CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 31, 2024

During the past year our company has grown from an ambitious startup to a prominent market leader in data-fueled beverage automation. The transition from a promising startup to an established industry player is a path fraught with both obstacles and opportunities.

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CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 15, 2025

Originally honing his financial acumen at Silicon Valley Bank, he gained close exposure to startup ecosystems and leveraged finance transactions. In all, were like a co-pilotenhancing human judgment with AI-driven guidanceand our customers typically see a five- to ten-times return on investment within a year.

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CFO Plans

APRIL 1, 2025

In the exhilarating realm of technology startups, ambitious entrepreneurs and CEOs are on a relentless quest for rapid expansion. Explore How CFO Plans Can Support Your Compliance Strategy The Significance of Startup Risk Mitigation The road to expansion is riddled with potential hazards.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Despite wide-ranging economic uncertainties and a challenging investment environment, venture capital (VC) firms and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are actively raising or seeking fresh funds for investment in the payments space. It also plans to invest in companies where technology is a clear differentiator.

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CFO Plans

MARCH 2, 2025

In today’s fast-paced tech landscape, startups and innovative companies are constantly challenged by a whirlwind of change and uncertainty. By integrating financial agility into their operations, startups can anticipate shifts and adjust their strategies accordingly. Discover how to build resilience and seize opportunities.

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CSC Advisors

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

At Cornerstone Capital Advisors, we specialize in working with established businesses, ensuring they receive the support they needand this often excludes startups. Highlighting a growth strategy ensures lenders that their investment will yield tangible outcomes. Here’s how you can better prepare your application.

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CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Maybe it was a little bit of beginners luck, Georgy Egorov tells us, reflecting on his first CFO appointment at a biotech startup. Egorov began his career in audit at PwC Moscow, building an understanding of financial fundamentals before transitioning into more high-stakes investment banking.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

The health insurance giant on Wednesday (July 29) announced that it will invest $100 million in Los Angeles-based Heal , which bills itself as having “pioneered 21st-century house call-based primary care.”.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 22, 2025

Southside Blooms had to invest in custom software development and incorporate AI to handle customer service and streamline operations. Leverage Technology Custom software development and AI integration have been crucial in managing growth and improving customer service.

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CFO Plans

OCTOBER 29, 2024

A case in point is a mid-sized manufacturing company that saw its accounts receivable days drop by 30% after adopting automated invoicing and digital tracking tools, bolstering their liquidity and paving the way for strategic investments.

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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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CFO Plans

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In the dynamic world of startups, every decision holds the potential to either propel your business forward or set it back. Enter affordable virtual CFO services—a game-changer that offers scalable financial strategies tailored specifically for startups. Get expert cash flow management advice to secure your startup’s future.

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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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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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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

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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CFO Plans

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In the whirlwind world of tech startups and fast-growing businesses, navigating rapid expansion can feel like sailing through a storm. Exploring Growth Management Solutions Leverage technology and financial tools to automate processes and streamline operations. Ready to tackle your cash flow challenges and ensure sustainable growth?

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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 Plans

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Whether you’re navigating the early stages of a startup or managing the complexities of an expanding enterprise, scalable accounting solutions are essential. Discover Scalable Accounting Solutions Small Business Financial Advisory Lays the Foundation When launching a startup, every financial decision counts.

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CFO Plans

JANUARY 27, 2025

For instance, a tech startup used client revenue segmentation to identify their most profitable customer segments. A manufacturing firm, faced with multiple investment opportunities, conducted a thorough cost-benefit analysis and prioritized upgrading their production line, which offered the highest potential ROI.

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VCFO

MARCH 9, 2023

So how did Schoox move from a startup with a bold vision to a strong and rapidly growing organization with now more than 2,000 customers and 20 million learners around the world? The post From Startup to Sustainable Success– How Schoox Did It appeared first on vcfo. market and build on its momentum.

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Global Finance

JULY 26, 2024

In July, US global investment company and hedge fund, Citadel LLC, and Japanese energy startup, Energy Grid, announced their intent to enter a strategic partnership. The large alternative investment team has experience mitigating commodity supply and demand risks, including volatility in natural gas and electricity.

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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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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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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

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

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

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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

26) it has acquired Aspectiva, the Israel-based startup that is focused on natural language processing capabilities. It has already made investments in Team8, an Israeli think tank and tech incubator, and launched a joint venture with Eko , a media and technology company. Walmart announced Tuesday (Feb.

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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

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

DECEMBER 6, 2016

According to a report in Recode , which cited those who have seen its fundraising deck, the new fund will invest in health care companies. With competition for investments rising as quickly as the valuations of private technology companies, GV has reportedly invested 20 percent less this year compared to last year.

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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

Big banks tended to view FinTechs and their offerings with suspicion — meaning that in the early days, startups often had to beg banks for access to the infrastructure to build it out better. For example, Airbnb and Google both leverage the platform for their cross-border payment needs. Why Work With Banks?

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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

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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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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