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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Lucaciu is the chief technology officer of Adore Me , an eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailer that has adjusted to disruptive changes in its market, including the bankruptcy of the parent company of Victoria’s Secret. We’re focused on capital efficiency,” he noted. “We Adore Me is ranked No.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

The London-based company, which was founded in 2012, is available in 47 countries and has offices in Warsaw, London, Berlin, Istanbul and Vilnius. Other contributors included Revo Capital, U-Start Club and Practica Capital. TransferGo , an up-and-coming international money transfer company, has raised more than $17.6

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JULY 7, 2020

Founded in 2012, nCino has raised $213 million in venture-backed funding, according to Crunchbase, the San Francisco provider of business data about private and public companies. The underwriters of the offering will have a 30-day option to purchase up to 1.1 million additional shares of stock, and nCino could raise as much as $210.4

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JUNE 22, 2020

nCino, which was founded in 2012, said it will use the proceeds of its stock sale to purchase additional office buildings, and may also use a portion to acquire, invest in or obtain rights to complementary technologies, products, services or businesses. . BofA Securities and Barclays are the managers for the proposed offering.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Thiel has been steadily selling his Facebook shares over the past few years, and he sold most of them in 2012. billion, which includes his stake in Palantir Technologies , a data analytics company. He has 9,948 left. Thiel is worth about $3.4

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

As reported by the Federal Reserve Payments study this week, the value of noncash fraud has gone up between 2012 to 2015, and the measure along that time frame grew by 37 percent to $8.3 The data, said the Fed, came from surveys of depository institutions in 2012 and 2015, and payment card networks in 2015 and 2016. 36 in 2012.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

The new investors were joined by existing investors including Nation Capital, Sapphire Ventures and Google’s venture arm known as GV. Currencycloud said it will use the funding to boost its technology portfolio and partner network. The series E funding round takes Currencycloud’s total funding to $140 million to date.

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JUNE 18, 2018

And when music streaming startup Spotify Technology went public in April, Goldman Sachs held a stake worth more than $350 million — a sevenfold return on a 2012 investment. Sources said that recent investments include Ripple Foods , which makes milk from peas, and credit card startup Marqeta.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

We have around 40 companies that fit in Brazil,” the group’s head in Brazil, André Maciel, told the news outlet during an event at Cubo, a technological hub funded by Itaú Unibanco, the largest private bank in Latin America. . Creditas was started in 2012 by Sergio Furio, a Spanish former consultant and now the company’s chief executive.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending upstart Lendify has reportedly secured $115 million of funding, while international trade platform Contour has teamed with information technology (IT) solutions firm Mphasis. The Hong Kong sale is being managed by Citigroup, China International Capital Corp.,

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Technology that has the ability to transform cities has given power to how people live their everyday lives. One city that’s been growing in its technology sector over the last few years is Mexico City. Before we jump into the post, here are a few facts about Mexico City and its tech scene: . For Latin America, 36.6

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AUGUST 18, 2017

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all around us in today’s technology-driven society. This week, the company announced its last part of its $120 million venture capital (VC) funding round. Founded in 2012, the AI startup specializes in data analytics for enterprises looking to quickly find data, similar to an online search engine.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Standard Chartered Private Equity was the main investor, and Affirma Capital also participated in the round. The amount of the raise wasn’t disclosed, but Dianrong was reportedly trying to raise $100 million so that it had enough to satisfy China’s capital requirement — $74.5 The company is known as the “lending club of China.”

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Digital payments startup QFPay , the largest global partner of WeChat Pay and Alipay, raised $20 million in new funding led by returning investors Sequoia Capital China and Matrix Partners, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. QFPay was founded in China in 2012 and is known for its QR code-based technology.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

This latest round of funding brings Cybereason’s total amount raised to approximately $400 million, with previous investors including CRV, Spark Capital and Lockheed Martin, according to a press release. Founded in 2012, Cybereason boasts distribution in all major global markets.

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JUNE 17, 2020

From healthcare to education to entertainment to manufacturing, technology innovators are stepping forward to help answer that question. In some cases, the technological changes inspired by Covid-19 will come in the form of an acceleration of existing trends — for example, industrial automation and contactless payments. Teletherapy.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Payments startup Sourcery announced new venture capital to propel its focus in the food and hospitality industries, reports said on Tuesday (Sept. The funding will also be used to develop an accounts receivable solution for vendors receiving payment via the Sourcery platform.

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JUNE 10, 2019

The company was started in 2012 and has 240 employees. Sheth said he plans to use the capital to double that number within a year to 18 months. Adding AI to the mix provides an additional layer of protection, Sheth said, which sets his company apart and also attracts investors.

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MAY 5, 2017

Don’t let the seemingly low value of $42 million raised this week by B2B venture capital firms fool you: VC activity in the space was strong, hitting key verticals like cross-border payments and SaaS. Find out who’s planning ahead in our breakdown of B2B venture capital from the week below.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Japan-based business card management service Sansan has announced news of fresh venture capital in support of its solution which helps professionals with business information management and networking. The service launched in Japan in 2012. An announcement Monday (Aug.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

AI technology startup ViSenze creates digital image search solutions built on deep learning and computer vision capabilities. Founded in Singapore in 2012, the company’s solutions are used today by major digital retailers such as Rakuten and ASOS to simplify product searching for some 250 million daily active users.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

The deal stipulates that Amazon will receive stock warrants representing up to 29 percent of Balyo’s capital. The company already uses robots developed by Kiva Systems, which Amazon acquired for $775 million in 2012. Amazon will utilize technology to minimize labor,” a source close to the situation said at the time.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

So, access to capital isn’t just essential for these companies to survive — it’s critical for the economy to thrive. On the upside, researchers found small businesses’ demand for loans is at its highest level since 2012. Yet, the small business lending gap remains. For banks, the reason often comes down to profits.

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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.

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The San Francisco-based Ripple, which launched in 2012, will use the funding to add personnel to its global organization and enrich its services that power payments using blockchain technology with its XRP platform.

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Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Here, for comparison, is similar data on venture capital funds?—?printing That is a 100% increase in capital looking for quality fintech assets. The below figure using earnings for banks by Mercer Capital is a close-ish apples-to-oranges translation mechanism we can use for the discussion. billion in 2020 Q2, to $3.6

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Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Here, for comparison, is similar data on venture capital funds?—?printing That is a 100% increase in capital looking for quality fintech assets. The below figure using earnings for banks by Mercer Capital is a close-ish apples-to-oranges translation mechanism we can use for the discussion. billion in 2020 Q2, to $3.6

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MARCH 17, 2017

Founded in 2012, WayRay develops consumer electronics as well as augmented reality technologies for the automotive industry. In its funding announcement, WayRay said that the company has used some $10 million of angel and Series A venture capital, as well as its own funds, to develop technology-transparent holographic displays.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

The FinTech startup iKaaz, which was founded in 2012, has a cloud-based platform for online merchants, point-of-sale hardware for retailers and a mobile wallet for customers who want to make digital payments. With the backing, the investors are hoping the ridesharing company can better compete against Uber Technologies in Southeast Asia.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Financing for blockchain and bitcoin startups slid 16% in the first nine months of 2016 to $429 million, putting the sector on pace for its first annual drop since 2012, CB Insights reported. Deal activity fell 7% to 92 equity financings. CB Insights first began reporting on blockchain and bitcoin Read More.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Momentum Machines introduced its fully autonomous burger bot in 2012, and now, with news of an $18 million venture capital funding round , it’s one step closer to opening its flagship San Francisco restaurant based around the prototype, which has been in the works since June of last year. It’s meant to completely obviate them.”.

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MAY 6, 2019

Japanese capital group SoftBank has invested $20 million in Clip, a Mexican FinTech startup that offers a mobile credit card reader for smartphones. Businesses all across Mexico have adapted the technology as a simple and low-cost way to accept payment, according to Reuters.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Tanium, which provides organizations with an IT security platform, raised $200 million from Wellington Management, Baillie Gifford & Company and Adage Capital Management, pushing Tanium’s valuation up to $6.5 After its previous funding round, in which Tanium raised $175 million, the firm was valued at $5 billion.

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JUNE 14, 2016

P2P payments were realtime within Chase since 2012, but now they are realtime among Read More. Bank, Bank of America, and as of yesterday, JPMorgan Chase. Bank and Bank of America joined the realtime network in March.

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JUNE 13, 2019

The Singapore-based payments startup opted to raise more capital to grow independently as a company instead. And Grab, which Tan Hooi Ling and Anthony Tan started in 2012, has a value of $14 billion, per CB Insights. The company also debuted a platform for financial technology last year. The news comes as Grab raised over $4.5

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

20) said Utrip raised $4 million from backers at Plug & Play, Tiempo Capital and Acorn Ventures, among others. Utrip first launched in 2012 as a B2C solution that helps consumers book travel plans by creating itineraries based on recommendations and attractions. Reports Monday (Feb. 2014, as well as a $750,000 round before that.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

ID Finance Co-Founders Boris Batine and Alexander Dunaev were far from newcomers to the world of finance when they started up their business in 2012. educated entrepreneurs met while working abroad at Renaissance Capital and Deutsche Bank. In a large part of the developing world, a lot of opportunity is getting overlooked.

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