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JANUARY 9, 2019

The data from PwC and CB Insights comes after three years of steady growth, with the average annual investment increase from 2015 to 2017 coming in at 28 percent. New data shows that venture capital funding of artificial intelligence (AI) companies jumped a whopping 72 percent last year, hitting a record $9.3 The largest AI deal in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2016

It’s impressive, but researchers noted that it’s a drop in VC investment compared to the quarter previously. Researchers agreed that this shows a continually high level of interest in the financial technology and innovation space among investors, despite the overall drop in VC funding. and Europe dominated in 2015.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

RESEARCH BRIEFING: RISE OF ROBO-ADVISORS. CB Insights data reveals that insurers have also been actively making investments and acquisitions in the digital wealth management space, ranging from robo-advisors, to 401k plan service startups, to social trading investment networks. First Name.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

The upward trend was notable in 2015, when asking and effective rents grew by 2 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively, according to New York City-based research firm Reis Inc. That serves as good news for landlords and developers, but not great news for shop owners. Supply is also an issue in Denver.

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CB Insights

MARCH 14, 2018

RESEARCH BRIEFING: WEALTH TECH IN 2018. A new crop of wealth tech startups, including robo-advisors Motif Investing and Wahed Invest , are creating low-account minimum, low-fee investment products aligned with investors’ social, religious, or economic values. Wealth Tech. Look for Wealth Tech in the Collections tab.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Since reaching its peak in 2015 with 51 deals, smart money VCs’ participation in cancer therapeutics has been slowing down, evidenced by two consecutive years of decreasing investments in this space. Research Briefing: Healthcare Horizons. 5AM Ventures and OrbiMed Advisors invested in both companies. OrbiMed Advisors.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2017

Research firm Green Street Advisors shared that investors aren’t thinking about the rising costs of maintenance on sprawling buildings like shopping malls, and vacancy rates for malls rose from 7.9 percent in 2015, then saw a decline to 7.6 percent to 8.1 percent within the past three months. percent in 2010 to 16.6

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2017

As noted in recent research across more than 500 firms released earlier this month via the American Express OPEN for Government Contracts Program, the cost tied to bidding by smaller firms continues to rise. In the latest data, small businesses nationwide received $352 billion in federal government contracts in 2015.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2017

While it was trying to perhaps poke fun at this older segment of the population, research shows that seniors are actually making purchases online. In other consumer news this week, we’ve learned that consumer confidence about the economy is up by two points this June to 54 percent, according to research firm Prosper Insights and Analytics.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

After hitting a high in 2015, the mentions by public company executives of the term “big data” on earnings calls has begun to decline. Download our research briefing to dive into private market trends, startups working on ‘general AI’ or human-like intelligence, and the most prominent industries using AI algorithms.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

But there is no better way to describe the more than $3 billion in funding raised by Finovate alums in 2015. We previewed our alum funding for 2015 a few weeks ago with a look at investment in European-based alums. Highlights from 2015: Worldwide, 116 Finovate alums raised $3.1 Email us at research@finovate.com.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

Journy Co-Founder Susan Ho stumbled upon the idea for the business while trying to plan a last-minute trip to Buenos Aires — and realizing that despite being internet savvy, well traveled and willing to do the work researching the best possible experience, she kept ending up with exactly the types of tourist trap she had been trying to avoid.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

metro areas last year, compared with 24 in 2015 and 19 in 2014, according to data from real estate researcher Reis Inc. “We And while such efforts are small — they are what mall operators are looking toward to chip away at the vacancy crisis brought on by a string of small retailer bankruptcies.

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Fintech News

JUNE 3, 2024

According to a 2019 research report by Bain and Company in collaboration with Google and Temasek, digital financial services revenues in Indonesia are projected to reach US$8.6 Since its inception in 2015, MCI has facilitated investments and cultivated partnerships between its portfolio and the Mandiri Group.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The startups selected for inclusion in the market map below are all Canada-headquartered, VC-backed fintech companies that have at least US $1M in equity funding, and have obtained equity funding since the start of 2015. The post Canadian Fintech Market Map appeared first on CB Insights Research. Wealth management.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 17, 2016

And while the amount of the investment was undisclosed, SigFig has raised more than $16 million in funding to date, with its last round a $1 million Series B in April 2015. Picking up the trail, Naratil and his team met with a variety of robo-advisors in Silicon Valley in 2015, but eventually opted to invest rather than acquire.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 2, 2016

TipRanks picked up a runners up spot in the Research Platforms, Apps & Tools category, as well as third place overall. ” This year marked the second strong performance at the Awards from Finovate alums in general and TipRanks in particular, which took home top honors in Trade Recommendations category in 2015.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2017

RESEARCH BRIEFING: RISE OF ROBO-ADVISORS. Researchers are continually exploring the ways brain-tech can help patients with neurological damage regain mobility and independence. CREDIT: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2015. Above: Image from UCLA study using brain-imaging for CTE research on former NFL players.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2017

the ‘Trip Advisor for kids’ activities,’ knows all too well. In 2015 in Florida, the city of St. The activity, co-creators Ann McDowell (CEO) and Max Shyshnyak noted, has the duel demerits of being very time-consuming without any sort of measurable benefit for time in research. The service is small today.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Research Briefing: Healthcare Horizons. Other largest deals in the space since 2013 include a $320M Series A by UK-based Immunocore, a $120M Series B by Austria-based Nabriva Therapeutics (which made its IPO in Q3’15), and a $110M Series F by German unicorn CureVac , all three in 2015. QUARTERLY FINANCING TRENDS.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 5, 2016

This week, crowdfunding compliance solution provider, FundAmerica gave us an inside look at some of its top metrics from 2015. Pictured (left to right): FundAmerica General Counsel Scott Andersen and Founder and CEO Scott Purcell demonstrating the FundAmerica platform at FinovateSpring 2015. Platforms launched in 2015: 85.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2017

FINTECH TRENDS Q3 2017 RESEARCH BRIEFING. Companies attacking the category offer e-discovery and legal research, consumer and business-facing online legal services, legal practice management software, and intellectual property invention disclosure software, among many other use cases. First Name. Total funding : $8.12M. Accel Partners.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 5, 2016

This week, crowdfunding compliance solution provider, FundAmerica gave us an inside look at some of its top metrics from 2015. Pictured (left to right): FundAmerica General Counsel Scott Andersen and Founder and CEO Scott Purcell demonstrating the FundAmerica platform at FinovateSpring 2015. Platforms launched in 2015: 85.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

We have living, breathing, 4,500 style advisors in our stores.”. The notion that [companies like Netflix] are replacing broadcast TV may not be quite accurate,” said Alan Wurtzel, NBCU president of research and media development, as he presented ratings of popular shows from streaming companies earlier this month. “I Robo-advisors.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 23, 2018

JPM has established a new focus on retail investing with the introduction of its app, Just Invest, and reported launch of its own robo-advisor in 2019. Robo-advisor. In the future this may also include virtual account support, as JPM hired its first head of artificial intelligence research in May. Table of Contents. Mobile apps.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 22, 2024

Africa 2018 (Cape Town): Bambu (CLOSED): Raised $13M, for its robo-advisory services OUTvest (acquired by Alexforbes): Online investment advisor, strong growth through user-friendly platform and competitive fees. seed round in Oct 2023 from 8 investors including YC and a16z (scout fund). Soundpays: Raised $2.8M

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 31, 2015

During July 2015, 17 alums raised more than $750 million. —— * Presenting at our upcoming dev event, FinDEVr 2015. Cryptocurrency Research Group. Automated stock trading advisor. Tags: Messaging, SMS, text messaging, marketing, VoIP, API, developers, FinDEVr presenter 2015. billion valuation)*.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 13, 2016

“Right now the bank is just an icon on a credit slip,” said FINANTEQ customer advisor, Kate Miroslaw. Pictured (left to right): Finanteq m-Commerce Operations Manager Tomasz Perski; Customer Advisor, Kate Miroslaw; and Marketing Manager Artur Malek demonstrating SuperWallet at FinovateFall 2015.

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CB Insights

APRIL 23, 2019

The company has spent more than $700M since 2015 in Kentucky alone , an investment that means St. Read more: Tech Advisor , The Telegraph. Chinese telecommunications company Vivo opened a 5G research facility in Beijing in 2016, and since then has developed proprietary 5G technologies designed for Vivo’s NEX range of smartphones.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 9, 2016

Revenues grew 20X YOY in 2015. Investors on our platform include small institutions (asset managers, family offices) as well as retail (HNWIs, financial advisors). EquityZen has established itself as one of the hubs for educating financial advisors and investors alike regarding the risks and benefits of investing in the asset class.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The notion that [companies like Netflix] are replacing broadcast TV may not be quite accurate,” said Alan Wurtzel, NBCU president of research and media development, as he presented ratings of popular shows from streaming companies earlier this month. “I Robo-advisors. But some finance professionals are not believers.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

But legacy institutions are fighting back, cherry-picking the best financial innovations that their younger competitors develop — investment robo-advisors, AI-based budgeting, and expense monitoring — and incorporating them into their services. Investing: Robo-advisors and micro-investing lower barriers to entry.

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CB Insights

JULY 16, 2017

The 12 firms, which include Ping An Insurance, Hiscox Holdings, and XL Group, among others, have made over 100 investments in aggregate since the start of 2015. Nationwide, the 7th largest P&C insurer by premiums in 2015, launched its corporate venture arm in 2016. Assurant Growth Investing. Number of investments: 8.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 16, 2015

Advisor Software uses APIs and apps in a hybrid cloud architecture to steer investment advisors away from traditional wealth management software that’s too rigid, difficult to integrate, expensive, and hard to scale. FinovateFall 2015 is sponsored by The Bancorp , Capital Source , Envestnet , FT Partners , and Hudson Cook.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 5, 2016

But there may be no better metaphor for the changing landscape of fintech than the fact that “Billpay,” one of the larger themes of 2015, is out and “Blockchain” is in. Advisor Software. BaseVenture. brandCrowder. Chip Shield. Envestnet | Yodlee.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

It’s a growing, thriving aspect of financial technology that is becoming a category of its own – apart from the world of payments, robo-advisors, and PFM that characterizes much of what we call “fintech.” ” A few key metrics from the report: Total premiums for all insurance sectors in 2015: $2.0

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Here are the deals by size from Dec 5 to Dec 11, 2015: EasyProperty. Community financial institution research network. Wealth-management platform for financial advisors. Tags: Investing, advisors, enterprise, trading, information. Residential & commercial property search. Latest round: $37.6 million Series C.

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