Remove Capital Remove Las Vegas Remove Leadership Remove Operations
article thumbnail

Automakers Rev Up Venture Capital Engine With 38 Investments in 2017

PYMNTS

As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. In the rideshare arena, InMotion , Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm, invested $25 million in a $600 million funding round for Lyft in 2017. The automaker is also reportedly joining the Open Platform operated by Lyft for autonomous cars. Ridesharing.

Capital 109
article thumbnail

Gonzo Notes from Money20/20

Gonzobanker

Recently, your intrepid Gonzo investigators found themselves (again) in Las Vegas to get a take on payments at Money20/20. (We There is currently more than $1 billion in venture capital investments into blockchain/bitcoin technology. Here’s the type of vision and leadership we’ve been talking about.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Finovate Debuts: FundAmerica Helps Crowdfunders Stay Compliant

Fintech Labs Insights

FundAmerica’s back-end compliance solutions include everything from AML and escrow services to payment processing and state dealer representation, in short all investment advisers, broker-dealers and others need to raise capital pursuant to 506(c), 506(b), Reg A+, and rule 4(a)(6) crowdfunding regulations. Founded in November 2011.

article thumbnail

17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. Select Investors: AllianceBernstein, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners. Select Investors: CapitalG, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Pritzker Group Venture Capital. Select Investors: BlackRock, Norwest Venture Partners, Sands Capital.

Fraud 78
article thumbnail

Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Better Delivery By Any (And Every) Means

PYMNTS

For those keeping score at home tracking Amazon’s various attempts at automating and roboticized its operations, the scoreboard lit up this week an awful lot. The announcement was made by CEO of Worldwide Consumer Jeff Wilke on Wednesday (June 5) at the company’s “re:MARS” conference in Las Vegas. It was disbanded a year later.

Arkansas 109