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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. Cequence Security. Also operating in the enterprise security space is Cequence Security, based in California. Contrast Security.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

Safety may come first, but the security guard industry hasn’t really been updated in decades. As an “Uber of X” company, San Francisco–based Bannerman pairs security guards with businesses in high-rise buildings seeking protection. Security guards today rely very much on pen and paper and phone tag. Absolutely.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

Sources told Bloomberg News in advance of the release of Q2 earnings that the San Francisco-based online vacation rental marketplace’s revenue fell to $335 million in the period ending June 30. have been hired to manage the IPO, sources told the newspaper. Airbnb Inc.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Coinbase, the digital currency exchange, will offer bitcoin-backed cash loans to select customers as early as next month, the San Francisco-based company announced on its blog this week. Customers in 17 states have been invited to join the waitlist to borrow up to 30 percent of their bitcoin holdings.

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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. According to a report in CNBC , citing The Information, with the $100 million investment by Tiger Global Management , Stripe now has a valuation of $22.5

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

“Our partnership with Jack Henry helps us bring Plaid Exchange to hundreds of regional and community banks, and helps ensure millions of people can access digital finance apps and services no matter where they choose to bank, invest and manage their money,” Karvounis added.

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JUNE 29, 2020

IAC will change its name to Shift as the transaction proceeds and the Shift management team of CEO and Co-Founder George Arison and Co-CEO Toby Russell will stay in place. “We Securing that capital is even more complicated than the IAC merger.

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APRIL 5, 2018

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the launch of Secrets Manager , which will be used to safely store important company information, including passwords. Managing application secrets like database credentials, passwords or API keys is easy when you’re working locally with one machine and one application.

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DECEMBER 1, 2019

Fidelity partnered with San Francisco-based security token platform TokenSoft to create and deploy the internal token using the ERC-1404 token standard, which is compliant with US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidelines for securities.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

18), a San Francisco startup launched by sending roughly 60,000 credit cards to consumers living in northern California. That, Sheedy said, makes Visa’s biggest priority to keep the wheels of commerce moving by providing those parties with a reliable, secure, compliant and trusted global payments network. What’s Next.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Bitwise Asset Management analyzed 81 exchanges during a four-day period in March for its report, which suggests bitcoin’s true market may be much smaller than what was once believed, The Wall Street Journal reported. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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AUGUST 23, 2020

DoorDash , the San Francisco-based prepared food delivery service, is planning to go public by year’s end, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. In February, the Silicon Valley-based delivery unicorn filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Palantir Technologies Inc.,

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JANUARY 21, 2020

And that is if the list is even open — in cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco new applicants can’t even join but for open periods that occur every few years. The average security deposit in the U.S. Their savings might cover the security deposit — barely, in some cases — but will more or less be consumed.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Startup mRelief, which helps low-income workers access food stamps, is teaming up with food delivery startup DoorDash to offer DoorDash credit to people eligible for food stamps in San Francisco, according to a report in TechCrunch. Last year, the startup debuted an end-to-end process to aid food stamp enrollment in San Francisco.

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APRIL 23, 2020

To that end, earlier this month FinTech firm SoFi made the leap beyond San Francisco to Hong Kong, having bought online brokerage firm 8 Securities. The 8 Securities deal comes a few weeks after SoFi said it would spend $1.2 The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the San Francisco-based company announced Monday (Aug. Wish , the online marketplace, has confidentially filed paperwork to go public with the U.S. 31) in a press release. The company submitted a draft registration statement.

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APRIL 22, 2020

The San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup ZecOps discovered several remote attacks during a routine iOS Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) check. The sophisticated intrusions are difficult to detect in part because of Apple’s own security measures. .

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MAY 29, 2018

The Wall Street Journal reported that Verint has offered to pay NSO’s controlling shareholder, San Francisco-based private-equity firm Francisco Partners , with its own stock and assumed debt. If the deal is completed, Francisco Partners would become the largest Verint shareholder. software company Verint Systems, Inc.

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MAY 25, 2016

San Francisco-based wealth management technology company SigFig announced on Tuesday (May 24) that it raised a $40 million funding round from a slew of VCs and financial institutions. The firm said its new capital will be used to accelerate the expansion of its team and robo-advisor technology platform.

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APRIL 28, 2017

The San Francisco-based company said Octopus Ventures, EQT Ventures and OP Financial Group participated in the funding, which brings the total amount raised by Token to $18.5 With roots in India and California, iSos offers workplace solutions for the smart office, including cashless employee transactions and inventory management.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

San Francisco’s Muni public transit system was reportedly hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend that took the light rail transit offline on Saturday (Nov. According to the San Francisco Examiner , the computer screens of Muni agents displayed the message, “You Hacked, ALL Data Encrypted” beginning Friday night.

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JULY 7, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday (July 7), the stock is expected to be priced between $22.00 Founded in 2012, nCino has raised $213 million in venture-backed funding, according to Crunchbase, the San Francisco provider of business data about private and public companies. million shares of its stock.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Last week, BBVA and its co-lenders used a private blockchain network to secure a $150 million syndicated loan for Red Eléctrica, the Spanish grid operator. The blockchain network was secured with user codes. Once the contract was signed, it was given a unique identifier that was recorded on the Ethereum blockchain.

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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. Data Management. Expense Management. Talent Management. Trilio Data. A $5 million Series A funding round will boost U.S.-based

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JULY 16, 2019

A security lapse at a hotel management startup has exposed hotel bookings and guests’ personal information. Aavgo , a hospitality tech company based in San Francisco, secured a server it had left online without a password after TechCrunch reached out to the firm. million bookings a year.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

billion) to acquire Ingenico Group , the Paris-based technology provider of secure electronic transactions to create a FinTech dynamo. the San Francisco-based financial services company. Earlier this year, Wordline SA , the French payment company, paid 7.8 billion euros ($9.1 In January, Visa Inc. agreed to pay $5.3

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MARCH 1, 2020

The company works with others, such as Nokia, Dell and PayPal , on managing contracts. Docusign, which is based in San Francisco, operates its largest base out of Seattle, where it was originally founded in 2003. Seal Software, founded in 2010, advertises itself as a leader in enterprise contract analytics.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Intel AI video analysis technology will allow managers to monitor multiple trucks at once, to provide real-time alerts of anomalous activity, like items or waste falling from a vehicle. “Adopting a new chip or optimizing a single framework is not enough to meet the demands of new AI workloads.

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JULY 30, 2020

The Salt Lake City payment processing platform has joined with Plaid, a Visa subsidiary based in San Francisco, that builds financial technology platforms to connect bank accounts and initiate automated clearing house (ACH) transfers. Last month, Galileo launched what it called a faster and less expensive way to create debit cards.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

He said the company’s new owners include PIMCO, a California-based global investment management firm, Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, a global institutional alternative investment management firm headquartered in New York City and Sixth Street Partners, the San Francisco global investment firm.

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MARCH 24, 2020

San Francisco-based FinTech startup Brex has acquired Neji, Compose Labs and Landria to help it build out its product offerings for growing businesses. San Francisco startup Compose Labs specializes in next-generation video and runs CommonLounge, an intuitive platform for learning technology. million to date.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Lyric Financial has the unique challenge of managing royalty advances for an expanding roster of global artists. Hyperwallet’s payout platform provides growing organizations with a frictionless, transparent and reliable way to manage payments. The company has offices in San Francisco, Austin, London, Sydney and Vancouver.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The new slate of offerings and the app mergers were announced in San Francisco. “The driver enters the PIN, you get an indication, a notification on your phone saying yes, this is the right car,” explained Sachin Kansal, Uber’s senior director of safety product management, as quoted by CBS.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the San Francisco-based company announced Monday (Aug. Wish , the online marketplace, has confidentially filed paperwork to go public with the U.S. 31) in a press release. The company submitted a draft registration statement.

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JUNE 19, 2018

Merchants and service providers who use these platforms want quick, efficient, flexible and secure access to their earnings, whenever and wherever they need them. Hyperwallet has offices in Austin, London, San Francisco, Sydney and Vancouver.

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MAY 27, 2020

The CEO of SoFi, the digital personal finance company based in San Francisco, said its investor accounts have doubled this year, mostly due to fractional shares. The company said the account is secure and offers rewards for savers with higher interest relative to the national average of transactional accounts.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

29) announced a deal for the AML platform of Beam Solutions , a San Francisco-based startup that focuses on transaction monitoring and helping financial companies comply with KYC regulations. Another key component of the platform is helping companies manage various KYC and AML regulations in different jurisdictions across the world.

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