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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In PYMNTS’ latest B2B venture capital roundup, which yielded $75 million in new funding, startups embraced distributed ledger technology for B2B payments and supply chain management, with 80 percent of total funding landing at blockchain companies. ClearMetal.

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JUNE 29, 2020

Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California dominated the headlines, as it certainly appears that the so-called “First Wave” of the virus has not ended yet. COVID-19 has pounced on some of our largest population centers that began relatively aggressive economic re-opening campaigns in mid to late May.

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JULY 27, 2019

A host of potential resolutions to the mystery flooded across the web – the most popular being that this was some kind of marketing stunt by In-N-Out, possible portending a New York opening. The problem with marketing stunts is that they rarely thread that needle. But In-N-Out was pretty adamant that it wasn’t them. But they didn’t.

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JUNE 10, 2020

The BlackRock-led group is injecting capital into Trustly at a time when the company is building out its network, which enables merchants to accept bank transfers with the same ease as they now take credit card payments. Citigroup Global Markets Limited also took part in the transaction, acting as a financial advisor.

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APRIL 12, 2019

In total, more than $68 million in venture capital was announced — but that’s not counting the $130 million round for one U.K. Below, find the latest in B2B venture capital funding. As part of the fast-growing insurtech market, Embroker targets corporates in need of insurance policies. Back Office.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

At the time, Labor Department official Keith Sonderling said the decision “offers further insight into the nexus of current labor law and innovations in the job market.”. California Trucking Weighs In. Trucking companies in California say the proposal under Assembly Bill 5 is likely to lead to supply chain disruptions.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Legislation in California that aims to expand worker protections for so-called gig economy workers has led to a debate in the state’s freight services market and a lawsuit hoping to block the law. New legislation in California, set to take effect in January, was met with resistance from the California Trucking Association (CTA), Yahoo!

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JUNE 10, 2020

trillion market capitalization, 9to5Mac reported. . Last week, Apple inched closer to the all-time high market cap when its stock sold at $326 a share. Market capitalization is the share price multiplied by the number of outstanding shares of the company’s stock, which yields the company’s overall stock market value.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Opendoor , a San Francisco-based startup that offers a one-stop-shop for buying and selling real estate, is negotiating to go public with a California blank-check company, Bloomberg reported. Opendoor is in advanced talks with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. Opendoor and Social Capital II declined to comment to Bloomberg.

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MARCH 23, 2020

One market expert says that the COVID-19 outbreak will probably bring the housing market to a stop. said in an announcement that it will halt home buying in all 24 markets where Zillow Offers is currently in operation.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

The firm recently closed a $100 million investment round that will partly back physical growth in international markets and bolster the size of its labor force, the Financial Times reported. In October, the firm will open its 22 nd retail location in its home state of California.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

It was a busy time for B2B venture capital this week, and while funding ranged across verticals from expense management to SaaS, there was a clear theme in investment rounds: high-tech data analytics. The company said it will use the backing to focus on its go-to-market strategy and expand existing leadership. Expense Management.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. PYMNTS breaks down the $24 million in venture capital raised.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

It’s probably a good thing, too, considering there has been one high-profile cyberattack after another shaking up the market, including Equifax, SAP, Yahoo, Deloitte and Instagram, just to name a few — and all within just the last few weeks. This California-based startup has a particular cybersecurity focus: payments fraud.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. But a lesser-discussed market grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. vc and Techstars Ventures.

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JULY 13, 2020

” But Sung Tae-yoon , an economist with Yonsei University, warned that taxing cryptocurrencies could slow the country’s tech markets. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) charged California’s Abra for failing to register before offering and selling securities-based swaps. And, the U.S.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

executive Tom Siebel , is pricing its initial public offering (IPO) above the marketed range, aiming to make $651 million, Bloomberg reported , quoting unnamed sources familiar with the goings-on of the company. The company, based in Redwood City, California, sold 15.5 The company, based in Redwood City, California, sold 15.5

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APRIL 28, 2017

venture capital sphere this week: VC funding for FinTech startups in Q1 alone hit $1.2 Analysts said the industry has seen its highest venture capital activity since Q1 of 2016, fueled by focus on late-stage investment rounds. This week’s B2B venture capital roundup is quite indicative of these trends. According to KPMG’s U.S.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

With the funding, Yesler plans to invest in its marketing and engineering teams. India's BharatPe, which operates a B2B payments platform, is currently in the process of building credit solutions for its business users that will include short-term capital loans. million funding round for the firm. also participated, reports said.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

Revolut attributed the losses to its expansion into new markets and the introduction of new products. Other investors included Menlo Park, California-based TCV and Index Ventures , the global venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, along with half a dozen others. million (£106.5

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Amid the race to reach $1 trillion in market capitalization, analysts are predicting that Amazon will win over Apple. But, while Apple is getting a lot of accolades from analysts on Wall Street and investors, it won’t hold the top spot for market capitalization for long. Even so, Apple could potentially pull off an upset.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. In the rideshare arena, InMotion , Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm, invested $25 million in a $600 million funding round for Lyft in 2017. Beyond rideshares, InMotion Ventures also entered the self-driving taxi market with a $3 million infusion in U.S.-based

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MAY 26, 2020

The owner/operator of 85 shopping centers in California, Colorado and Illinois said shoppers are returning to recently reopened malls, but they’re not lingering, according to a CNBC report. But you can access equity markets [and] public debt markets.

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MARCH 27, 2020

It’s too soon to tell how coronavirus will impact the venture capital ecosystem, but some analysts are turning to the economic crisis of 2008 to make some educated guesses. In a recent report, CrunchBase looked back at how VC investors reacted to the market downturn over a decade ago.

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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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JANUARY 19, 2021

19) that it has finished its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to California-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management, according to a statement. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said on Tuesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Reports in the Financial Times earlier this week revealed that investors are advising startups to hold on to cash and gather reserves to remain stable amid any market uncertainties. With on-demand services like Airbnb landing a greater share of the business travel market, other players looking to compete are coming in fast.

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JULY 18, 2018

eBay is gearing up to slash close to 300 jobs in California, with the cuts slated to be completed by July 20. RBC Capital Markets estimates Amazon made between $1.5 In the notice to the EDD, Amir Vonsover, an eBay employment counsel, wrote, “eBay will conduct a mass layoff.” billion.

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JULY 31, 2020

In a venture capital slowdown, any investment round is a win. The company’s Series B investment round was led by Viola Ventures and Rabo Frontier Ventures, while existing backers Lightspeed Venture Partners, Point Nine Capital, Speedinvest, 42CAP and others also participated. million in fresh investment for the industry.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

California Gov. About 70 percent of the 500-plus Uber and Lyft drivers surveyed this month said they were “extremely” or “very” satisfied with their experience on the platform, according to RBC Capital Markets. . Lyft says it has 325,000 drivers in California, while Uber says it has more than 200,000, the article said.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

In June, NS8 closed a Series A funding round for $123 million , led by Lightspeed Venture Partners , the Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm, with additional funding from Paris-based venture capital firm AXA Venture Partners.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

The owner/operator of 85 shopping centers in California, Colorado and Illinois said shoppers are returning to recently reopened malls, but they’re not lingering, according to a CNBC report. But you can access equity markets [and] public debt markets.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

However, it was a B2B software procurement platform that raised the most money — $55 million — in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. Energy Innovation Capital and Chevron Technology Ventures led the funding, while R/GA Ventures and Macquarie Capital also came on board as new investors.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The investors followed a Series C investment round closed by Veritas earlier this year, which was led by CDC, Pai and Lok Capital. This holding company offers a suite of INDUS-branded services targeting the legal cannabis market with tools like sales, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and more. The Credit Junction.

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JULY 14, 2017

million Series A round of venture capital (VC) funding led by Bullpen Capital. With 25 full-time employees and 2,300 couriers, Saucey is making its way into various California cities and has plans to move into Texas and Florida down the road. Los Angeles-based, alcohol delivery startup Saucey just announced news of its $5.4

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Next Insurance , the online insurance provider for small businesses, is negotiating a deal to raise new capital in a round that would value the FinTech startup at $2.25 Google’s parent company, is in talks to lead the $250 million funding round for the Palo Alto, California-based insurer, the news service reported.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Chipotle Mexican Grill is capitalizing on the surge in online demand and opening its first digital-only restaurant in Highland Falls, New York, just outside the gates of West Point military academy. Chipotle Digital Kitchen will start taking online orders for pickup or delivery on Saturday (Nov.

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