2011 Funding for Finovate Alumni– Over $423 Million Raised

Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTo wrap up 2011, we’ve compiled a list of all of the funding Finovate alumni received over the course of the year. 

The results were impressive:
  • A total of 34 companies received funding, some more than once
  • The companies collectively raised over $423 million dollars
  • The months with the highest number of companies receiving funding were June August, both with 8 companies
  • The highest amount of funding came in the month of June, when the alumni brought in over $124.4 million
Here is a month-by-month breakdown of funding received:
January — $40.8 million raised by 3 companies
February — $10.3+ million raised by 3 companies
March — $20.4 million raised by 4 companies
June — $124.4 million raised by 8 companies
July — $1.1 million raised by 1 company
August — $103.4 million raised by 8 companies
September — $33 million raised by 1 company
October– $22 million raised by 2 companies
November — $16.3+ million raised by 3 companies
December — $52.2 million raised by 5 companies
Note: Funding that companies received before they demonstrated at Finovate was not counted. If you see any funding that is not on this list, please send the name of the company along with a link to the funding information to julie@netbanker.com and I will add it.

Finovate Alumni News– December 12, 2011

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  • The Wall Street Journal recommends Braintree & PayPal as online payment platforms.
  • Dwolla reports there are more merchants using Dwolla in San Francisco and New York City than there were in Des Moines 1 year ago.
  • Accounting web recommends using Xero to automate business accounting.
  • Mootwin receives 4 million euro in series B funding round.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

Finovate Alumni News– November 21, 2011

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  • BrightScope plans to tweak its blog & redesign its homepage.
  • SimpliFi wins four Achievement in Marketing awards from Columbus chapter of American Marketing Association.
  • New York Shop Exchange interviews Brock Blake, Lendio CEO, about small business loans.
  • MyBankTracker looks at Yodlee’s FinApps and the evolution of Mobile Banking.
  • Fifth Third Bank launches mobile banking apps powered by Clairmail.
  • TechCrunch reports Braintree receives investment from Capital One co-founder, Nigel Morris.
  • Currensee launches Trade Leaders Program for institutional clients.
  • TechCrunch explores the differences between Mint.com and HelloWallet’s mobile apps.
  • Family blogger Darcy shares five of DoughMain’s features.
  • Xero doubles its customer numbers, gains traction overseas.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

Finovate Alumni News– November 3, 2011

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  • Reuters highlights how ReadyForZero benefits those in debt.
  • Braintree continues rapid growth — now processing $10 million daily.
  • doxo adds AT&T as a biller and launches new feature.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

Five Finovate Alumni Listed in Inc. 1000

Last week, Inc. Magazine released its list of the 5000 fastest-growing, private U.S. companies. Five* Finovate alumni made the list, all in the top 1000. Three made the top 500 and one was in the top 50. 

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Rank: 47
Description: Assists businesses in processing payments by providing a merchant account, payment gateway, recurring billing service, and helping with PCI compliance. 
3-year revenue growth: 40x
2010 revenue: $4.6 million
2007 revenue: $100,000
Employees: 27
Employee growth: 25
Founded: 2007

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Rank: 309 
Description: Helps business owners find capital by matching them with banks, lenders, or other funding sources.
3-year revenue growth: 11x
2010 revenue: $8.6 million
2007 revenue: $740,000
Employees: 45
Employee growth: 24
Founded: 2005

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Rank: 377
Description: Offers secure online banking, payment, and security solutions. 
3-year growth: 10x
2010 revenue: $18.5 million
2007 revenue: $1.8 million
Employees: 118
Employee growth: 73
Founded: 2004

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Rank: 597
Description: Consults with community banks and credit unions to offer them innovative products and marketing. 
3-year growth: 6.4x
2010 revenue: $57.1 million
2007 revenue: $8.9 million
Employees: 305
Employee growth: 193
Founded: 2005

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Rank: 760
Description: Provides a secure and easy method of populating payments and checkout forms.
3-year growth: 5.2x
2010 revenue: $3.1 million
2007 revenue: $580,000
Employees: 15
Employee growth: 3
Founded: 2006
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*Methodology: 
“Companies are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2007 through 2010. To qualify, companies must have been founded by, and be generating revenue by, March 31, 2007. Additionally, they had to be based in the United States, privately held, for profit, and independent–not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies–as of December 31, 2010. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.)
The minimum revenue required for 2007 is $100,000; the minimum for 2010 is $2 million. Revenue figures given in the company profiles are for calendar years, as are employee counts. Full-time and part-time employees are included in the employee counts; independent contractors are not.”

New Funding for Braintree, Dynamics, and Finsphere


Recently, three Finovate alumni reached significant funding milestones. 

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New Round
$14 million Series A funding from Accel Partners
Profile
Market Position: Online Payment Processing
Founded: 2007
Location: Chicago
Description
Braintree is a business credit card processor that provides:
    • Merchant accounts
    • Payment gateways
    • Recurring billing
    • Credit card storage
More Information
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New Round
$35 million Series B funding from Bain Capital Ventures
Funding History
$5.7 million Series A funding in 2009
Previous Investors
Adams Capital Management
Profile
Market Position: Interactive Payment Cards
Founded: 2007
Location: Pittsburgh, Silicon Valley, New York City
Description
Dynamics’ use of programmable magnetic stripes on payment cards increases security with its four payment card products
    • Hidden: Hides the card number until a user enters his pin on the card.
    • MultiAccount: Holds two accounts on one card, allowing the user to choose which to use.
    • Redemption: Allows the user to choose between using rewards or credit for in-store purchases.
    • Dynamic Credit Card: Writes a new security code onto a magnetic stripe for every in-store purchase.
More Information
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New Round
$1.75 million from undisclosed investor
Funding History
$9.9 million in June 2008
$9 million in July 2009
$1.75 million in March 2011
Previous Investors
Shasta Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Frazier Technology Ventures, and Bezos Expeditions
Profile
Market Position: Identity Fraud Protection
Founded: 2007
Location: Bellevue, Washington

Description
Finsphere helps reduce Identity fraud for businesses and individual consumers. Its core product, PinPoint Fraud, validates a user’s identity by comparing the location of their mobile phone with that of the credit or debit card transaction.
More Information

Alumni News — Week of June 27, 2011

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ActivePath
A top Brazilian card issuer implemented an ActivePath solution. Link
AlphaClone
AlphaClone incorporated new sentiment scores into its stock view pages. Link
Bills.com
Bills.com released the results from its Consumer Money Survey that gauges money attitudes and behaviors. Link
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Blaze Mobile
Blaze Mobile was awarded a patent for NFC on stickers. Link
BOKU
BOKU released 1-Tap Mobile Billing for the Android and took it live in 56 countries. Link
Braintree
Braintree received $34M in Series A funding from Accel. Link
Currensee

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Reuters outlined the benefits of Currensee. Link
Credit Karma
Credit Karma CEO Ken Lin advised consumers how they should deal with credit card offers. Link
doxo 
doxo won the Stevie Award for New Product of the Year for financial services in the 2011 American Business Awards. Link
Dwolla
Dwolla said its Grid payment network is more secure than Visa and MasterCard’s card networks. Link
Dynamics
Dynamics raised $35M for computerized smartcards and payment systems. Link
eToro

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Reuters outlined the benefits of eToro. Link
eWise
gotoBilling, Inc. added eWise’s Secure Vault Payments as another payment platform. Link
Expensify
The Wall Street Journal listed Expensify as a must-have mobile tech tool for entrepreneurs. Link
Fiserv
Fiserv entered into an agreement to acquire CashEdge for $465 million to advance its digital payments and channel strategies. Link

Guardian Analytics

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Yahoo! Finance reported that Guardian Analytics’ FraudMAP is helping financial institutions meet FFIEC guidelines. Link
HelloWallet
HelloWallet was added to Mercer’s Outsourcing business benefits administration. Link
Intuit
Intuit purchased Mobile Money Ventures’ web banking technology to augment its mobile banking capabilities. Link
Kony Solutions

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The American Business Awards selected Kony Solutions as the Most Innovative Company of the YearLink
Lendio
The Launch blog highlighted Lendio. Link
Outright
Outright rolled out a new report function allowing clients to view sales by state. Link
PayPal
PayPal reached 100 million active users. Link

Profit Stars
Profit Stars introduced its new Remote Deposit Anywhere solution. Link
Prosper
  • Former Lending Club director Joseph Toms joined Prosper as its Chief Investment Officer. Link
  • The San Francisco Times reported on Prosper’s growth. Link
Q2ebanking

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Q2ebanking was noted as a service to help community financial institutions meet FFIEC Guidance. Link
SimpleTuition
SimpleTuition expanded its student loan payment options by partnering with Discover Card. Link
SmartyPig
SmartyPig was recommended by Mint.com as a way to save for impulse purchases. Link
TradeKing
TradeKing implemented SunGard’s MarketMap to deliver market data to its active trading platform. Link
UBank
Mashable highlighted UBank’s feedback forum. Link
Voice Commerce
Voice Commerce launched a payment solution for the iPhone. Link
Wikinvest

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PC mag reviewed Wikinvest’s mobile app. Link
Xero
Tech Day assessed Xero’s Debtor Daddy service. Link