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JUNE 8, 2018

After news surfaced in May that Golden Gate Capital was considering a merger of Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear of California , the private equity firm has created a new operating company comprised of the two retailers. Both brands have made great progress in the past 24 months and have generated strong performance.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

There are few more contentious issues currently than the status of workers operating on platform-type business models,” noted Brandeis University Heller School Dean David Weil in an interview with The New York Times in March. California Trucking Weighs In. State governments are grappling with this debate, too.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Investors backed a range of B2B FinTechs this week operating in areas including accounting, cross-border payments, virtual cards, expense management, cybersecurity and more. In total, more than $68 million in venture capital was announced — but that’s not counting the $130 million round for one U.K. Back Office. Buckzy Payments.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

The word “California” never fails to conjure up a mental image, though that will vary from person to person – some will think sun and sand, others will think movie stars, while still others will think internet startups. Well, if all of these California test drives go according to plan, anyway. The California Bot-Building Race.

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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. The automaker is also reportedly joining the Open Platform operated by Lyft for autonomous cars. Ridesharing.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

We previously wrote about California Governor Newsom’s 2020-2021 Budget and an accompanying trailer bill that would rename the Department of Business Oversight (“DBO”) and significantly increase its ability to oversee financial services providers in the state. California Consumer Financial Protection Law. Register here. the “CFPA”).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Backers at Meritech Capital Partners and Lead Edge Capital led the Series D investment round, according to TechCrunch news, while Index Ventures and Workday also participated. This California-based startup has a particular cybersecurity focus: payments fraud. Cybersecurity. Duo Security. Blockchain. Digital Asset.

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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. Honorable Mention.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Yesler operates a B2B eCommerce platform for the lumber and building materials industry, and investors at Tech Square Ventures have just led a $3.3 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.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We've cut expenses, suspended capital projects, furloughed our cast members while still paying benefits, and modified our operations to run as efficiently as possible, however, we simply cannot responsibly stay fully staffed while operating at such limited capacity," D'Amaro said, according to a memo to employees seen by CNN.

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PYMNTS

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. The $13 million raised for U.K. ClearMetal.

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JULY 31, 2020

In a venture capital slowdown, any investment round is a win. Whistic said it would use the investment to grow its staff and scale operations. California- and Israel-based Ermetic is another newly funded B2B startup focused on enterprise security. million in fresh investment for the industry. million fundraise.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Payment operations software company Modern Treasury raised $38 million through an Altimeter Capital-led Series B funding round, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 12) announcement. The company says that over $18.5

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PYMNTS

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. Venture Partners, while existing backer Chicago Ventures and newcomer Soma Capital also participated, according to a press release.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Other participants included existing investors Fidelity China Special Situations plc and 5Y Capital, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday (Nov. He said the company’s strategy is to supply autonomous technology to other automakers and to operate its own fleets of robo-taxis. Driverless car developer Pony.ai is now valued around $5.3

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South State Correspondent

MAY 9, 2024

This data is critical for pricing, capital allocation, and marketing. The credit risk in California increased the most by 103 bps due to higher inflation, primarily driven by wage costs. As can be seen, Georgia, California, and Nevada have the highest levels of probabilities of defaults and some of the highest increases.

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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. Based in Finland and with offices in California, MariaDB offers enterprises an open source database solution. Expense Management.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The grants are part of the San Jose, California-based worldwide online payments system’s $530 million pledge made earlier this year to strengthen minority communities and fight for economic equality and racial justice. PayPal Holdings Inc. provided $5 million in grants to support Black-owned businesses in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

A California college student has filed a lawsuit against TikTok , accusing the viral video service of sending her personal data to its parent company in China, as well as creating an online profile for targeted advertising, without her consent. is instrumental to an eventual goal of taking the company public next year.

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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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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

Following the state’s new law allowing autonomous vehicles, Palo Alto, California-based Gatik was approved by the Arkansas Highway Commissioner to launch a commercial service with Walmart, Walmart said in a press release. . with California autonomous car startup company Udelv. said in a news release. . said in a news release. . “We

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JULY 28, 2019

Following the state’s new law allowing autonomous vehicles, Palo Alto, California-based Gatik was approved by the Arkansas Highway Commissioner to launch a commercial service with Walmart, Walmart said in a press release. . with California autonomous car startup company Udelv. said in a news release. . said in a news release. . “We

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The Libra Association has named James Emmett as managing director of Libra Networks, the association’s operating company subsidiary. Emmett previously was the top executive of HSBC Bank plc and Europe, where he was responsible for HSBC's UK Wholesale Bank and operations across Continental Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Bermuda.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

ZipLoan operates a digital platform to connect small businesses to loans, with a focus on kirana stores and micro-enterprises. Mexico’s Creze secured about $12 million in fresh funding that will bolster the company’s small business lending operations. Accounting automation startup CANDIS secured about $14.2

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

With Tradeshift securing a nine-figured fundraise, the supply chain payments company was the undoubted leader of this week’s B2B venture capital fundraise. The series A round also saw participation from access ventures, Agaeti Venture Capital, Ahabe Group and Central Capital Ventura. Below, PYMNTS looks at how more than $292.5

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

1.5B: Recent capital raised by hotel operator OYO. 2020: The year California Consumer Privacy Act takes effect. Efforts are afoot to repair the data trust deficit , while online financing promises to gain a new foothold. And a relatively remote country offers global FinTech lessons.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. Kobo360 operates a freight technology platform, connecting truckers with businesses that need shipping services across the region. Lendingkart.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

The round was led by Innovation Endeavors, with Dynamo Venture Capital, AngelPad, Fontinalis Partners and Trucks Venture Capital also participating. The company has been testing the vans on public roads in California since early 2018. A two-year-old self driving startup called Gatik has raised $4.5

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

as well as Durable Capital Partners LP in addition to current investors, accounts and funds that T. The company said the funds will help with new offerings that assist its retailers in handling the evolved operating climate as well as provide diners with secure and accessible ways to transact. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. among others.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Merage and his company, MIG Capital , based in Newport Beach, California, disclosed the 5 percent stake in the eCommerce company, the reason for which was that the stock was “undervalued, and represented an attractive investment opportunity,” he said. He is also seeking a seat on Groupon’s board.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

As Target eyes boosting its same-day delivery services, the company is negotiating to purchase portions of California startup Deliv Inc., Due to a confluence of events over the past few months, Deliv will unfortunately be winding down our operations over the next 90 days,” she wrote. CNBC reported. Macy’s Inc., Mercato Inc.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

So, what made Benchmark Capital confident enough to put $50 million behind Good Eggs, a San Francisco-based, curated, on-demand grocery store specializing in “absurdly fresh” local meats and produce? And there are meal kits, a huge and widely varied subset of the vertical. Size Does Matter – But Bigger Isn’t Better.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Creating a combined company that will lead to an addition of over 300 employees to its European operations, California-based Bird has purchased shared eScooter company Circ. Investors joining the existing investors as part of the combined firm include Team Europe, Signals Venture Capital, Target Global and Idinvest Partners.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Creating a combined company that will lead to an addition of over 300 employees to its European operations, California-based Bird has purchased shared eScooter company Circ. Investors joining the existing investors as part of the combined firm include Team Europe, Signals Venture Capital, Target Global and Idinvest Partners.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Plus, Epic Games has again asked a California judge to reinstate Fortnite to Apple’s devices. Thunes, the FinTech startup that operates a global cross-border payments network for emerging economies, announced on Tuesday (Sept. B2B Cross-Border Payments Network Thunes Raises $60M. 8) that it has raised $60 million in Series B funding.

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