CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Company Description: Based in Nashville, Tennessee, SmileDirectClub provides at-home teeth-straightening kits. Company Description: Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Roblox is an online gaming platform.

San Francisco 77

San Francisco Company US California 77

CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The marketplace blended crowdsourcing and social media to create hype around new inventions; help inventors find partners, funding, and manufacturing resources; and sell their gadgets to major nationwide retailers such as Home Depot and Target. — Ben Kaufman, founder, Quirky. It tried to start manufacturing its own clothes.

Apple 78

Apple Branding Google Company 78

PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2018

The supermarket chain launched grocery delivery services using third-party carriers, called Kroger Ship, in several major markets including Houston, Louisville, Nashville and the company’s hometown of Cincinatti. Alex Stamos stepped down as chief security officer at the social media giant to join Stanford University as an associate professor.

Louisville 100

Louisville Nashville Apple Houston 100

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

We remember his architecting the legendary Bank of America and Security Pacific merger on the West Coast. Paul wrote the “ Online Banking for Dummies ” book in the late ’80s. Richard Durbin for his continued assault on the industry’s ability to make money supporting safe, secure consumer and business payments. And finally….

Fintech 195

Fintech Community Regional Technology 195