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JULY 22, 2019

While the seamlessness of Amazon Go may have grabbed the most attention, the experimental retail model has spurred other retailers to innovate. Zippin , a new cashierless convenience store, has launched in San Francisco with the goal of reducing typically long lines. Shoppers log in with an app, pick up goods and can walk out.

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JULY 22, 2020

Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). The new feature in Brex Cash allows customers the choice to hold cash savings with FDIC insurance, or invest in Money Market Funds.

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MARCH 21, 2019

The San Francisco-based fintech startup also announced it has surpassed $1 billion in bookings through its platform, which enables small businesses and freelancers to streamline processes from capturing leads and delivering proposals to sending invoices and […].

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

To bolster its subscription business, San-Francisco-based Recurly has notched $19.5 million in funding led by F-Prime Capital along with participation from Polaris Partners, Silicon Valley Bank and Greycroft. The new funding brings its total raise to almost $40 million after raises in the past totaling $19.6

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AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk. Flutterwave.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Indian digital payments platform Cashfree has just landed tens of millions in new capital to help fuel its expansion, the Bengaluru-based company announced on Tuesday (Nov. Cashfree is a “2017 alumnus of Y Combinator,” the San Francisco-based startup incubator, according to the release.

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JULY 31, 2020

the San Francisco-based online bank, had the last laugh. Varo Bank’s opening … represents the evolution of banking and a new generation of banks that are born from innovation and built on technology intended to empower consumers and businesses,” said Brian Brooks, OCC’s acting comptroller in a statement. “As

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The San Francisco-based digital mortgage and loan platform on Wednesday (Sept. based early growth, FinTech-focused venture capital firm. based early growth, FinTech-focused venture capital firm. With our unified platform, our partners are able to accelerate digital innovation across every line of business.”.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

“What we achieved here with blockchain is creating a document flow across the supply chain,” said Torsten Zube, head of SAP’s Innovation Center Network. In other blockchain news , The CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, is investing in CoinList, a company that helps startups raise capital through cryptocurrency sales.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

This week's B2B Venture Capital roundup saw more than $76 million in new funding. Pulley plans to use the investment, which also saw participation from Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst and 8VC, as well as angel investors, to accelerate new hiring and invest in product development. The company highlighted the $8.14

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APRIL 28, 2017

venture capital sphere this week: VC funding for FinTech startups in Q1 alone hit $1.2 Analysts said the industry has seen its highest venture capital activity since Q1 of 2016, fueled by focus on late-stage investment rounds. This week’s B2B venture capital roundup is quite indicative of these trends. According to KPMG’s U.S.

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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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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

CEO Tayo Oviosu announced at Disrupt San Francisco, according to reports , that the company is planning to release its payments product in Ethiopia, Mexico and the Philippines as it plans to compete with heavy hitters, such as PayPal , Alipay and Safaricom’s M-Pesa. “We

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Japanese investment firm SoftBank Group is in talks with two startups in Mexico in a bid to continue to search out opportunities in the Latin American market, according to a report by Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter. The market is having to play catch-up to SoftBank.

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

Launched in 2013, San Francisco-based Particle aims to be an all-in-one solution to help customers bring IoT devices to market by providing encryption and security, as well as data autonomy and scalability. Our customers who started as early innovators are now leaders in their industries.”

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NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Citing a statement by Samsung Electronics, the move would enable the South Korean consumer electronics giant to respond quickly to changes in the market. Sohn was behind the company’s $8 billion acquisition of Harman International and currently oversees the Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center located in San Jose and San Francisco.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

In other news, the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) announced that it is joining forces with the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on a proof of concept to look into how digital central bank money could be used in the settlement of tokenized assets between market participants. “As We are starting to see more demand pick up in the market,” Lim said.

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million in new venture capital (VC) funding. The company currently operates in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, with expansion plans to enter other new markets in the first quarter of 2018. A logistics startup that is already servicing some big names has announced $4.3 Monday (Dec. Monday (Dec.

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JUNE 29, 2016

In a world where sunshine in the news is in something of short supply, the good folks at Thrive Market can add good news for those in need of some to report to the list of things they deliver. You can’t eat it, but after the week the world’s markets have been having, reporting numbers in black ink is pretty delicious.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

The round was led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), and backed by Dubai’s BECO Capital and San Francisco-based Lumia Capital. Being a global company, we got lots of interest from international VCs, and are proud to have San Francisco-based Lumia Capital joining the round,” Zeqiri says.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Further proof of that came recently from a young company based in San Francisco called Castle , which helps eCommerce operators such as Touch of Modern and Rue La La to defend against that type of fraud. The new capital will help fuel hiring and other growth, the company said. Fraud Prevention Innovation.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

The long tail of food suppliers, wholesalers and restaurants has been an underserved market not known for being technologically forward-thinking. And, he said, it is going to be the place where we see “the next wave of innovation.”. Outside of venture funding, Fiorentino is also the partial owner of a bar in San Francisco.

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JULY 13, 2018

This week’s B2B venture capital rundown includes some of the usual suspects, like blockchain and HR tech, and a few not-so-usual ones, like fleet and small business insurance. Another startup dabbling in the logistics market is Anchanto , a Singapore-based company that secured $5.45 and Singapore. Greenhouse. Oasis Labs.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

San Francisco area startup Helpshift is working to revolutionize the customer support industry through an enterprise-level, app-based customer support platform. Helpshift employs 123 people worldwide, including San Francisco and Pune, India. Helpshift Leads The CRM Industry Toward A Post-PC Era.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

But one California company has taken a slightly different approach to marketing their products at the popular grocer — they’re stocking kiosks, not shelves. And the company is not done expanding — it plans to find one or two new partners for the fresh kiosks in the San Francisco Bay area, according to Inc. The Future.

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MARCH 30, 2018

Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. Kenna said it plans to use the funds to expand its team, focus on sales and continue innovation efforts. Cybersecurity. Back-Office.

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MAY 8, 2020

The prevailing sentiment, as the crisis heads into its third month, is that more innovative government programs will be necessary to provide any meaningful relief. In our estimation this would be a considerable step toward stabilizing financial markets and the economy,” Brusuelas wrote.

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Chief Innovation Officer, Salesforce (NYSE: CRM). CEO, Groww (backed by Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital India, and Y Combinator). CEO & Founder, YieldStreet (recently partnered with Citi to offer access to private credit markets to the masses). See you in San Francisco ! valuation). valuation).

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The news comes as concern builds about young companies spending too much and not holding enough capital as worries about the global economy increase. venture fund based in San Francisco.”. European tech start-ups are getting a new source of funding thanks to a new $200 million investment from Japan-based SoftBank. China Growth.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

The Collison brothers had founded Stripe, but it would be a year before it would be in-market. Uber was a San Francisco-based on-demand black car service. As we start this new decade and prep for the innovation that will propel it, there are some things we know, for sure, already. The Connected Economy’s Potential.

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MAY 30, 2017

non-profit grocer Daily Table, which stocks healthy and convenient foods at an affordable price by sourcing them from a large network of growers, markets and manufacturers. Instacart started in San Francisco but announced that it plans to launch in more than 100 new markets by the end of 2017.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

With a strong penetration of smartphones and mobile commerce, Spain is quickly gaining visibility in the FinTech world, and its capital city is leading the charge. Spain’s capital city had more than 480 startups as of last year, with startups raising €659.4 According to La Vanguardia , the 40 percent market share the U.S.

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JUNE 1, 2017

Stripe, a San Francisco-based payment service provider that specializes in online transactions, is expanding its arsenal of financial products to cater to the needs of data-hungry businesses. The feature removes barriers surrounding the requirements of existing analytics tools available in the market today.

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MAY 11, 2017

Whether it’s San Francisco, New York City, London or Hong Kong, each of these areas have become well-known for developing and implementing innovative ideas. These ecosystems tap into a worldwide circulation of ideas, knowledge, talent and capital. While global growth is only at 2.6

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JUNE 20, 2016

San Francisco-based Plaid was founded in 2012 with the vision of making the world a better place for FinTech firms by providing easy infrastructure to connect FinTech innovators with their clients’ bank accounts. We are excited to partner with Plaid and support the business as it continues to enable financial innovation.”.

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