PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2017

Eleven new bot-related startups have caught the eye of cloud-based team collaboration tool Slack, which decided to invest in them, build out its bot portfolio and keep its competitive streak up. 2015, when Slack launched its $80 million Slack Fund, the company has made three rounds of investments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Blend and MX , which are both FinTech startups, separately announced that they have each landed $300 million in funding. The company said the funds will go toward expansion and investment in offerings for FIs. "No

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

“The Alexa Fund was created to support companies building compelling products and services that leverage voice technology, and ParkWhiz is a fast-growing company that fits that profile perfectly,” Paul Bernard, director of the Amazon Alexa Fund, said in a press release.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

based startup plans to use the money to speed up work on its core home workout system and “bring Zwift-designed hardware to market,” the company said in a press release. This investment fits perfectly with our growth equity strategy of backing leading tech entrepreneurs as they scale globally.”. The Long Beach, Calif.-based

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

What's unique about Ben, though, is that he spent 13 years successfully working his way up the career track at a growing advisory firm, starting as an intern and eventually making partner… only to realize within 18 months that it wasn't a good culture fit for him and that he'd need to leave, but then figured out how to take on passive equity (..)

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A startup usually can't afford to establish a complete finance organization with accountants, controllers, planners, and tax specialists right from the beginning. To establish an effective finance function for a startup, the process can be divided into three stages.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

New York-based FinTech startup Capital , an alternative financing company for startups, launched on Wednesday (Oct. 30) with a $100 million fund to invest in middle-stage companies, Capital announced in a press release. Capital provides its investment findings to companies along with financing terms.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Accomplice led the investment round, which was also backed by Wufoo Co-founder Kevin Hale and Kayak Co-founder Paul English, among others, according to reports. . In separate news, reports surfaced over the summer that retail messaging startup Attentive notched $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Cloud Elements , a platform offering application program interface (API) integration solutions, secured an investment from the venture capital (VC) arm of American Express (Amex), the company said in a press release issued Tuesday (Oct. The VC outfit also backed insurtech startup Next Insurance last year.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Startup founders typically face a fundamental tradeoff: They can grow the company, increasing its value and the value of their shares, but to do so they must give up some control. Co-founders and employees who join the startup want to know that it is well managed. Or, they can keep control, at the expense of growth.

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CFO Share

MAY 6, 2022

Whether a founder, employee, or investor, equity owners want to see a return on their investment. When taking investment from early Angel investors, selling 10% to 20% of equity is the general rule. There is a lot of risk and exposure in investing early. Giving away company equity in a startup . The answer: it depends. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

FinTech startup Digits has announced the close of a $10.5 ” Digits, which is currently invite-only, describes itself as “a counting company” that leverages APIs, classification algorithms and machine learning techniques to provide a real-time view into a business’ finances. “As Digits’ production systems now see over $1.5

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

Fluree, a database management startup based in North Carolina, has raised $4.7 It has the ability to make the data immensely collaborative by allowing multiple parties to actually interact with it and improve security, and it really allows you, especially with how we’ve organized our database, to get better leverage out of the data.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

million in investments before the Snap deal, CNBC reported, citing Crunchbase. Snap told the outlet that the AR startup’s workforce became part of its computer vision personnel in London at the end of last year. Ariel AI had landed $1.1

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

22) a strategic investment from PayPal. In a press release , Tala said the undisclosed investment from PayPal will help the company bring visibility and access to underserved regions in emerging markets across the world. Tala, the consumer lending app in emerging markets, announced Monday (Oct.

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Investments Marketing Financial Systems Leverage 77

PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

HSBC is investing in a Hong Kong-based company aimed at matching small manufacturers with component suppliers across the globe, according to KFGO reports on Sunday (June 23). In a statement, Serai Chief Executive Vivek Ramachandran likened the platform to a social networking solution for corporates.

Investments 40

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

Combined, more than $337 million in funding will fuel growth for an array of B2B startups that revealed their latest funding rounds this week. based startups dominated, with investors focusing on cybersecurity solutions and on startups that aim to streamline back-office functions. PYMNTS breaks down the latest deals below.

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Startups B2B Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Accounts Payable 46

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

has invested in artificial intelligence startup CognitiveScale for an undisclosed sum, bizjournals.com reported. The company offers CortexOS, which is cloud based technology, to leverage data streams across predictive analytics. The USAA (United Services Automobile Assn.) and data analytics.

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Startups Investments Leverage Numbers 43

Beacon CFO Plus

MARCH 12, 2024

Lay the Foundation for Stability and Growth Are you a startup or a small- to medium-sized company without a chief financial officer in place? A robust cash flow management strategy is essential for meeting short-term obligations, investing in growth opportunities, and maintaining financial resilience. Implement cost control measures.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2018

Grab, a ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia, is gearing up to announce it has landed $1 billion in a new investment, which will be used to expand its payments unit. It said earlier this year that it would launch Grab Ventures, where it would invest in sectors as far-flung as transport and food services, Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

This time around, an Alexa integration, a new partnership leveraging telematic capabilities and a major manufacturing investment by BMW are all working to connect and evolve the automotive space. Insurance agencies are looking to leverage technology to improve driver safety (and save policyholders some cash). and $79.99

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Investments Manufacturing Leverage Startups 40

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The whole point of startups is to do things differently than mainstream players, and that is exactly what these companies are doing with automation, interoperability and digital currency initiatives. Why are one startup’s customers calm in the face of Visa’s upcoming new chargeback rules? Chargehound. Jewel Paymentech.

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Startups Currencies Accounts Payable Invoicing 40

PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2017

Retailers are seeking solutions to digitize their physical stores—both as a means to draw consumers in, but also to leverage the data that comes with digital transformation. For their part, technology startup Dor is a foot traffic counting and analytics solution vendor. Just recently, Dor announced a $3.8

Startups 42

Startups Leverage Retail Securities 42

CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

Leveraging Technology: In today’s data-driven environment, tasks that involve implementing or improving technological solutions should be high on the CFO’s priority list. Leveraging Technology for Integration: Modern technology platforms offer powerful tools for integrating data and processes across departments.

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Boston Startup CFO

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Startup founders beware! Gross margin is an essential factor in the evaluation of startups by venture capitalists. In this article, we will discuss the top 5 reasons why gross margin is such an important factor to venture capitalists when they are evaluating startups.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Silicon Valley startup Social Finance (SoFi) is closing a merger deal with blank-check firm Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. Social Capital Hedosophia is one of three special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) on the lookout for investment opportunities. V to file an initial public offering (IPO). . billion in cash proceeds.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2017

million in four investment rounds. We are both a startup and a company that sells enterprise software, so our culture is a mix between a cool, upbeat work environment and a very serious and responsible work ethic. OL: Ronen Morecki and I founded Zooz in 2010 and launched the company in 2012. We started with $1.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

They can capture that distribution by aligning with incumbents who can leverage enablers’ innovations. That’s especially true in the consumer lending and demand deposit account (DDA) startups. It’s not a one-sided relationship, though. There’s a continuous need, too, for tech innovators to find distribution. It’s overfunded by a lot.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Jiobit, a technology startup based out of Chicago, makes something that seems like every parent, from those expecting to empty nesters, will want or wish they’d had. The startup has developed a location-tracking smart tag and accompanying mobile app that sends alerts to parents when their child has gone outside a preset range.

Startups 40

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

Carvana, the Phoenix-based online buying and selling platform for used cars and creator of the used car vending machine, has acquired computer vision startup Car360, which leverages 360-degree imaging technology to help sellers show off their vehicles from every angle.

Startups 40

Startups Leverage Investments Technology 40

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

In the life of a startup, there’s no better news than growth, be it across new verticals, devices or geographies. As startups such as DadeSystems , FitPay and Jewel Paymentech expand across devices and functions, Tipalti , AvidXchange and Emailage announce new growth for their local, national and global footprints. AvidXchange.

Startups 40

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Investment activity picked up markedly in the penultimate week of January — but only as a headline. The German FinTech startup has raised $64 million cumulatively and will use that money to expand its banking platform across Europe. For the $1.4 The latest funding round was led by Thrive Capital.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Investors just delivered another $90 million into the coffers of Loadsmart , a digital freight startup, the company announced Friday (Nov. Perry, and new fund Bramalea Partners, launched by Andrew Boyd, former head of global equity capital markets at Fidelity Investments. Also participating were Perry Capital, founded by Richard C.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Residential real estate startup Bungalow announced it has secured $64 million in funding: a $14 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures, Atomic, Founders Fund, Cherubic Ventures and Wing Ventures, as well as a $50 million debt facility. The company also revealed that Opendoor Founder Keith Rabois has joined its board of directors.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

What once may not have been taken seriously — cryptocurrencies and futuristic payments — is today exploding as the innovation financial institutions are targeting for investments, largely hoping to get a jump on the blockchain before disruption takes a bite out of their traditional business. FS must leverage the FinTech ecosystem.”.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 18, 2024

Nonprofit Technology Integration and Data Security One of the best things you can do for your nonprofit is to start leveraging data. Strategies to Leverage Data and Keep it Safe There are several ways to use technology while also ensuring data security. As you integrate data into your organization, you must take steps to keep it safe.

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CFO Network

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Unlocking Financial Success: How Fractional CFOs Transform Businesses In the current landscape, businesses increasingly opt for lean and agile operations, fostering a burgeoning market for expert support in non-full-time equivalent roles within startups and small to medium enterprises.

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