our Q2’17 Venture Capital Funding Report with PwC. AvidXchange. Valuation: $1.4B.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2017

While late-stage investing rounds are the typical “tipping point” for entry into the unicorn club, one quarter of newborn unicorns in H1’17 earned their $1B+ valuations with a mid-stage Series C capital raise. Select Round Investors: Breyer Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, Wildcat Venture Partners. AvidXchange.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear. The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. picks up Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We’ve simultaneously disdained and feared the fintechs, artificial intelligence and blockchain consortia. Caywood is a huge name in fintech with Starling being a recent industry darling around innovation. Banks Leveraging Fintechs Award. Capital One quit mortgage late in 2017. The Fintech That Roared Award.

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