Finovate Alums Raise $600 Million in First Quarter of 2014
Want some context on the torrid pace of fintech financing in the first three months of 2014? Consider this: a year ago, fourteen Finovate alums raised a total of more than $150 million in the first...
View ArticleAlumni News– November 20, 2014
Privatbank customers can now use MoneyGram to send and receive funds courtesy of new partnership. Financial Times Technology section looks at UK fintech startups TransferWise and Azimo....
View ArticleKensho Announces Strategic Partnership with NBCUniversal
Global analytics and intelligence systems specialist Kensho has entered into a strategic partnership with NBCUniversal News Group. As part of the arrangement, Kensho has formed a “multi-faceted...
View ArticleAlumni News– November 24, 2014
Goldman Sachs announces investment in Kensho, becomes platform’s largest strategic investor. Baton Investing takes a look at Motif Investing. Acculynk launches strategic partnership with PayPlum,...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs Leads $15 Million Investment in Kensho
In the world of promising young startups, there are far worse things than having Goldman Sachs as your largest investor. Just last week we announced that NBCUniversal News Group had forged a strategic...
View ArticleAlumni News– December 22, 2014
Deutsche Bank launches FinanzPlaner powered by Strands PFM. Check out Strands’ newest tech at FinovateEurope. Cryptocoins News features Tuition.io. Arroweye Solutions increases its payment card...
View ArticleOnFinance’s “50 Companies to Watch” Features Finovate, FinDEVr Alums
Alumni from both Finovate and FinDEVr are featured in AlwaysOn’s OnFinance “50 Companies to Watch” roster released this week. AlwaysOn’s OnFinance “50 Companies to Watch” highlights “early to...
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On Finovate.com Finovate Debuts: LoanNow Helps Borrowers “Outperform their FICO Score.” Around the Web HedgeCoVest launches its real-time, hedge fund replication platform. First Republic Bank to deploy...
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On Finovate.com Holy Yodlee! Envestnet to Buy Yodlee for $660 Million. Artificial Intelligence Innovator Kensho Locks in $48 million Series B Round. Digital Retail Apps Raises C$1 Milllion in Round Led...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence Innovator Kensho Boosts Total Capital to $58 Million
Update: Artificial intelligence specialist Kensho has raised an additional $33 million in new funding, according to regulatory filings filed last week. The $47.8 million figure originally reported...
View Article20 Alums Make the First Forbes Fintech 50
There’s more to the Forbes Fintech 50 list than just an awesome logo featuring George Washington wearing wrap-around shades. Forbes compiled the list by soliciting information from 300 startups, then...
View ArticleFinovate Alumni News
On Finovate.com “Hedgeable Helps Investors Add Venture Capital Exposure with New Fund” “Finovate Debuts: Ledger’s Blue Smartcard Mitigates Phishing & Malware Attacks” Around the web Ripple reports...
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On Finovate.com Klarna Raises $35 Million in ‘First Small Step” into Debt Financing D3 Banking Brings in $10 Million from West Partners LendingTree Launches CRA-Eligibility Tool Encap Security Acquired...
View ArticleA Fintech Filter for Artificial Intelligence in 2017
In what The New York Times is calling The Great AI Awakening and Forbes has dubbed The Year of AI, 2017 is shaping up to be obsessively focused on artificial intelligence, a field that has been around...
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On Finovate.com NatWest, RBS to Offer Clients Business Banking Solutions from FreeAgent. Card-Linked Offers Consolidates: Edo Interactive Acquired by Augeo. Dwolla Raises Capital, Relaunches Access...
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On Finovate.com Lendio Brings the Franchising Model to Small Business Lending. Excited to see Symphony Software Foundation at FinDEVr NY March 21 & 22. Check out our interview with Executive...
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On Finovate.com Vera Announces $15 Million Strategic Investment from Hasso Plattner. Digiliti Money Celebrates Rebrand by Ringing NASDAQ Closing Bell. Around the web San Francisco Business Times names...
View Article44 Alums Populate CB Insights’ Fintech 250 List
This week, CB Insights unveiled its Fintech 250 list. The research outfit selected 250 emerging, private companies in 17 sub-sectors of fintech that are changing the face of financial services. The...
View ArticleKPMG, H2 Ventures Unveil Fintech 100 for 2017
It’s that time of the year once again: KPMG and H2 Ventures have teamed up to introduce their Leading Global Fintech Innovators roster, the Fintech 100 for 2017. The judges for this year’s Fintech 100...
View ArticleForbes Names 17 Finovate Alums on the Forbes Fintech 50
Forbes has released the third* Fintech 50 list, which this year features 17 Finovate alums, many of which have made the list for the third time. The Fintech 50 list highlights the top private fintechs...
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