Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The idea that community banking can be a force for positive change is at the heart of Beneficial State Bank, which engages its customers through financial activism. billion-asset community bank in Oakland, Calif., When it comes down to it, though, the community bank’s mission is radically simple. Photo: Ashley Courter.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

That came after it shut down service in Seattle, Los Angels, and New York. We have also enjoyed giving back to our community through meal kit donations, volunteer service, and so much more.”. The company ceased operations in late January after laying off 30 percent of its workforce in May 2018.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2016

Since the launch of the Alexa Skills Kit less than a year ago, the Seattle-based company has been making strides in working with the developer community to build out Alexa’s skill set. In a press release , the company highlighted its new partnerships with top brands, such as Capital One, Domino’s, Fitbit, KAYAK and Uber.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Increasing access to capital to underrepresented small businesses is vital to economic growth and the communities they serve. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, all linked by business schools, related organizations and CDFIs. By awarding AEO the $1.9

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Founded last year, the company has already raised $30 million in total equity funding from investors including Sam Altman and Goodwater Capital, as well as more than $110 million in debt financing, to help San Francisco area residents make down payments on homes.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Bungalow also helps to create a sense of community through exclusive social events and volunteer opportunities so residents can get to know each other. “My It was hard to find a great home and even harder to build a supportive community away from friends and family,” Andrew Collins, co-founder and CEO of Bungalow, said in a press release. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2017

Moby Marts could be available to communities like this for little more than the price of a new car. 30,000 plus logistics support costs could give a fresh breath of life to small communities like the one where Mazetti grew up. . For Amazon’s part, it’s continually finding new ways to capitalize on people’s hatred of running errands.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2017

Hunger and wasted food are two problems that can have one solution,” believes Daily Table founder Doug Rauch, former Trader Joe’s president and co-CEO of Conscious Capitalism, Inc. Further north in Seattle, two AmazonFresh Pickup locations have finally opened for business after months of anticipation.

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American Banker

MAY 20, 2016

HomeStreet in Seattle has raised $65 million from issuing senior debt. billion-asset company said in a press release Friday that the proceeds from the offering with support growth and other general corporate purposes.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

Despite raising over $125 million in venture funding from the likes of Greycroft, ACME Ventures (formerly known as Sherpa Capital), Menlo Ventures, e.Ventures, Cota Capital, M13 and others, it seem Munchery couldn’t quite serve up the business needed to stay a going concern.

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American Banker

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Seattle bank's stock price fell in 2023 amid concerns over rising interest rates and its concentration of multifamily loans. The buyer is FirstSun Capital Bancorp, which raised $175 million as part of the deal.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

At the time, the retailer said it would leverage its stores and Shipt’s proprietary technology platform and community of shoppers to bring same-day delivery to Target customers around the country. Some are expected to be in Seattle — Amazon’s hometown and the location of its first Amazon Go.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The Seattle-based company said it aims to make bitcoin an accessible and useful payment method. Even after years of effort and hundreds of millions in VC capital invested, digital currency continues to have one major weakness: The world of bitcoin is desolate. “If

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. billion in assets community bank with 22 branches that encircle the Seattle Sound. Founded in 1980, Plumas Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Quincy in Northeastern California. First Capital, Inc. They are a $6.2

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

And as of last week, the list got a bit longer, as California made a few great leaps toward becoming the autonomous delivery capital of the country, with two big pilots by brand-name firms scheduled for the cities and suburbs.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 3, 2019

NACTO is an association of 63 American cities and 10 transit agencies across North America, including Seattle and the King County Metro and New York and the MTA. This data is presented through visuals to help engage stakeholders and community members. NACTO’s SharedStreets is trying to create the OS of the streets.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Stripe’s early success in acquiring customers was largely due to its mass appeal to the developer community. Get the full report. How Stripe makes money .

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2017

By offering software solutions that streamline law offices’ workload, automating rote and repeatable work, projects that might have previously required hundreds of hours of human capital, could be accomplished much more efficiently. Smart money investor(s) : First Round Capital, Bessemer Ventures. Benchmark Capital.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Lighter Capital made a two-fold funding announcement last week. First, the Seattle-based company closed $9 million in Series B funding. Investors include: Voyager Capital. Summit Capital. Individual investors, including Lighter Capital’s Chairman, Jeff Seely.

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CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

From their humble, skunkworks-style origins in Palo Alto to their current offices in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Seattle, and Boston, they’ve scaled up to attack new projects but keep the same focus on experimentation and innovation that helped them build the first Kindle. Capital One. Innovation Lab Name: Capital One Labs.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Community initiatives: Loom (Massachusetts). The burger’s success spurred Next Level Burger’s expansion into five new locations in Seattle and California, along with a new East Coast location at Whole Foods 365 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Community initiatives: Loom. The kombucha taproom: Cultured South (Georgia).

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Tech giants aren’t the only companies that have spotted the opportunity in remote diagnostics — some biotech companies have moved quickly to demonstrate value and capitalize on the eased regulations as well. It’s a sad consequence, but there is no other way [to communicate].”. Online courses & content.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S.,

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The fintech sector attracted $332 million in new capital the first week of August. Four of those came out of the most recent batch of companies launched from accelerator 500 Startups , where each received $125,000 in seed capital. Middle market capital matchmaker. HQ: Seattle, Washington. Total dollars raised YTD is $19.6

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CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

These companies are advancing a variety of construction methods to build ambitious development projects that reimagine everything from the wood used in homes to the ways we think about private vs. communal space. The Washington-based company has raised $6M to date from Vulcan Capital, among others. Table of contents.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2016

The real-time payments solution will be available for JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, PNC and Wells Fargo later this year, according to what representatives told Reuters. Bank of America announced its plans on Wednesday, following in the footsteps of U.S. Bank, who announced plans to bring real-time P2P payments to its customers on March 3.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

We know the power of connecting businesses with the people who love them most, which is why we’re proud to play a role in expanding the communities of these businesses to in-store shoppers at one of the most beloved retail stores in the world,” Facebook wrote in a press release.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. The 101 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time. Total Funding: Over $100M.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. THE BANKING AWARDS. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

BOUTIQUE GYMS & CLASSES ARE spreading AS MILLENNIALS SEEK CHOICE AND COMMUNITY. One 2014 survey found that 63% of people who attended boutique studio gyms did so because of the “community aspect formed by other people attending,” with another 47% attributing their attendance to the atmosphere. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Fresco’s head of community marketing, Johnathan Hamiter, began sending employees private Slack messages saying funding seemed “pretty bleak” and encouraging them to look for other jobs. Imzy was created by former Reddit employees Dan McComas and Jessica Moreno as a safer, friendlier version of the popular community site. Around 4 p.m.,

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

HQ: Seattle, WA. Connects marketplace lenders to institutional capital. Tags: SMB, expense management, expense reports, debit card, prepaid, accounting, bookkeeping, Y Combinator (investor), Community Federal Savings Bank (issuer). Source: Crunchbase. Front Desk. Mobile business scheduling, invoicing & payments platform.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 14, 2022

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2017

It looks as though Montreal, Canada’s robust AI community has left a good impression on tech giant Microsoft. Microsoft is excited to engage with faculties, students and the broader tech community in Montreal, which is becoming a global hub for AI research and innovation,” Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, said in a statement.

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