PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Postmates announced that is has partnered with Dine Brands, the parent company of Applebee’s and IHOP, so that its customers can now order from both restaurants in the more than 3,500 cities that Postmates operates in. And in August, the company announced that it was testing robot delivery in San Francisco.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

2), Ozon called itself Russia’s leading online shopping destination, stating that its gross merchandise value (GMV) has grown by 142 percent during the first nine months of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019, boosted in part by social distancing restrictions put in place by the Russian government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PYMNTS

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.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Public transport riders in San Francisco got something of an early Christmas present last week – courtesy of a cybercriminal getting some coal in his stocking. San Francisco’s Muni public transit system was reportedly hit by a ransomware attack last weekend (Nov. Hack A Municipal Transit System — Get Hacked Back.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 28, 2018

For the task, San Francisco-based Bento raised $9 million in a new round of funding today. Bento for Business wants to provide its customers with money management tools combined with banking solutions, similar to the personal financial management app for millennials, MoneyLion, according to company CEO Farhan Ahmad.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Yesterday, the smaller-scale fulfillment company closed $40 million in Series C funding, led by Activant Capital, bringing its total capital raised to $70 million. We now live in a world where consumers expect their online purchases to arrive at their doorstep almost instantaneously.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

and RBC Capital Markets. As of June 30, the San Francisco-based company had 1,016 employees, with more than 10 percent based in Argentina. Eventbrite’s biggest shareholder is Tiger Global, which owns 21 percent, while Sequoia Capital owns 20 percent and the Hartzes own a combined 17 percent.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

The company said that “the uniqueness of Klarna’s consumer offering, providing a healthier, simpler and smarter alternative to credit cards, with the addition of multiple services to smoothen the shopping experience, online and offline, is clearly resonating with the U.S. consumer.”. Other investors in the round include ?Commonwealth

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Eventbrite, the company that operates a platform to create, manage and sell tickets to events, filed an amended registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in which it said it is aiming to raise a $200 million initial public offering (IPO). At the midpoint, Eventbrite would have a market capitalization of $1.55

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

Just take the recent story of Three Babes Bakeshop in San Francisco. Indeed, the San Francisco-based company reportedly owes tens of thousands of dollars to its food suppliers, many of which are small businesses, and some of which told reporters they were never warned by Munchery of its plans to shut down. Tabs and Cash.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2017

“We did some research and found out that the majority of businesses in the beauty industry operate offline, without any software at all. The cloud-based software platform is designed to do a good deal of operational heavy lifting for salons by automating areas like customer records, inventory, financial reporting and other tasks.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. million from Alteria Capital. Alternative small business lender Lendingkart secured new funding this week to the tune of $11.5

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

With artificial intelligence (AI), Fraugster has developed a software solution that prevents fraud for online retailers, analyzing data from multiple sources and cross-checking information to determine whether a transaction is fraudulent or not. Scoro said it plans to use the funding to expand its operations in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

The online lending landscape may get rockier as federal regulators are eyeing whether to bolster their oversight on loans extended to small businesses. The focus of these lenders has been to extend capital to small businesses and startups, and those players have maintained that more regulations could hurt business.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2016

Shipt , the online grocery ordering and delivery service, has announced that it has secured $20.1 million in Series A funding that the company plans to use to expand into new markets and further compete with well-heeled online food delivery giants, like Amazon, Google and Instacart.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Kirk has a decade of experience running treasury and capital markets for large fleet companies, and is well known on the capital markets side. Its Getaround Connect device now operates in the United States, as well as in seven European countries: Norway, France, Germany, Spain, Austria, Belgium and the U.K.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Kirk has a decade of experience running treasury and capital markets for large fleet companies, and is well-known on the capital markets side. Its Getaround Connect device now operates in the United States, as well as in seven European countries: Norway, France, Germany, Spain, Austria, Belgium and the U.K.

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PYMNTS

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. Account Takeover Growth. Fraud Case Study.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2016

Earlier in the week, we reported on the bust that is B2B venture capital this week. For a lot of consumer startups, it’s not always obvious how you are going to monetize, and there is a lot of competition for eyeballs,” explained 500 Startups venture capital lead Dave McClure in an interview last month with Reuters. “For Accounting.

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CB Insights

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. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. Below are the detailed profiles of the Top 20 Venture Capital Partners.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Brian Athaide, chief executive of Toronto marijuana grower Green Organic Dutchman Holdings , told the WSJ , “The capital markets have dried up.” So went the narrative, which formed the central thesis of a study about the regulated taxi industry in the City of San Francisco and was presented to then-mayor Gavin Newsom in 2006.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. The operative word is control. “I With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it.

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CB Insights

MARCH 20, 2019

China Development Bank Capital, Coatue Management, Hillhouse Capital Management, IDG Capital, Temasek Holdings, Tencent Holdings, Tiger Global Management. Select Investors : Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, DST Global, GGV Capital, Goldman Sachs, IDG Capital, J.P. Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding that propelled its valuation to $4 billion. Lulalend lends directly to SMBs that can apply online, with an automated approval process accelerating access to capital.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2018

With Yinzer’s, it originally operated only on Mondays, starting in the evening and then running until the inventory was exhausted, and offering delivery to a small group of bars, via which the operation developed a loyal group of regulars who more or less made those cheesesteaks their main Monday night meal. Plans change, of course.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Another one has bitten the dust when it comes to providing the vital last-mile delivery service for online consumers (especially the hungry ones). Before calling a quits, Munchery shut down its services in Seattle, Los Angeles and New York so the company could focus on its largest market (San Francisco) in an effort to become profitable.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2018

“I certainly don’t think blockchain is an existential threat to Facebook today,” Spencer Bogart, a partner at Blockchain Capital, a San Francisco-based venture firm that invests in blockchain companies and cryptocurrencies, told CNBC. “Could it be? Yes, longer term.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

While he had some knowledge base, he realized that there wan’t a great place online for people to find solid and unbiased answers to personal finance questions. “We 2015, Simon Williams, chairman and CEO of Camelot Financial Capital Management LLC, was elected to the board of directors. Investment has been good.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Last week Stripe officially announced the launch of Stripe Terminal, a product that will enable online businesses and platforms to accept in-person payments with Stripe. Rolling out with Stripe’s in-store and online improvements are Warby Parker and Glossier. percent fee when sold online.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. Select VC Investors: Khosla Ventures, Social Capital.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The pandemic has also accelerated recent trends in banking, especially among the millennial demographic, which tends to favor digital banking and online brands over traditional banks. Sales and trading operations within banks can be lucrative. Capital Float is an India-based startup providing business loans through a lending platform.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Goodcover , a San Francisco-based insurtech, raised a $2M seed round led by Fuel Capital. Indonesian ride-hailing giant GoJek announced the official rollout of its online insurance offering, Go-Sure, that had been in beta since October 2019. GoJek rolls out its second insurance offering publicly. at an implied 12.4x

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 17, 2016

Online wealth management platform Personal Capital announced today it has brought on former Yodlee CFO, Mike Armsby ( pictured ), as its new CFO. In a funding round that boosted its valuation to $500 million, Personal Capital raised $50 million last month , with another $25 million pending. .”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2017

Based in San Francisco, iCracked is a platform that will bring the smart device technician to the consumer. It started out as an online, on-demand iPhone repair company. AJF: So, I previously ran a beekeeping operation with my brother, and I also started a winery with him. PYMNTS: What is iCracked, and what’s its mission?

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Inaddition to the purchase and financing of cars and fleets online, we define auto commerce to include car-sharing, on-demand, and short-term rental business models that provide an alternative to consumers purchasing cars. Companies like AT Zuche and Turo allow users to rent other users’ cars online or via an app.

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