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APRIL 13, 2017

million in a seed funding round led by VC firm PivotNorth Capital. Darkstore already operates in San Francisco, Phoenix and New York City. Founded in May of 2016, San Francisco-based Darkstore offers a platform that enables on-demand, same-day and 2-day delivery options for eCommerce sites. Just recently, the company scored $1.4

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Reuters is reporting that the world’s biggest package delivery company has a venture capital arm called UPS Ventures, and that the announcement underscores how much easier it is to develop self-driving technology for freight trucks rather than passenger cars. Postal service running mail through three states in the Southwest.

Tucson 100

Tucson Arizona Phoenix Technology 100

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Digital Transformation – More Digital Than Transformative As bankers shared notes on recent technology investments, it is clear that there has been more digitization of how bankers already do business rather than a rethink of how to create a customer experience and operate the business with new tools and capabilities.

Arizona 147

Arizona Kansas City Industry Phoenix 147

Gonzobanker

JANUARY 4, 2016

For the most part, these channels are flooding executives with high-level “what” observations and doing nothing to help them make strategic “how” decisions or adopt new operating tactics. As bankers build bonds with peers through collaboration, they open up new opportunities to jointly invest capital in new ventures and strategies.

San Diego 60

San Diego Phoenix social media Strategy 60

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JULY 24, 2018

The Other Bets unit also reported an operating loss of $732 million, a 16 percent increase from the second quarter of 2017. Though most testing takes place in California, those operations also are conducted in Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Michigan and Washington State. Stock Compensation Growth.

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Conference Phoenix Arizona Michigan 100

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AUGUST 21, 2018

percent drop that “reflects the industry’s ongoing evolution to serve customers more effectively while reducing operating costs.” A report from JLL published earlier this year found the number of branches in the U.S. dropped from 91,900 in 2016 t0 89,900 in 2017, a 2.2

Phoenix 100

Phoenix Survey Washington Trends 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

When Google parent company Alphabet reported second quarter earnings in July, it said that losses for its Other Bets segment — a corporate umbrella that includes experimental projects, such as the Waymo self-driving technology unit — had an operating loss of $732 million, a 16 percent year-over-year increase from the same period in 2017.

Arizona 100

Arizona Survey Phoenix Technology 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

When Google parent company Alphabet reported second quarter earnings in July, it said that losses for its Other Bets segment — a corporate umbrella that includes experiment projects such as the Waymo self-driving technology unit — had an operating loss of $732 million, an 16 percent year-over-year increase from the same period in 2017.

Arizona 100

Arizona Survey Phoenix Technology 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2016

Organic delivery service Good Eggs was forced to pull back its operations to the San Francisco Bay area after they learned what so many who deliver consumer groceries have learned before: it’s much harder than it looks to get to scale and make money while doing it. And it is a segment that has seen casualties.

Marketing 102

Marketing San Francisco Phoenix Branding 102

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The startup operates an online gaming platform across Greater Southeast Asia (GSEA) that focuses on game curation, localization, user community building, and eSports activities. Sea also operates a separate e-commerce platform, as well as a digital financial services platform.

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Trends Phoenix Video Capital 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Seedrs was one of the names on the illustrious list of 2009-founded firms that decided to make like the Phoenix, and rise out of the ashes. As Nan Siler, head of payment and financial operations at Kabbage, noted, it’s been a pretty wild ride, thus far. The list goes on. Don’t take our word for it.

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Innovation Payments Apple Mobile 131

CB Insights

JUNE 11, 2018

In many ways, Apollo resembles Google’s Android Open Source Project (AOSP), Google’s open software platform for a mobile operating system (OS) that launched in 2007. In addition to the Apollo platform, Baidu is dedicating significant capital to autonomous vehicle startups, all of which have joined the Apollo partnership alliance.

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Google Industry Software Data 71

PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

Both Lending Club and Laplanche are currently facing shareholder litigation that claims they concealed material weaknesses in the online lender’s ability to monitor its operations. “I We’re ramping up volume over time as we learn more and get more comfortable with risk management, operating efficiency and marketing efficiency.”.

Lending 122

Lending San Francisco Online Risk Management 122

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. The Tech Award – Goes to Capital One. Best of luck in the next chapter, Chris!

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The Phoenix Suns Get a Payments Assist from PayPal. But one that Phoenix Suns fans will not have to live through for much longer, because as of this week, the basketball team has inked a deal with PayPal to bring the omnichannel experience courtside. The horror.

Columbus 116

Columbus Data Phoenix America 116

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs. The luxury brand operates under the umbrella of the Volkswagen Group, so developments within the division could have broader implications going forward.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Anyone who follows the industry knows this focused institution led by Findlay is all about executing the timeless principles of capital management, credit quality, efficiency and customer service. They should have been investing in fintech growth businesses and they had the capital to do it.” Grab some popcorn and watch.

Fintech 195

Fintech Community Regional Technology 195

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Goes to Tom Brown and the Second Curve Capital team for the inspiring message from Clemson CEO Jim Clements. In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., with Coinbase alone attracting $86 billion.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Nothing seems to put a bounce in a banker’s step more than a tax break and regulatory relief, and this bountiful energy was radiating at Bank Director’s annual “mecca” for bank M&A in Phoenix last week – Acquire or be Acquired. Capitalizing on Good Times. For those in the know – simply AOBA. Commercial Real Estate. Related Videos.

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Taxes Video Analytics Arkansas 76

CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

Using the CB Insights database, we mapped global unicorn companies valued at $1B+ according to the primary markets in which they operate. Google Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, MPM Capital. China Cinda Asset Management, IDG Capital. German Media Pool, Seven Venture Capital. Illumina, Celgene, Casdin Capital.

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