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A digital-first bank for south Florida

Independent Banker

Banking veteran Keith Costello cofounded Locality Bank, where he serves as president and CEO, to champion for south Florida small businesses financially affected by the pandemic. Costello has also held senior roles at Bank of Florida, City National Bank and Nations Bank during his 30-year banking career. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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On-Demand Home Services Startup Homee Raises $15M

PYMNTS

Tampa, Florida-based startup Homee raised $15 million in series B funding led by Forté Ventures, VentureBeat reported on Tuesday (Aug. Funds also came from Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Active Capital Partners, Florida Funders, Deepwork Capital and Engage.

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The United States Of Venture Capital: The Most Active VC In Each State

CB Insights

Using CB Insights data, we analyzed the most active venture capital firm in each state, based on unique tech investments from 2014 to 2019 YTD (1/24/19). We excluded debt deals and only considered venture capital, corporate venture capital, super angel, and growth equity firms. Merus Capital. BIP Capital.

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Voyage Lands $31M To Expand Self-Driving Vehicle Fleet

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The round was led by Franklin Templeton, with participation from Khosla Ventures, Jaguar Land-Rover’s InMotion Ventures, and Chevron Technology Ventures. This brings Voyage’s total capital raised to $52 million, according to a blog post written by Oliver Cameron, Voyage co-founder and CEO. “At

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Branching Out: Physical Locations Boost CUs' Digital Plans

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While many credit unions had already begun implementing digital technologies before the health crisis began, they were forced to radically accelerate their efforts after stay-at-home and social distancing protocols gave them little choice. Coast Capital On The Innovations Driving CUs’ Digital-First Future.

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B2B Startups Land Funding For Risk Mitigation Tech

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This week's B2B Venture Capital roundup saw more than $76 million in new funding. Pulley recently raised $10 million in Series A funding, Crunchbase reported this week, with payments technology company Stripe leading the investment. This startup connects founder and employees to a solution that can help them understand their equity.

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FIS, The Clearing House Partner To Connect Small, Mid-Sized Lenders To RTP

PYMNTS

The Jacksonville, Florida-based financial software company provides a managed platform service for banks to quickly and cost-effectively connect to the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP). Louis, one of the largest privately-owned banks in the U.S., It examines what adoption means for merchants and payment providers.

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