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MARCH 26, 2020

As more government entities introduce measures to aid SMBs, banks and FinTechs have launched their own programs this week to accelerate access to much-needed capital for their SMB customers. have launched new crowdfunding programs to support SMBs’ need for capital. Below is a roundup of some of the most recently announced measures.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

The colleges working on the project — with the backing of Pantera Capital, a hedge fund — are based in the United States, and include Stanford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of California at Berkeley.

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APRIL 26, 2018

Last month, the company, developed in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s media lab, announced $20 million in funding from China’s FBG Capital, INBlockchain and Kenetic Capital.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

the cloud platform for insurance , raised $20 million in venture capital funding from AXA Strategic Ventures, the VC arm of AXA, and MassMutual Ventures, the VC arm of Massachusetts Mutual Life. According to a report , H&Q Asia Pacific, an earlier investor in One, participated in this round of fundraising as well.

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CB Insights

JULY 25, 2017

Palantir Technologies and WeWork , both valued at $20B, are tied for third. New York ranks second with 15, followed by Massachusetts and Illinois with five each. After California, New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois, the next-highest unicorn populations are found in Utah (with four) and Florida (with three). YTD 7/25/17).

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JUNE 27, 2019

At the same time, many early stage startups, particularly in the technology sector, still have access to traditional financing, like venture capital and private equity. Last week, small business accounting company ScaleFactor released a new survey on how SMBs access capital. Localizing Capital.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is aiming to boost innovation in cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology (DLT), by easing some of the existing rules. All stablecoins on Bitfinex and Ethfinex will be traded against USD.”.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

With the help of connected car technology, the morning and evening commutes are no longer just a time for consumers to drive to and from work: These periods of the day between home and work life are also becoming a time where retailers can engage shoppers in contextual commerce experiences. percent of commuters last year.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 8, 2017

We used the CB Insights platform to surface 15 notable, early-stage startups developing technologies related to unmanned aerial, marine, and/or land vehicles designed for unstructured environments. Select Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Lowercase Capital, Menlo Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures. Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Gabi , a San Francisco-based digital broker for home and car insurance, raised a $27M Series B led by Mubadala Capital. Capital, AngelList, Burst Capital, Canvas Ventures, CMFG Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Project A Ventures, and Securian Financial Group also participated in the round. .

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

We used the CB Insights platform to surface 10 notable, early-stage eSports startups developing technologies related to competitive gaming facilitated by electronic systems, particularly video games played on computers or consoles by professional gamers (though many do it as a hobby or pastime). Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts.

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APRIL 14, 2018

Normal protocol would automatically push the tax filing deadline to April 16, but this year, April 16 marks Emancipation Day in the nation’s capital, and so, as a holiday gift to all of us, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has given Americans until April 17 to file their taxes. That means U.S. Windfall for Uncle Sam? It’s a question.

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CB Insights

JULY 20, 2017

As the construction tech industry matures, the space has seen increasing efforts from early-stage companies to leverage new technologies across all areas of the sector—from connecting clients and contractors to buying and selling construction-related goods and services. Select Investors: Elevation Partners, Maxfield Capital, Ritchie Bros.

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JULY 13, 2017

“We love new technologies, particularly when they fit so naturally into household planning.”. The company has plans to open two new Massachusetts locations by 2018. The eCommerce giant reportedly plans to invest $500 million in the food segment as it capitalizes on increasing Internet penetration in the country. In Other News….

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APRIL 17, 2018

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. We used CB Insights data gathered via our machine learning technology (dubbed The Cruncher ) and from thousands of submissions we received from VC partners and firms via The Editor.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Selection: Mitch Englert, EVP of Community Banking, Capital City Bank Group, Inc. NASDAQ: CCBG) When you dig deep into the organizational structure beyond the folks you see at investor presentations, you find people like Mitch, who started his career at Capital City in Tallahassee, FL as a part-time teller. What has he accomplished?

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

Massachusetts securities regulators recently sued the company , alleging that it exposes investors to “unnecessary trading risks” and prompts inexperienced investors to trade frequently through the “gamification” of stock-market investing.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. Can the states make licensing – of the money movement kind – any easier?

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 10, 2016

This blog may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance and training purposes… Virtual customers assistance company Interactions , the technology behind automated customer service solutions for companies such as Hyatt, LifeLock, and Asurion, pulled in $56 million today. It brings the company’s total funding to $167 million.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Also participating in Quantopian’s funding round were Bessemer Venture Partners, Point72 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Spark Capital – all existing investors. The Series C takes Quantopian’s total capital to nearly $50 million.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Also participating in Quantopian’s funding round were Bessemer Venture Partners, Point72 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Spark Capital – all existing investors. The Series C takes Quantopian’s total capital to nearly $50 million.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 11, 2016

The technology, powered by Rage’s aggregation engine, extracts and interprets data from paper and electronic sources, and uses semantic intelligence to read both structured and unstructured data. The technology is highly configurable, and provides managers with a wall-to-wall audit trail.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Fiserv wins inaugural Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Fintech ADVANCE Award for its Verifast palm authentication technology. Vantiv to provide debit, credit, and ATM processing services for Financial Technology Solutions International. Massachusetts-based bank, Salem Five ($4.2

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

From the digitization of medical records to smart patient care platforms, technology is disrupting the healthcare industry. The Mayo Clinic Departments of Information Technology and Public Affairs teamed up with CFI to create the Mayo Clinic App. One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. Cardinal Health — Fuse. Founded: 2014.

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. THE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS. THE BANKING AWARDS. Takes big ones to walk away from a big business like that.

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JUNE 7, 2020

IDC), a Massachusetts market research company. This could result in some share wins for the vendors that position their portfolios to capitalize on this change.”. The continuing implementation of 5G globally, the fifth generation technology standard for cellular networks, is a positive sign, IDC said. “On

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

These are (in descending order): Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Maryland, Florida, Colorado, and Washington. Similarly, in active cyber-states such as Virginia, and Massachusetts, there are a plethora of companies that have raised over $20M, but only a handful in each of those states have raised $50M+. Massachusetts.406

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 8, 2016

The total value of deals this week was $206 million, with half ($100 million) going to Canadian blockchain technology provider Blockchain Intelligence. . Alkami Technology. Digital banking technology. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Sound-based payment & banking technology. Investment & trading technology.

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MARCH 23, 2018

Created in the media lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Eximchain operates a blockchain platform to facilitate supply chain financing via smart contracts and its own token system. The company raised $20 million , reports this week said, with China-based cryptocurrency hedge fund FBG Capital leading the way.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 13, 2016

In addition to LoanNow, Finovate alums attracting new capital included: Gem , which pulled in $7.1 HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Blockchain technology. Healthcare payment technology. Short-term working capital provider. Tags: SMB, equity crowdfunding, capital, investing, P2P. Source: Finovate. Direct Match.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The fintech sector attracted $266 million in new capital the second week of August. 17 million to Upguard for its cybersecurity technology. HQ: Franklin, Massachusetts. BPS Technology. Bigstone Capital. Half went to Finovate/FinDEVr alums including: $56 million to customer service specialist Interactions.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Thread , a UK-based e-commerce startup that combines machine learning algorithms and human stylists to provide a personal shopper service, raised $20M in Series B funding from investors including H&M CO:LAB, Balderton Capital, Beringea, and Forward Partners. in a Series A from Ideaspring Capital and Inventus Capital Partners.

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. Select Investors: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Wellcome Trust, GIC, SoftBank Group, DST Global. Valuation: $12B.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Connects marketplace lenders to institutional capital. Payment technology for parking meters. Tags: Investors, big data, business intelligence, investing, capital markets. Source: Crunchbase. Maxwell Health. Payroll & beneifts platform. Latest round: $22 million Series C. Total raised: $56.4

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 18, 2016

Blockchain technology for securities. Startup capital raising platform. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Tags: SMB, capital, crowdfunding, equity, investing. Total raised: Unknown. HQ: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $7 million. Total raised: $7 million. HQ: New York City. Source: Crunchbase.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Look back to 2009, when peerTransfer was just an idea at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For us to go to 100 countries and territories and tell the payors ‘this is the best way to pay’ – well, that is something that would have required ridiculous amounts of capital,” he said.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies. This list is not intended to be exhaustive of corporations working on autonomous vehicle technology. Top initiatives: Filed patent in 2016 for autonomous lane-switching technology.

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