PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Stripe, the San Francisco digital payments startup, has landed a $100 million investment from Tiger Global Management, boosting its valuation above $20 billion. Stripe is a leader in the market, with its platform that enables electronic payments and secure transactions both in-store and online.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

billion and gave it an implied market capitalization of $14 billion. Wish, which is based in San Francisco and was founded in 2010 by ex-Google engineer Peter Szulczewski, runs an online marketplace known largely for selling discounted items from China. This helped Wish raise $1.1 The company said it made over $1.7

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

San Francisco-based Princeville Capital has announced a $50 million investment in Russian online retailer Ozon, which is partly owned by the Russian-based conglomerate Sistema. Ozon , one of Russia’s largest online retailers, has been on a growth spurt over the last few years.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

But consolidation looms, according to some observers, and online food delivery services will eventually have to shift more focus away from consumers and toward restaurant operators in order to thrive in a crowded marketplace. Testing was set for early 2019 in the San Francisco area. Postmates Funding. billion valuation.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

The startup Flutterwave , which picked up $35 million last year in venture funding, has launched an online portal that will enable African businesses to set up online shops. The company told TechCrunch that its newly launched product, called Flutterwave Store, is not a shift away from the company’s core online payments business.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

are in talks with Sistema , one of the largest publicly traded companies in Russia, to purchase Ozon , the Russian online retailer, Reuters reported. In late March, PYMNTS reported Princeville Capital of San Francisco made a $50 million investment in Ozon. Amazon and SoftBank Corp.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

CoverHound, the online property and casualty insurance platform operator, announced Tuesday (Feb. In a press release , the San Francisco startup that has sold more than 200,000 policies online said the Series D funding round was led by global insurer Hiscox and included participation from Chubb, Aflac Ventures, MS&AD of Japan.

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PYMNTS

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. II, according to Bloomberg sources.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Aura, a San Francisco-based fintech offering affordable loans to low to moderate-income households, wants to partner with banks to offer those loans to consumers who have traditionally been unable to secure them from larger institutions.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

4) night after the San Francisco-based financial services company posted better-than-expected quarterly results for its mobile payment app. Square Capital, the company’s lending division, reported a drop in revenue after it stopped issuing most new loans in the quarter. Square saw its shares skyrocket Tuesday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

LendingClub’s former CEO, Renaud Laplanche, who stepped down in May, sending shockwaves throughout the online lending industry, is gearing up to launch a new lender online called Upgrade. According to a report in Fortune , Upgrade of San Francisco, Calif., Laplanche acknowledged loan missteps at LendingClub when he left.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2021

Online gaming and entertainment platform Roblox is holding off on a public listing after the U.S. The SEC is investigating how the San Francisco-area startup allocates revenue. . Earlier this month, Roblox raised $520 million in a funding round led by Altimeter Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group.

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JUNE 28, 2018

For the task, San Francisco-based Bento raised $9 million in a new round of funding today. Bento for Business wants to provide its customers with money management tools combined with banking solutions, similar to the personal financial management app for millennials, MoneyLion, according to company CEO Farhan Ahmad.

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Abrigo

MAY 14, 2015

Word of mouth has moved online. So, in a customer service-focused industry like accounting, it quite literally pays to know what’s being said about you and your firm online. A Yelp search for accountants in San Francisco turns up four pages of opinions on independent accountants and CPAs, as well as small and large firms.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Affirm , a San Francisco-based point-of-sale (POS), buy now, pay later (BNPL) lender, announced a $500 million series G round of funding Thursday (Sept. Baillie Gifford, Spark Capital, Founders Fund and Fidelity Management & Research Co. 17) in a press release , bringing its total funding raised to more than $1.3

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

As COVID-19 has forced shutdowns and social distancing, web sales have been on the rise, and many entrepreneurs are moving their business models online. With Square Online Checkout, the San Francisco mobile payment company hopes to capitalize on this shift by offering companies what it claims is an easier way to accept online card payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2018

According to reports citing the company, the Series A round of venture funding was led by 8VC, the venture capital company. The report noted Deliverr, which is based in San Francisco, uses machine learning and predictive intelligence to ascertain which warehouses have the clients’ merchandise. They didn’t build their own taxis.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

The RealReal , an online retailer for authenticated luxury consignment, has authorized the sale of up to $70 million in new shares that could put its valuation at $1.06 Earlier this year, it was reported that the online retailer was considering an initial public offering (IPO) for later this year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

the San Francisco-based mobile payment company, said Tuesday (Sept. Square’s shares have doubled since May, according to Bloomberg , and at $55 billion, the company’s market capitalization is eclipsing that of many traditional banks. Square Inc. ,

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San Francisco Mobile Study Online 183

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

We continue to evaluate capital options and are excited about our industry position,” CEO Anthony Hsieh told Bloomberg. the San Francisco-based peer-to peer lending firm and OnDeck Capital, the New York-based online small business lending company, which went public at the time were already trading down, Housing Wire reported.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Lightspeed Ventures, iFly.vc, Silicon Valley Bank and Goodwater Capital were participants in the investment, Deal Street Asia reported. The firm evolved into an online shopping website with a warehouse and delivery network in 2017. The company provides its offering in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Seattle.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Public transport riders in San Francisco got something of an early Christmas present last week – courtesy of a cybercriminal getting some coal in his stocking. San Francisco’s Muni public transit system was reportedly hit by a ransomware attack last weekend (Nov. Hack A Municipal Transit System — Get Hacked Back.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

San Francisco FinTech Brex announced a $200 million debt capital raise from Credit Suisse that will be used to expand its eCommerce business and credit offerings to new companies, Brex announced in a press release on Thursday (Dec. This new financing will help Brex grow its eCommerce business, which launched in February.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2016

Lending Club, which has been struggling to recover from loan errors and the departure of its Chief Executive (among other issues), has named Patrick Dunne, a veteran of BlackRock, as its new chief capital officer. Dunne most recently was in charge of BlackRock’s San Francisco office.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The San Francisco-based digital mortgage and loan platform on Wednesday (Sept. based early growth, FinTech-focused venture capital firm. based early growth, FinTech-focused venture capital firm. The cash will be used to grow its online mortgage, consumer loan and deposit accounts, the company said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

the San Francisco-based online bank, had the last laugh. The initiative was co-led by new investor Gallatin Point Capital LLC, a Connecticut private investment firm, and existing investor The Rise Fund , a global impact investment fund. Since then, the skepticism has evaporated and the CEO of Varo Money Inc. ,

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PYMNTS

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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Security Capital Analytics Software 189

PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego and California Central Coast customers can order from Smart & Final. DoorDash’s on-demand grocery service is a nice addition to our online shopping options, and with delivery in under an hour, we know Smart & Final customers are going to appreciate it.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Truebil , an online marketplace to buy and sell second-hand cars, has raised $14 million in a Series B round led by Japanese investor Joe Hirao, the founder of ZIGExN. million from Kalaari Capital, Inventus Capital and San Francisco-based Tekton Ventures and existing investor Kae Capital.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

There’s online food purchasing, whether for delivery or pickup, where Amazon is gunning to be top dog. 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?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The investment was led by GPI Capital, and it brings the company’s total funding amount to date to almost $1 billion. Last month, Postmates announced that it was testing robot delivery in San Francisco. Marble, a San Francisco robot-delivery company, also applied to deliver within city limits. and after 6:30 p.m.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Indian digital payments platform Cashfree has just landed tens of millions in new capital to help fuel its expansion, the Bengaluru-based company announced on Tuesday (Nov. The coronavirus pandemic has also helped boost Cashfree’s growth as Indian businesses and consumers ramp up their online sales and purchasing activity.

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San Francisco Payments Leadership Cards 166

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

2), Ozon called itself Russia’s leading online shopping destination, stating that its gross merchandise value (GMV) has grown by 142 percent during the first nine months of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019, boosted in part by social distancing restrictions put in place by the Russian government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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San Francisco United States Capital Marketing 150

PYMNTS

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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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. Takeaway 3 Loan-level stress testing can help assess repricing risk, while capital stress testing helps clarify the impact of CRE loan losses on capital.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

San Francisco-based startup Upbeat may have the solution to this problem with its cloud-based PR platform. Technologists did a lot of infrastructure-level work to help online advertising go the way of the exchange and help us trust strangers enough to ask them to drive us around or let us stay in their house.

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