CB Insights

AUGUST 1, 2017

This teardown features annotations & commentary by four Social Capital partners. Thanks to the Social Capital team for updating/confirming their portfolio data on the CB Insights Editor. Social Capital is a VC fund with a focus on healthcare and education. CB Insights Note. Investment syndicates. BEST OF DISRUPTION REPORT.

Capital 34

Capital Software Google Company 34

PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

Try being Samsung this past week, which had both a sizzle and a fizzle. The private equity firms that have backed the latest capital infusion are ones that are known for doing so as their investees get ready to go public. The Capital One data showed that such stepped-up activity will not occur in the next six to 12 months.

Samsung 100

Samsung Mobile Data social media 100

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Select Investors: DST Global, DN Capital, SoftBank Group. Company Description: The UK-based financial services company runs sites such as Compare the Market, lesfurets.com, and Beagle Street, which let people compare insurance products. Select Investors: Institutional Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic.

Groups 76

Groups Capital Operations Fintech 76

PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2016

Even the Apple Services revenue which everyone touted as Apple’s telltale for a sunnier future was misleading – more than 50 percent of the increased revenues reported from 2016 Q1 over 2015 Q1 were the result of a one-time legal settlement from Samsung. Prosper/Alt Lending. Lending Club shares are off more than a third. .

Apple 100

Apple Branding Fraud Bitcoin 100

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Samsung Pay was launched in the United States after piloting in South Korea. Samsung bought LoopPay with its Magnetic Secure Transmission technology, which gives it the ability to reach merchants in a way that other wallets cannot due to having both the NFC (near-field communication) and MST (magnetic secure transmission) technologies.

blockchain 60

blockchain Bitcoin Lending Innovation 60

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Developers designing for one of the two firms that make up the “stable duopoly for control of the app market” (Apple and Google), or for one of the more “minor” app platforms (Amazon or Samsung) are still waiting to get paid, he said, sometimes for as little as 15 days, but sometimes for or as long as 90 days. A Better Solution.

Apple 162

Apple Google Samsung Payments 162

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In a deal that aimed to open the Chinese coal markets, US heavy-equipment behemoth Caterpillar paid $677M in 2012 to acquire ERA Mining Machinery Ltd. The Chinese coal market is one of the biggest in the world and this deal looked like easy money. a leading producer of hydraulic coal-mine roof supports in China. Google and Motorola.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

If you were in the market for a credit card or looking to sell a house, this past week was a good one, as rewards points on the former, and prices for the latter were both up. Samsung : Looking to reinvent the smartphone — no small feat. Oh, and Samsung Pay is up to 240 million users and nearly 900 banks across the globe.

Samsung 100

Samsung ATM Massachusetts Fraud 100

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Being comfortable with the idea of alternative financial systems has opened the door to a variety of innovations, from alternative investment vehicles like cryptocurrency to point-of-sale lending alternatives. Borrowing: Credit-shy millennials embrace PoS lending. Investing: Robo-advisors and micro-investing lower barriers to entry.

Millennials 77

Millennials Mobile Lending Cards 77

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Forged strategic partnership with United Capital. Personal Capital ( FD15 ). Enlisted to Marketo for new marketing solutions. Teamed up with fellow alums OnDeck and CAN Capital to form Innovative Lending Platform Association. Honored by Marketplace Lending Power 20 Awards. Unveiled its Risk Insight API.

San Francisco 18

San Francisco Taxes Lending Colorado 18

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. The 101 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time. Total Funding: Over $100M.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 26, 2016

Samsung Pay. Capital One Wallet. billion and makes Diebold Nixdorf the world’s largest ATM company, claiming a third of the worldwide market. Competition and Markets Authority. The new facility will also host Google’s equity-free, three-month accelerator for emerging market startups, LaunchPad Accelerator.

Trends 12

Trends Fintech ATM Google 12

CB Insights

AUGUST 25, 2017

Banks are among the growing number of financial services giants investing in blockchain startups such as R3 CEV, which is working with an 80+ member consortium of banks, regulators, and technology partners to develop Corda, a blockchain platform designed to be the “new operating system” for financial markets. Networking and IoT.

blockchain 78

blockchain Industry Bitcoin Security 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Fresco’s head of community marketing, Johnathan Hamiter, began sending employees private Slack messages saying funding seemed “pretty bleak” and encouraging them to look for other jobs. Unfortunately, we were not able to find our place in the market. Title: Jawbone to Be Liquidated as Rahman Moves to Health Startup. Around 4 p.m.,

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Samsung, as is well-known by this point, has shuttered its Galaxy Note 7. Samsung had roughly a 22 percent share of the global smartphone market earlier this year, roughly twice that of Apple’s, and one might expect that gap to narrow. We also had some legit sizzlers this week as well… SIZZLE.

Apple 100

Apple Course Samsung San Francisco 100