PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The funding round was led by Harbert Growth Partners, with other participants including Highland Capital Partners, Camber Creek, Working Lab Capital, Geolo Capital, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and former Bain Capital Partners MD Mark Nunnelly all participated in the round.

Arlington 130

Arlington Houston Virginia Capital 130

Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2019

Previously, only INV Fintech members were permitted to attend Demo Day on March 11 in Seattle. INV Fintech, the technology accelerator run in partnership with Fiserv, has opened its Demo Day event to financial institution executives attending Bank Innovation Ignite.

Innovation 150

Innovation Seattle Fintech US 150

PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Lightspeed Ventures, iFly.vc, Silicon Valley Bank and Goodwater Capital were participants in the investment, Deal Street Asia reported. The company provides its offering in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Seattle. Shoppers, for their part, can make orders on the WeChat mini-program, Facebook, or the Weee app.

Los Angeles 143

Los Angeles San Francisco Sacramento Seattle 143

PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

Seattle-based Suplari enhances the eProcurement process with artificial intelligence, with a focus on helping the enterprise identify cost-savings opportunities and supplier risk they might have otherwise missed. The India-based startup has already seen funding from Kalaari Capital, Saif Partners and Beenext. eProcurement.

blockchain 116

blockchain Capital Seattle Lending 116

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

After a difficult deliberation, 10 early-stage fintech companies were selected by a team of judges to compete in this year’s DEMOvation Challenge, to take place in Seattle on March 1. Many applied, few were chosen.

Innovation 150

Innovation Seattle Fintech Company 150

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The feature is currently only available at two Amazon Go stores in Seattle, but the eCommerce giant plans to expand it to its other checkout-free stores. Fifty percent of businesses say manual processes, sluggish payments and high operating costs have made managing accounts receivable departments nerve-wracking over the last six months.

Payments 148

Payments Apple Survey Seattle 148

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

The company said Atlanta has a diverse and growing ecosystem, with new firms, new talent, more connectivity, and greater capital. And, in May, a Seattle-based startup that manages an on-demand warehouse marketplace, Flexe , notched $43 million in a series B funding round. It said it will make a $5.6 Saltbox is the solution.”.

Atlanta 131

Atlanta Seattle Community Industry 131

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Or maybe a relatively bland extended-stay operation right off the interstate. To learn more about the trend, PYMNTS recently caught up with Kulveer Taggar, co-founder and CEO of Zeus , a digital and mobile-focused operation that puts business travelers into furnished housing that Zeus rents from owners.

Los Angeles 139

Los Angeles San Francisco New York City Trends 139

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

While they will lack the sheer financial clout of federal assistance, they are starting to offer strategies beyond capital infusions that will assist in restarting small business when the crisis passes. Several examples have shown up over the past week.

Maine 141

Maine Seattle San Francisco New York City 141

PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

The company ceased operations in late January after laying off 30 percent of its workforce in May 2018. That came after it shut down service in Seattle, Los Angels, and New York. Munchery had said it was planning to focus on its largest market, San Francisco, in an effort to become profitable, but that never happened.

San Francisco 117

San Francisco Los Angeles Capital Seattle 117

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

Starbucks said in the press release that the investment is the first of its kind for the company, and that the new fund is seeking $300 million in additional capital in the coming months from strategic partners and institutional investors. The company launched its first store in Seattle in the 1970s.

Seattle 122

Seattle Retail Innovation Company 122

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The private-equity backed operator of Houlihan’s restaurant chain has filed for bankruptcy protection. There is already a deal in place to sell Houlihan’s to restaurant operator Landry’s for $40 million, as well as the assumption of some liabilities, according to The Wall Street Journal on Thursday (Nov.

Metro 108

Metro Seattle Operations Marketing 108

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2018

This week’s venture capital (VC) investment tracker finds that both blockchain and alternative finance are leading markets. Based in Seattle, Qumulo offers businesses data management technology via its cloud-based file storage solution. Formerly known as Logtrust, Devo announced the investment coinciding with its rebrand.

blockchain 115

blockchain California Capital Lending 115

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2017

million in a seed funding round led by VC firm PivotNorth Capital. With the latest seed funding round, Darkstore has reportedly set a new goal to hit $110 million in product fulfillment and is expanding into three new markets: Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago. Darkstore already operates in San Francisco, Phoenix and New York City.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Los Angeles New York City Phoenix 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

The company said it received $75 million in new capital from Hilco Global and the Gordon Brothers Group to keep the lights on during the bankruptcy protection proceedings. The company said that it was going to close stores in Las Vegas, Seattle, Chicago and other smaller places, as well as seven warehouse locations, and focus on key stores.

New York 108

New York Branding Las Vegas Seattle 108

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

The news that on-demand delivery startup Munchery has closed its doors — even after raising $125 million in venture capital funding — serves as reminder of how difficult it can be to gain a profitable foothold (much less a dominant position) in the on-demand food delivery space. Future Moves. So, what’s next in these delivery wars?

Los Angeles 180

Los Angeles San Francisco Analysis Seattle 180

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

A vote in Chicago this week could decide if Uber and Lyft will continue to operate there, as the vote from the full city council will determine whether or not ride-sharing firms will have to comply with the same types of regulations city-licensed taxi drivers are forced to.

Chicago 101

Chicago Austin Los Angeles Miami 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2016

First Data has rolled out a commerce technology solution at CenturyLink Field and CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle, home to the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, designed to “take the fan experience to the next level” for those at the stadium. Payments Take The Field. The Voice Of Commerce.

Seattle 100

Seattle Mobile Apple Google 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

So as a consequence they kind of held their sales OK, but their margins crashed, their operating profit crashed, their expense rate ballooned. To keep the lights on during the bankruptcy process, the company said it received $75 million in new capital from Hilco Global and the Gordon Brothers Group. The Department Store 2019 Blues.

Las Vegas 164

Las Vegas New York Conference Report 164

PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Since its launch, the company has operated in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and Seattle. “We founded Bungalow to give early career professionals the ability to live in a beautiful and affordable home, in the neighborhood they want, and with a great community surrounding them.”. markets by the end of 2018.

San Diego 100

San Diego Los Angeles Security Portland 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2016

While autonomous drones are just a part of the eCommerce giant’s various projects, they’ve received plenty of R&D resources and marketing support from Seattle. While Flirtey is certainly no Amazon, it’s not as if the Nevada test was some kind of fly-by-night operation.

Nevada 100

Nevada Resources Seattle United States 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The Seattle-based eCommerce operator and cloud computing provider decided to build in both Crystal City, an urban area in North Virginia near Washington, D.C., Apologies for the cliché (some of us miss baseball already), but that’s the story with Amazon and its split decision Tuesday (Nov. 13) on its new headquarters.

New York City 122

New York City New York Virginia Chicago 122

PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The operative word is control. “I With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. Consumers can inquire directly with restaurants about existing promotions. It’s a new concept that means both parties win.”.

Miami 130

Miami Los Angeles Austin South Carolina 130

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Beneficial State Bank was born from a bold idea and a gift of capital from activists and philanthropists Kat Taylor and Tom Steyer. The bank recently set up a branch inside the world’s greenest commercial building, the Bullitt Center in Seattle. “We Randell Leach, Beneficial State Bank. We’re not trying to do anything extractive.

Oakland 153

Oakland Community Community Bank Leadership 153

CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. Select Investors: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Wellcome Trust, GIC, SoftBank Group, DST Global. Valuation: $12B.

San Francisco 77

San Francisco Company US California 77

CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. Below are the detailed profiles of the Top 20 Venture Capital Partners.

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San Francisco CA Capital Operations 71

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The team is moving remarkably quick,” John Mulligan, Target’s chief operations officer, said. Some are expected to be in Seattle — Amazon’s hometown and the location of its first Amazon Go. We’re going to be in all the major markets, and we bring a breadth of assortment that is not just food and beverage and grocery.

eBook 100

eBook Florida Los Angeles Retail 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

SoftBank’s capital will be used to fund Coupang’s continuing investments in end-to-end fulfillment service and same-day delivery operations. The company will also expand its R&D presence in Silicon Valley and Seattle, in addition to Shanghai and Seoul.

Fintech 100

Fintech Innovation Mobile Seattle 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

For example, this week, private-equity firms Silver Lake and Apollo announced they are poised to buy a $1 billion minority stake in Seattle-based travel listing giant Expedia Group Inc. Businesses have to look at this capital as their lifeline to the future with tremendous uncertainty ahead.

Payments 130

Payments social media Seattle Marketing 130

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. Sigma aims to streamline business operations. Stripe’s early success in acquiring customers was largely due to its mass appeal to the developer community.

Online 98

Online Company Retail Payments 98

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. Well, if all of these California test drives go according to plan, anyway. Postmates Takes San Francisco .

California 100

California San Francisco Washington Oakland 100

CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Clients can view the full list of 150+ cashier-free retail operators here. Some historians date its existence to over 2,000 years ago: texts from ancient Greece describe a coin-operated machine for dispensing holy water in temples. Today, Amazon operates four Amazon Go stores: 3 in Seattle and 1 in Chicago.

Retail 71

Retail Technology San Francisco Mobile 71

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. The bank operates thirteen branches, eleven in northern California and two in Nevada. It also operates four loan production offices, three in California and one in Oregon.

Indiana 60

Indiana Oregon South Dakota Community Bank 60

CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The company announced it was effectively ceasing operations immediately and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, putting more than 1,100 people out of work overnight. In January 2019, Munchery abruptly ceased all operations, as it informed customers via email. By September 2011, Solyndra’s business model had fallen apart.

Apple 78

Apple Branding Google Company 78

CB Insights

JANUARY 24, 2018

The Seattle-based giant also opened its cashier-less Amazon Go store to the public in January 2018, after reported delays. In 1994, Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in Seattle as an online retailer of books; in 1998, Jack Ma founded Alibaba in Hangzhou, China as an online platform to connect merchants and buyers. Notably, Amazon paid $13.7B

Retail 65

Retail Online US Technology 65

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. All of its data is fine-tuned to operate on NACTO’s SharedStreets data standard. NACTO’s SharedStreets is trying to create the OS of the streets.

Data 72

Data Los Angeles Mobile Tools 72

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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Innovation San Francisco Technology Georgia 74