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AUGUST 17, 2021

The round drew participation from Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, General Atlantic, SoftBank Group, and Dragoneer Investment Group. California-based Chime collaborates with regional banks to create member-centric financial products, coining itself as a financial technology firm rather than a bank. Want the full post?

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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. million in seed funding, Back Office, based in Florida, plans to enhance the technology behind its small business accounting automation tool.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

It’s been several months, if not years, since blockchain was the darling of tech startup investors, but this week proved the technology still has a lot to offer venture capitalists. The company plans to use the funding to ready its software for enterprise adoption and explore additional verticals into which it can expand. ClearMetal.

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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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JANUARY 19, 2018

Automakers that want in on ridesharing, self-driving cars or innovative car financing options aren’t always developing their own technologies or starting their own ventures. As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. The number of automaker-backed investments seems to have skyrocketed overnight.

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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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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. A $40 million Series D funding round makes California’s Anomali one of the VC leaders of the weak.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The combined company, to be led by Metromile CEO Dan Preston , will have a pro forma market capitalization of approximately $1.3 Investors Social Capital, Hudson Structured Capital Management, Miller Value, Clearbridge and Mark Cuban have committed to investing $160 million through a private placement of INSU II Class A common shares.

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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. ” As investors and startups remain on-edge about exactly how this will play out, only a few B2B technology startups announced their own investments this week.

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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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JANUARY 15, 2021

In today’s top digital-first banking news, Goldman Sachs has selected FinTech startup Marqeta to power digital checking accounts for Marcus, while California credit card startup X1 notched $12 million in a funding round headed up by Spark Capital. X1 Card Raises $12 Million In Funding Round Led By Spark Capital.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Although startups based in California, New York, and Massachusetts have traditionally accounted for the majority of VC tech investment in the US, VCs are spurring other hotbeds of innovation across the country. We excluded debt deals and only considered venture capital, corporate venture capital, super angel, and growth equity firms.

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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. based Float said it plans to expand to Australia with its cash flow forecasting technology designed for SMBs. But the company wasn’t the only B2B FinTech to secure fresh funding.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

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 in debt funding raised from Innoven Capital, according to reports, which follows last year's $75 million Series C investment round.

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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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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Despite wide-ranging economic uncertainties and a challenging investment environment, venture capital (VC) firms and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are actively raising or seeking fresh funds for investment in the payments space. It also plans to invest in companies where technology is a clear differentiator.

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MARCH 4, 2022

The round drew participation from Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital. California-based Anrok unifies sales tax monitoring, calculation, and payments processes across the enterprise financial stack. Anrok’s competitors include Avalara, DAVO Technologies, TaxCloud, Taxware, and Vertex. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING?

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JANUARY 9, 2020

Vance, who penned the popular memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” has started a VC fund called Narya Capital, according to a report Thursday (Jan. The firm has plans to invest in startups that are in the science and advanced technology spaces, and will provide checks of between $5 million and $10 million. Bestselling author J.D. 9) by Bloomberg.

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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. is ramping up to compete against driverless car technology developers such as General Motors’ Cruise and Alphabet’s Waymo. already operates robo-taxi fleets in China and California.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

The company, based in Redwood City, California, sold 15.5 ai will acquire shares in a private placement as part of the listing, including Microsoft, which would buy $50 million at IPO price, and Spring Creek Capital, which plans to buy $100 million in common stock, Bloomberg writes. Software maker C3.ai million shares on Tuesday (Dec.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

AiFi, which was founded four years ago, said the investors include Qualcomm Ventures , existing investors Cervin Ventures and TransLink Capital, new investor Plum Alley and others. “As A variety of openings are expected in California and Texas by the end of 2020. AiFi is also partnering with top supermarkets in the U.S.,

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AUGUST 23, 2020

Palantir Technologies Inc., and Unity Technologies Inc. The startup raised about $2 billion from investors, including SoftBank and venture capital firm Sequoia Capital. as well as Durable Capital Partners LP in addition to current investors, accounts and funds that T. Snowflake Inc., Rowe Price Group.

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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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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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MAY 7, 2020

As Target eyes boosting its same-day delivery services, the company is negotiating to purchase portions of California startup Deliv Inc., Valued at $190 million two years ago, Deliv has raised $85 million in venture capital since its founding in 2012, according to PitchBook Data Inc. CNBC reported. Macy’s Inc., Mercato Inc.,

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

"Our singular focus is to leverage our technology leadership, first-mover advantage, and management leadership to establish and maintain a global leadership position in Enterprise AI," C3.ai Based in Redwood City, California, C3.ai ai’s market capitalization could be around $3.66 ai Founder and CEO Thomas M. Siebel said.

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BankInovation

JULY 1, 2021

a startup that helps with employee technology support, is now valued at $2.1 The Mountain View, California-based company has raised $200 million in a new investment, Shah said in an interview. The financing was led by Tiger Global Management and Alkeon Capital Management. […]. Moveworks Inc.,

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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. . “We Gatik has raised $4.5

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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. . “We Gatik has raised $4.5

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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. Meanwhile, logistics, data analytics, and business travel technologies also won over investors. Lendingkart. ScaleFactor.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

The company will aim to enhance its risk analysis to accelerate loan processing for businesses to receive capital access financing within three days, per reports in Contxto. Lending-as-a-service technology company Blend has secured a nearly $1.7 Accounting automation startup CANDIS secured about $14.2

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The San Mateo, California-based company said the cash will be used to introduce an at-home lab testing platform. Also participating were existing investors Boston-based Optum Ventures, which offers capital and strategic guidance to startups; TI Platform Management LLC., 9) that it closed on a $75 million Series C funding round.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

The company — based in Palo Alto, California — launched earlier this year, and is currently the only startup of its kind. “Tom, with his sharp business acumen, and Shay, with his strong technology background, have come together to solve this problem in a way that is transforming the industry. .

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AUGUST 11, 2020

Revolut , one of the biggest players in the crowded financial technology (FinTech) sector, has yet to make a profit. 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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JUNE 29, 2020

The Palo Alto, California startup said the no-fee account is the company’s latest move to build a next-generation banking service that is branchless, automated and optimizes every dollar. Wealthfront , the online investment service firm, has added checking features to its app.

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JUNE 1, 2020

Mint’s decision to phase out production of pennies next year, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a California-based venture capital firm, said money will be digital by 2030, Bloomberg News reported. The company raised $350 million in 2018 for startups working on the blockchain technology underpinning digital coins.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

While the startups have big plans for those funds, including technological enhancements and staff expansions, it remains to be seen whether they will heed the advice to reserve cash. The company recently announced $10 million in venture capital funding, led by GV and Foundation Capital, while Amicus and Pierre Lamond also participated.

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