CB Insights

APRIL 12, 2018

Spain-based Banco Santander (and its venture arm Santander InnoVentures) continues to lead as the most active Europe-based banks participating in fintech investments. WeLab raised the largest investment that included this cohort, a $220M Series B-II in Q4’17 that included participation from Credit Suisse.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2020

The California-based financial services company, founded in 2012, works to build products to power digital finance and FinTech issues through its own data transfer network. The payments giant also participated in a funding round in 2018 that helped value Plaid at $2.6 Early in 2020, Visa pledged to buy Plaid for $5.3

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Finovate

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Participating in the round were HongShan, Hivemind Capital, Aptos Labs, Hash Global, SNZ Capital, Solana Foundation, Anagram, and Upward Capital. The company introduced its mobile app in 2012 and now reports that there are more than 4.5 The event expects to host 30,000 participants and feature 800 speakers and 500 startups.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 23, 2017

Using CB Insights data, we examined VC-backed deals into mental health and wellness startups since 2012. Below is our timeline of VC-backed deals to mental health-focused startups since 2012. Since 2012, the majority of VC-backed deals to mental health tech startups have been early-stage (seed / angel and Series A) rounds.

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CB Insights

JULY 25, 2017

Using CB Insights data, we examined the most active investors in the construction tech space since 2012. Looking at the number of investors that made at least one investment into a construction tech company every year since 2012, we see that 2016 hit an all-time high of 94 investors, following some ups and downs in prior years.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Ng is also charged with conspiring to violate the FCPA by circumventing the internal accounting controls of a major New York-headquartered financial institution, which underwrote more than $6 billion in bonds issued by 1MDB in three separate bond offerings in 2012 and 2013, while Ng was employed at the financial institution as a managing director.

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CB Insights

JULY 18, 2018

in funding since 2012. Since 2012, investments into the region have nearly tripled. in deals since 2012 — nearly seven times as much as either Mexico or Argentina. Brazil took up eight of the 10 largest rounds in Latin America since 2012. Largest Tech Rounds in Latin America (2012 – 2018 YTD 7/1/2018).

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As Singapore’s fintech industry continues to gain international recognition, several major fintech events and conferences are being held each year in the city-state, attracting thousands of participants and investors from around the world.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

While India-based Blume Ventures takes the lead for most active venture capital investor in the country, corporate and CVC deals to the tech sector have risen every year since 2012. Deals with corporate participation more than doubled between 2014 and 2015 and hit a peak last year of 190 deals. TOP TEN CORPORATE INVESTORS IN INDIA.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Founded in Singapore in 2012, the company’s solutions are used today by major digital retailers such as Rakuten and ASOS to simplify product searching for some 250 million daily active users. million Series B venture funding round led by Rakuten Ventures with participation from SPH Media Fund, Enspire Capital and WI Harper Group.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Lyft was co-founded by John Zimmer and Logan Green in 2012, although the company first launched in 2007 under the name Zimrides. restaurants participate in the program, which requires users to place minimum orders of $12. Its biggest competitor is Uber, which launched in 2008. Lyft operates in 644 U.S.

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CB Insights

JULY 28, 2017

Companies are listed in order of the size of the round the investor participated in. Both Golden Gate Ventures and Cyber Agent Ventures invested in the same amount of companies since 2012. It has invested in Thailand-based payment gateway Omise , participating first in its Series A round in 2015 and then again in its $17.5M

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CB Insights

JULY 16, 2017

Smart money VCs have participated in 5 drone deals so far this year: General Catalyst participated in a $26M Series B to Airmap , New Enterprise Associates backed Echodyne in a $29M Series B, Social Capital joined a $1.5M An in-depth research briefing covering the current drone “stack”, the future of autonomy, and more.

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Finovate

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, Fin Capital, and Liquidity Capital also participated in the investment. The round was led by Sixth Street Growth and featured participation from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, Fin Capital, and Liquidity Capital. . billion (€8 billion).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

billion, the highest since 2012. The number of deals with VC [venture capital] participation captured 60 percent of the total number of deals in 2019,” Zysman said. In the fourth quarter, tech firms notched $2.3

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

This isn’t Amazon’s first attempt at breaking into the luxury fashion market – the retail giant originally started trying in 2012, but was not successful. Participating brands will also have access to Amazon’s thorough and storied logistics network, which aids in speedy delivery and provides customer service.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Neighborly was launched in 2012 as a community investment marketplace to connect investors to local projects via municipal bonds in smaller increments. Ashton Kutcher at Sound Ventures, Maven Ventures and Stanford University all participated in early funding. Employees will be compensated for the prior week’s work, he said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The fund manager participated in Pelton’s IPO. “I The company was founded in 2012 and is the first to combine bikes and treadmills with screens that let people participate in fitness classes with others while in their own location. I wish them well, but I don’t think this will be a successful IPO.” .

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Finovate

APRIL 4, 2024

The Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions provider unveiled the new embedded banking solution in an announcement today that highlights how Account Galaxy can help banks participate in embedded banking. .” Account Galaxy is the name of the newest solution from Finzly. The company’s API connects to all U.S.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 31, 2017

In every year since 2012, corporate VCs have engaged in escalating levels of investment activity to artificial intelligence startups. The trend is poised to reach an all-time high in 2017: in the first half of this year, the venture capital arms of corporations participated in $1.8B Auto Tech AI. Company: NIO. in total funding.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2020

Earnings growth was driven in part by regular increases in hourly pay along with December’s 1 percent surge in hours worked, the biggest since 2012. Earnings growth was the biggest recorded since the Paychex/IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch report launched in 2011. Job growth increased by 0.06

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Coinbase has reportedly made over $2 billion in transaction fees since 2012, but the proposed system would not charge user fees. On another note, a former National Football League (NFL) minority owner could potentially admit in January that he participated in running an illicit shadow bank for digital currency traders, Bloomberg reported.

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CB Insights

JULY 26, 2017

Since 2012, private drone companies have raised over $1.6B US-based drone companies have received approximately 65% of the global deal share since 2012. Smart Money investors Foundry Group and True Ventures participated in both rounds alongside a number of other investors. across 300+ equity investments. Global deal share.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 19, 2024

This is due to more frequent job switching among younger workers and as a result of the ongoing impact of auto-enrolment, which has significantly increased workplace participation since its introduction in 2012. “This research suggests the problem of lost pots is growing more urgent every year.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Walmart is the most active of the four by far, with 21 deals or acquisitions since 2012. Walgreens has invested in two healthcare companies and acquired three others since 2012. In 2015, Walgreens participated alongside OrbiMed Advisors and other investors in the $11M Series B of Israel-based telemedicine company TytoCare.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

Headquartered in Munich and founded in 2012 by Adrian Renner, Andreas Fruth and Gerhard Trautmann, GSG aims to change the way people buy goods online, while also transforming how merchants sell and digital content producers earn. The deal makes GSG the largest rewards, savings and shopping content platform in Europe.”. GSG has raised $54.3

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CB Insights

JANUARY 31, 2018

Since 2012, the top 10 US banks by total assets have participated in 81 deals to fintech startups, totaling nearly $4.1B in disclosed funding. In the last year, banks have homed in on the consumer, backing robo-advisors and companies offering easy-to-use money management apps. . Fintech: 2017 Year-in-Review & 2018 Trends.

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CB Insights

APRIL 6, 2018

Nauto ’s $159M Series B round in July, the largest equity deal since 2012, saw participation from a variety of auto incumbents including BMW, General Motors, and Toyota. DENSO, Magna, and Volvo all participated in the company’s $60M Series B round. Cybersecurity is a focus for auto suppliers.

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Finovate

MAY 8, 2024

Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, Fin Capital, and Liquidity Capital also participated in that financing. Founded in 2012, SumUp won Best of Show in its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope in 2013. It also comes six months after the company raised $307 million (€285 million ) in equity and debt in a round led by Sixth Street Growth.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Participants can get discounts, credits or even donate earnings to nonprofits or charities. Since 2012, Google Play has been a one-stop shop to find and enjoy apps, games, movies, TV shows, and books,” said Winston Mok, product manager for Play Points.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

The Australian company revealed it raised $13 million in Series A funding from Chinese internet company Tencent, while Mastercard and Sequoia Capital also participated. China Creation Ventures led the investment, while Lingfen Capital and angel investors YunQi Partners also participated, the company said. YL Ventures.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Participants can get discounts, credits or even donate earnings to nonprofits or charities. Since 2012, Google Play has been a one-stop shop to find and enjoy apps, games, movies, TV shows, and books,” said Winston Mok, product manager for Play Points.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Other investors who participated in the round include Creative Artists Agency and existing investors Insight Venture Partners and Sound Ventures. Citing the CDC, Calm said meditation practice more than tripled in terms of usage from 2012 to 2017. In a press release , Calm said the funding was led by TPG Growth.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Deliv, which launched in 2012, has delivery partnerships with Best Buy, Macy’s, Home Depot and Walgreens. VentureBeat noted that Google’s participation in the round of funding is interesting because it is Google, not its venture arm, that is making the investment. reported VentureBeat. It also has $40 million in the bank.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Sinar Mas Digital Ventures participated in Omise’s $17.5M Ardent Capital has made 10 investments into Southeast Asia since 2012, including a round to Asia-focused tech media site e27. Kickstart has invested in 19 companies across Southeast Asia, including participation in a $5M Series A to Filipino bitcoin wallet Coins.ph.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

One sector has suffered even in the face of those gains, with retail employment down by 29,000, the steepest drop, noted Reuters , since December of 2012. Along with job growth, where the labor force participation rate is at 63 percent, the highest in a year, wages have also ticked slightly, up 0.2 percent month over month.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

Of the businesses launched by EforAll participants, 75 percent are owned by women, 56 percent are owned by people of color, 54 percent are owned by immigrants and 56 percent are owned by people who were previously unemployed. Its accelerator is a year-long program offered twice a year at no cost to participants.

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