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The funding initiative is being led by existing investors Great Hill Partners LP, the Boston-based private equity firm, Eight Roads Ventures, the global venture capital firm based in China and.406 406 Ventures, the Boston venture capital fund. MineralTree Inc.,

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Though not venture capital, the private equity raised for New Jersey-chartered community bank Cross River Bank is noteworthy not only for its impressive price tag of $100 million, but for its reflection of investors’ support for financial institutions that collaborate with the tech startup scene. Cross River Bank. Wise Systems.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

hedge fund Tiger Global Management and existing investors Coatue Management and Valiant Capital. The funding round was led by hedge fund D1 Capital Partners, and came only six months after the startup closed on a $350 million round of investing. A source told Reuters that the additional funding comes from investors, including U.S.

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MAY 12, 2019

WeWork is heading to the public markets at the same time as the high-profile IPOs of Uber and Lyft had appeared to disappoint. The fact that WeWork isn’t tied to a lot of properties is what’s driving its lofty valuation, noted the report, citing Zach Aarons, co-founder of venture capital firm MetaProp.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

More than two-thirds of marketers are still failing to capitalize on this outreach method, however, spotlighting a massive missed opportunity.

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JUNE 18, 2020

Boston-based Eastern Bank , the nation’s largest mutual, is pushing ahead with plans to go public and shed its long-time format in a move that could raise nearly $2 billion, according to a press release. Shares of Eastern will trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol EBC, according to the filing.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Bloomberg reported this week that Boston-based home décor eCommerce giant Wayfair turned in strong third quarter financials, noting that the firm’s quarterly results “exceeded analysts’ estimates, suggesting the wave of home improvement inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic is lingering.”. These are the top stories in retail for Tuesday (Nov.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

The key, one source – whose company had been paid in cryptos – told The WSJ , is to get revenue-generating applications out on the market. “I Breaking it down by category, 83 percent of the 694 ICOs that don’t report capital and don’t list on an exchange are inactive after 120 days. The ICOs that were offered?

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AUGUST 20, 2020

What happens if Main Street becomes less a proving ground for smaller businesses — born of, and serving, local communities — and more a collection of larger firms, well-capitalized, but already enjoying competitive advantages? Millions of smaller businesses are grappling with the impacts of the pandemic.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This funding round brings the company’s total capital investment to $260 million. Tiger Global Management and Adage Capital Management also joined the round as new investors, with participation from existing investors. trillion industry by 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group. It is estimated that U.S.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

As SMBs seek opportunities to expand their operations, and reach new customers and markets, they will need the right spend and workforce tools to ensure funds are spent appropriately. This demand is driving the global expense management software market to reach $6.6 billion in value by 2025.

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MAY 20, 2019

The the class action lawsuit, filed Friday (May 17) by Boston-based law firm Block & Leviton in U.S. The investors also contend Lyft overinflated its market share in its IPO filing. Citing Uber’s IPO filing, the investors said Lyft claimed to have 39 percent market share in the U.S. and Canada.

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JANUARY 5, 2020

.” It has applied as common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Other investors include Benchmark Capital Partners, which owns 13 percent, and Oak Investment Partners, with 11.4 Other investors include Benchmark Capital Partners, which owns 13 percent, and Oak Investment Partners, with 11.4

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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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JUNE 21, 2017

SoftBank is helping out Boston-based digital security firm Cybereason with a big $100 million investment. All in all, Cybereason has brought in $189 million in funding since 2012 from a diverse investor set that includes CRV, Spark Capital, and Lockheed. Businesses need to concentrate on what happens once the adversaries are inside.”.

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MARCH 17, 2017

million in venture capital — the most the industry has seen in a while. According to Dyadic, the funds will go toward marketing and sales efforts as it looks to expand across North America. The B2B FinTech investment space has been relatively slow in recent months, but U.S. startups led the way this week with a healthy $101.5

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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. and its affiliates.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In hyper-competitive markets like Boston, New York and San Francisco, many buyers overbid and sometimes wave inspections to sweeten the pot for sellers. million round of venture capital funding to expand into the San Francisco market, seeks to simplify the real estate process with its offering.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm Equiteq announced that it advised The Shelby Group , an eProcurement transformation and optimization consulting firm, on a recent growth investment from Boston-based private equity firm WestView Capital Partners , according to a press release.

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MARCH 30, 2018

Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. Chertoff Capital made a “significant” equity investment in the round, the company said. Cybersecurity. Back-Office.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Caesars Entertainment announced that it has reached an agreement to offer DraftKings , the leading sports-tech entertainment brand in the country, providing market access for its online gaming products. The access is exclusive to Caesars locations across select states where the company operates casino properties. and Australia.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

From mid-2012 to mid-2017, Capital One Financial Corp. Bank of America is expanding this year into Pittsburgh, while JPMorgan will open as many as 400 branches over five years into cities like Boston and Washington, D.C. cut 32 percent of its branches, SunTrust Banks Inc. cut 22 percent and Regions Financial Corp. cut 12 percent.

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JULY 22, 2019

has announced the launch of a venture banking and lending business to provide debt capital financing and commercial banking solutions to growth companies and their investors. Stifel offers senior secured loans up to $40 million for working capital and growth capital needs. Stifel Financial Corp.

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JUNE 29, 2018

With ridesharing platforms, people can hail a ride anytime, anywhere, capitalizing on vehicles and drivers that are already in the system. In the case of uberPOOL or Lyft Line , they can capitalize on extra seats available in rides that are already in progress. We’ll fly out of Boston at 9:00 a.m. At least, that’s the idea.

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JUNE 26, 2018

RBC Capital Markets’ Lead Internet Analyst Mark Mahaney said that there could be 20 to 30 million people who live near a Whole Foods store but don’t shop there on an ongoing basis, while there are about 60 to 70 million Prime customers in the U.S., CNBC reported. Gallo had said in an announcement.

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MARCH 22, 2019

“We are working through the regulatory review process and are looking forward to updating the market soon,” an ICE spokesman told The Wall Street Journal. million in investor funding, including from ICE, Microsoft’s venture capital unit and Boston Consulting Group, noted the paper.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Word on the street is that B2B startups may be landing on the same path as B2C startups when it comes to the venture capital wells drying up. It could explain India’s rare absence from our B2B Venture Capital Roundup this week. Instead, the funding landed in the U.S., eProcurement. Document Management. ”

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

Which is why Munich-based Freeletics is trying to disrupt the fitness market with a customizable training app that requires no equipment. Founded in 2013, the firm has recently raised its first ever capital round of $45 million after almost five years of bootstrapping. According to some estimates, Americans on the whole waste $1.8

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Sources told Bloomberg that the retailer had discussions with lenders and equity holders from its previous bankruptcy filing, including Oaktree Capital Group, with some investors agreeing to rework about $280 million of debt and to provide $55 million of new money to keep the company in business.

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JULY 21, 2017

No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. Even as consumer expectation rises, a mere 25 percent of retailers are confident that they’re meeting the omnichannel demands of the retail industry, according to Boston Retail Partner research.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

With the help of Robomart , a startup based in California, the grocery chain plans to bring produce, convenience items and meal kits to the customers’ doors through roving autonomous mobile stores in the Boston area. In other news, Whole Foods Market is reportedly scrapping its plan to expand its 365 stores.

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McGrane and Hilsenrath also noted that following the push for higher capital cushions, “regulators are now focusing on corporate governance and the role of directors to ensure banks have the right culture and controls to prevent excessive risk taking.” What is the pace of change in the organization and markets served? Audit committee?

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MAY 11, 2017

This report purports that technology is the game changer when it comes to bridging the gap between the startup-heavy places, like Silicon Valley and Boston, and the rest of the world. These ecosystems tap into a worldwide circulation of ideas, knowledge, talent and capital. The technology industry currently sits at 4.5 Los Angeles.

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MAY 30, 2017

Flashfood bears a close resemblance to Boston, Mass. non-profit grocer Daily Table, which stocks healthy and convenient foods at an affordable price by sourcing them from a large network of growers, markets and manufacturers. Up next are areas in Texas, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio and South Carolina.

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

The market map below categorizes the AI 100 companies based on their industry focus. Download our research briefing to dive into private market trends, startups working on ‘general AI’ or human-like intelligence, and the most prominent industries using AI algorithms. Boston-based Cybereason is close to reaching Unicorn status.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

The signature innovation of Drizly – founded in Boston in 2012 – has been to more or less bypass the three-tiered structure in enabling alcohol eCommerce. And Drizly’s offering, according to Rellas, gives consumers something the market has heretofore lacked, which is a well-designed, easy-to-use channel.

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Cava has around 30 restaurants in the DC, LA, and NYC markets, and its packaged dips and spreads are sold in more than 200 Whole Foods Market stores. Select VC Investors: Khosla Ventures, Social Capital. Select VC Investors: Cue Ball Capital, Valley Oak Investments. Select VC Investors: Otium Capital. sweetgreen.

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