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Fourteen Alums Recognized in AlwaysOn Global 250 Awards

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillFloat, Cartera Commerce, Credit Karma, FlexScore, Kabbage, Lending Club, On Deck Capital, Ping Identity, Placecast, SecondMarket, Taulia, ThreatMetrix, Wonga, Yodlee

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This year, 12 Finovate alums were selected among 250 other winners in the AlwaysOn Global 250 awards, and two Finovate alums were identified among 50 other Companies to Watch.

The awards honor the top 250 U.S.-based private tech companies, plus recognize 50 to watch. Some of the underlying themes in this group of 300 innovative companies include mobile technology, cloud-based solutions, and social network integration.

Here are the 12 Finovate alum winners of the 250 Awards, listed in alphabetical order:

BillFloat

    • Category: Consumer Internet
    • Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
    • Founded: 2009
    • CEO: Ryan Gilbert
    • Total funding: $32.5 million
    • FinovateSpring 2011 demo video
    • Category: B2B Applications- SaaS and Enterprise
    • Headquarters: Lexington, MA
    • Founded: 2005
    • CEO: Tom Beecher
    • Total funding: $21.2 million
    • FinovateFall 2011 demo video
    • Category: Consumer Internet
    • Headquarters: Atlanta, GA
    • Founded: 2009
    • CEO: Rob Frohwein
    • Total funding: $53.7 million (plus $91.7 million in debt funding)
    • FinovateSpring 2013 demo video
    • Category: Consumer Internet
    • Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
    • Founded: 2006
    • CEO: Renaud Laplanche
    • Total funding: $220 million
    • FinovateStartup 2009 demo video
    • Category: B2B Applications- SaaS and Enterprise
    • Headquarters: New York, NY
    • Founded: 2007
    • CEO: Noah Breslow
    • Total funding: $102 million
    • FinovateSpring 2012 demo video
    • Category: B2B Applications- SaaS and Enterprise
    • Headquarters: Denver, CO
    • Founded: 2002
    • CEO: Andre Durand
    • Total funding: $78 million
    • FinovateEurope 2012 demo video
Placecast 

    • Category: B2B Applications – Mobile
    • Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
    • Founded: 2005
    • CEO: Alistair Goodman
    • Total funding: $8 million
    • FinovateSpring demo video
    • Category: B2B Applications- SaaS and Enterprise
    • Headquarters: San Jose, CA
    • Founded: 2005
    • CEO: Reed Taussig
    • Total funding: $36.2 million
    • FinovateStartup 2009 demo video
    • Category: Consumer Internet
    • Headquarters: London, UK
    • Founded: 2007
    • CEO: Errol Damelin
    • Total funding: $145 million
    • FinovateFall 2010 demo video
    • Category: Consumer Internet
    • Headquarters: Redwood City, CA
    • Founded: 1999
    • CEO: Anil Arora
    • Total funding: $116 million
    • FinovateFall 2010 demo video
Here are the two listed in the Companies to Watch category:

All companies were selected by industry experts in the following organizations:

  • The AlwaysOn editorial team
  • Morgan Stanley
  • KPMG
  • GSV Capital
  • Greylock
  • Google Ventures
  • New Enterprise Associates
  • Flybridge Capital Partners
  • Accel Ventures
  • Bridge Bank
  • Venrock
  • SV Angel
  • Roth Capital Partners
  • Intel Capital
  • Menlo Ventures
  • Khosla Ventures
  • FirstMark Capital
  • Doll Capital Management
  • Benchmark Capital
  • Cooley
  • GGV Capital

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    Finovate Alumni News– June 24, 2013

    By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
    Categories: Acculynk, Andera, Capital Access Network, Cartera Commerce, Currensee, Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, GoodApril, Intuit, Keynote DeviceAnywhere, Manilla, Realty Mogul, Tagit, TIBCO Software, Zighra, Zooz
    • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCapital Access Network named one of the top financial services companies of the year at the 11th Annual American Business Awards.
    • American Banker looks to Zigrhra, GoodApril, Realty Mogul, Entrepreneurial Finance Lab for innovation.
    • Lead411 names Cartera Commerce to Hottest Companies in Boston list.
    • TIBCO and Western Union partner to leverage Big Data to anticipate consumer trends and customize customer engagement.
    • Banking2020.com interviews Andera and Intuit on the branch of the future.
    • Tagit to expand in the Philippines by offering mobile-banking application software to banks.
    • Manilla adds email integration feature to personal finance platform.
    • Acculynk announces RuPay debit cardholders in India can make online purchases using the card.
    • Keynote DeviceAnywhere to be acquired by private equity investment firm, Thoma Bravo in a $395 million, all-cash, deal.
    • Adotas column on mobile commerce for SMBs takes a look at Zooz.
    • NordFX and Currensee launch partnership as former joins Trade Leaders Investment Program.
    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.

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    Finovate Alumni News– April 3, 2013

    By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
    Categories: Allied Payment Network, BBC Easy, Cardlytics, Cartera Commerce, edo Interactive, eWise, Fiserv, Flint Mobile, Holvi, IntelliResponse, Kiboo, Mint.com, Monitise, Moven, Narrative Science, OpenCoin, Pageonce, PayPal, ProfitStars, TSYS
    • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTech Dirt looks at Narrative Science’s role in algorithmically-generated journalism. Come See Narrative Science at FinovateSpring.
    • Bdaily talks with Monitise EVP, Lisa Stanton, about mobile banking.
    • Numerica Credit Union adopts BBC Easy’s C&I Lending program.
    • CU Times reports Fiserv’s Spot Pay offers CUs a co-branded mobile payment platform and dongle.
    • Forbes looks at the growth of edo, Cardlytics, and Cartera Commerce and how card-linked offers are better than daily deals.
    • TechCruch reports OpenCoin has acquired SimpleHoney. See OpenCoin demo at FinovateSpring in May.
    • ProfitStars launches BillSimple from iPaySolutions.
    • TSYS to present at annual card forum and expo in April.
    • IntelliResponse adds 155th customer, the company’s first credit union.
    • Convenience Store Decisions notes the growing role of mobile payment options such as PayPal and Flint Mobile.
    • FIS, Open Solutions veteran Gary Daniel to join Allied Payment Network. Join them in San Francisco for FinovateSpring.
    • Banking Technology looks at eWise, Pageonce, Mint.com, Kiboo, Holvi, & Moven as PFM resurgence examples.
    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.

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    Finovate Alumni News– March 15, 2013

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    Categories: Cartera Commerce, Check Point, GMC Software Technology, Lending Club, Mint.com, Mistral Mobile, QuantConnect, Temenos, TradeKing, Tyfone
    • Mistral Mobile announces partnership with Alaric.
    • GMC Software Technology reports user community growth of more than 700% since inception.
    • Opportunity International expands partnership with Temenos.
    • Communication Federal Credit Union rolls out Tyfone mobile banking tech.
    • CNBC features Renaud Lamplache, Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche.
    • BostInno features Cartera Commerce on what innovation means to them.
    • SC Magazine readers select Check Point for best enterprise firewall and best IPS solution in 2013.
    • QuantConnect partners with Battle-Fin.com in $20 million seed-capital trading tournament.
    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.

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    Finovate Alumni News– March 6, 2013

    By David Penn Posted on
    Categories: ACI Worldwide, Billhighway, Buxfer, Cartera Commerce, HelloWallet, Mint.com, Pageonce, PayPal, Temenos, TSYS
    • Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTSYS makes Ethisphere Institute’s list of the world’s most ethical companies.
    • Opportunity International becomes the first microfinance provider to license analytics solution, Insight, from Temenos.
    • ACI Worldwide presenting at Wedbush Securities Transformational Technologies Management Access Conference today.
    • PayPal signs agreement with Japan-based Softbank and Nihon PayPal KK to extend the PayPal Here mobile payment service to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
    • Cartera Commerce selected by AlwaysOn as OnMedia Top 100 Private Company for third consecutive year.
    • MyBankTracker compares Mint, HelloWallet, and Pageonce.
    • Billhighway announces availability of Give mobile fundraising application.
    • My Money Purdue talks about budgeting with Buxfer.
    • Pageonce COO Steve Schultz interviewed by PYMNTS.com.
    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.

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    Finovate Alumni News– February 21, 2013

    By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
    Categories: Azimo, Cartera Commerce, CommunityLend, DeviceFidelity, Dwolla, Expensify, FamZoo, Fiserv, Geezeo, Mitek, MoneyDesktop, ReadyForZero, Simple, Taulia, TSYS
    • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCommunityLend grows FinanceIt team.
    • Cartera Commerce appoints Brian Michon as CTO.
    • Mitek granted new patent for its mobile photo bill pay capabilities.
    • Geezeo partners with OSG Statement Services to develop a statement option that will allow PFM data to be leveraged in eStatements and printed statements.
    • GoBankingRates reviews Simple’s banking service.
    • American Banker reports: Maine’s Katahdin Trust Company selects Fiserv’s core banking platform.
    • MoneyDesktop reports record year with customer growth of nearly 80% from 2011 to 2012 and a 4.5X increase in recurring monthly revenue.
    • Hallmark chooses Taulia to provide e-invoicing, dynamic discounting and supplier self-services.
    • FamZoo’s prepaid card family pack featured in TIME.
    • Torsion Mobile integrates with Dwolla’s payment network.
    • Dallas Business Journal reports that Device Fidelity has raised $1 million in debt financing.
    • TSYS to begin processing ATM transactions through the LINK network in the UK.
    • Azimo CEO Michael Kent explains the social remittance business in Pymnts.com Q&A.
    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.

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    2012 Funding for Finovate Alumni– More than $450 Million Raised

    By David Penn Posted on
    Categories: ActivePath, Affinity Solutions, Arroweye Solutions, Banno, Bazaarvoice, Betterment, Boku, Braintree, Capital Access Network, Cartera Commerce, CashStar, Continuity Control, Controlabill, Credit Sesame, Currensee, DemystData, DoughMain, Dwolla, edo Interactive, eToro, Finsphere, FreeMonee, FutureAdvisor, Fuze Network, HelloWallet, Jemstep, Jingit, Kabbage, Kony Solutions, Lending Club, MiiCard, Nutmeg, Pindrop Security, planwise, SaveUp, SecureKey, ShopKeep POS, SoMoLend, The Currency Cloud, ThreatMetrix, Waspit, Xero, Yodlee, Zopa

    Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgHere is a list of all the funding Finovate alumni received over the course of 2012.  

    After an impressive 2011, where more than $423 million was raised, 2012 was even better, with more than $450 raised.
    A few stand-out metrics for the year:
    • A total of 44 companies received funding, some more than once in 2012
    • Combined, more than $450 million was raised
    • The best quarter for raising capital was the first quarter when more than $150 was raised
    • The biggest funding month this year was March, with more than $68 million raised by three companies
    Here is a month-by-month breakdown of funding received.
    January — $25 million raised by 3 companies
    Currensee: $2 million — blog post
    Finsphere: $11.3 million — blog post
    HelloWallet: $12 million — blog post
    February — $57 million raised by 5 companies
    Capital Access Network: $30 million — blog post
    Dwolla: $5 million — blog post
    Jemstep: $6 million — blog post
    Kabbage: undisclosed — blog post
    Xero: $16.6 million — blog post
    March — $68 million raised by 3 companies
    Boku: $35 million — blog post
    eToro: $15 million — blog post
    ThreatMetrix: $18 million — blog post
    April — $2.5 million raised by 1 company
    miiCard: $2.5 million — blog post
    May — $55.5 million raised by 5 companies
    Kony: $15 million – blog post
    Pindrop Security: $1 million — blog post
    SecureKey: $30 million — blog post
    SoMoLend: $1.17 million — blog post
    Yodlee: $8.3 million — blog post
    June — More than $62 million raised by 8 companies
    Affinity Solutions: $14.5 million — blog post
    Arroweye Solutions: $3 million — blog post
    Cartera Commerce: $12.2 million — blog post
    Credit Sesame: $12 million — blog post
    Doughmain: undisclosed — blog post
    Lending Club: $15 million — blog post
    Nutmeg: $5.3 million — blog post
    Planwise: $200,000 — blog post
    July — $6 million raised by 2 companies
    Continuity Control: $1 million — press release
    SaveUp: $5 million — blog post
    August — More than $49 million raised by 6 companies*
    DemystData: undisclosed — blog post
    FutureAdvisor: $5 million — blog post
    FreeMonee: $34 million — blog post
    The Currency Cloud: $3.1 million — blog post
    CashStar: $5 million — blog post
    Continuity Control: $2.25 million — blog post
    September — More than $59 million raised by 5 companies
    Banno: $2 million — press release
    Betterment: $10 million — press release
    Edo Interactive: $15 million — press release
    Fuze Network: $2.5 million — press release
    Kabbage: $30 million — blog post
    October — $37 million raised by 2 companies
    The Currency Cloud: $1.9 million — blog post
    Braintree: $35 million — blog post
    November — More than $23 raised by 4 com
    panies
    ActivePath: $10 million — blog post
    Jingit: $7 million — blog post
    Bazaarvoice: $6.7 million — blog post
    Xero: $49 million — blog post
    December — More than $16 million raised by 4 companies
    Waspit: $3 million — blog post
    Controlabill: $570,000 (A$600,000) — blog post
    Zopa: undisclosed — blog post
    ShopKeep POS: $10 million – blog post
    Clover Networks: $3.3 million – blog post
    *In addition to the companies listed for August, On Deck Capital raised $100 million in credit facility commitments.
    Note: Funding that companies received before they demonstrated at Finovate was not counted. Questions? Comments? E-mail us at Julie@Finovate.com or David@Finovate.com.

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    Second Quarter 2012 Funding for Finovate Alumni: Over $120 Million Raised

    By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
    Categories: Affinity Solutions, Arroweye Solutions, Cartera Commerce, Credit Sesame, DoughMain, Kony Solutions, Lending Club, MiiCard, Nutmeg, Pindrop Security, planwise, SecureKey, SoMoLend, Yodlee

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    This quarter’s funding of over $120 million closely matches quarter 2 of last year, when Finovate alumni raised approximately $124 million.

    Meanwhile, compared to last quarter’s $150 million, Finovate alums pulled in around $30 million less this quarter.

    Here’s the quarter 2 summary for 2012:

    April — $2.5 million raised by 1 company

    May — $55.5 million raised by 5 companies

    June — Over $62 million raised by 8 companies

    Note: Funding that companies received before they demonstrated at Finovate was not counted. If you know of any funding that is not on this list and should be, please send the name of the company along with a link to the funding information to julie@netbanker.com and we will add it.

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    Finovate Alumni News– July 17, 2012

    By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
    Categories: Actiance, Cartera Commerce, Check Point, CurrencyFair, Dwolla, Kony Solutions, planwise, SafetyPay, Silver Tail Systems, Tuition.io
    • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgForbes features Tuition.io’s student loan platform. Come see Tuition.io’s live demo at FinovateFall in NYC.
    • Alfa Insurance chooses Kony to power features of its mobile app.
    • Killerstartups features the planwise story and their success at FinovateFall 2011.
    • MSN Money compares CurrencyFair and competitor, Azimo. Come see CurrencyFair’s live demo at FinovateFall.
    • Cartera Commerce named Global 250 Top Private Company for second consecutive year.
    • Actiance integrates Socialite platform and Salesforce.com to help companies track and monetize social media conversations. Come see Actiance at FinovateFall September 12 and 13.
    • SafetyPay, launches mobile version of service available to mobile shoppers internationally.
    • NPR features Silver Tail Systems, discusses how In-Q-Tel gives it the CIA’s seal of approval.
    • Check Point Software Technologies taps the power of virtualization to simplify security for private clouds.
    • Des Moines Register staff blog reports Dwolla CEO, Ben Milne, spreads his mobile payments message at TEDxDesMoines.
    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.

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    Finovate Alumni News– July 2, 2012

    By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
    Categories: Blaze Mobile, Buxfer, Cartera Commerce, InComm, Lighter Capital, SigFig, Virtual Piggy
    • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCartera Commerce recognized with a Golden Link award for its OfferLink network.
    • Coffee Not Included blog looks at how Buxfer approaches money management.
    • Madame Noir interviews Blaze Mobile CEO & Founder, Michelle Fisher.
    • InComm to continue the sale of gift card products in all new jersey stores.
    • Virtual Piggy appoints John Paul DeJoria to board of advisors.
    • Lighter Capital invests in 3 new companies.
    • SigFig Launches Native Apps for iOS, Android.
    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.

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    Finovate Alumni News– June 27, 2012

    By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
    Categories: Cachet Financial Solutions, Cartera Commerce, Geezeo, Kabbage, ProfitStars, ReadyForZero, T8 Webware
    • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCU Times reports T8 Webware expanding, expects to add 20 employees to its staff of 60.
    • Cachet FS and Sharetec Systems partner to provide mobile deposit capture to credit unions.
    • Geezeo signs URW Community FCU.
    • ProfitStars announces that 100+ banks have selected its Gladiator Enterprise NetTeller Security Monitoring solution since June 2011.
    • Fins Sales & Marketing looks at Cartera Commerce as Groupon’s new competitor.
    • CU Times reports on how Kabbage uses social media to give cash advances.
    • ReadyForZero unveils 4 new resource centers for financial guidance.
    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.

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    Finovate Alumni News– June 7, 2012

    By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
    Categories: Bill.com, Braintree, Cachet Financial Solutions, Cartera Commerce, ClairMail, Lending Club, mFoundry, SaveUp, ThreatMetrix
    • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCheck out VC funding trends in financial services startups.
    • Cartera Commerce raises $12.2 Million in growth equity.
    • Braintree expands payments gateway to merchants in 30 countries.
    • Lending Club receives $15 mil from Kleiner, Mary Meeker joins board.
    • ThreatMetrix positioned as a “Visionary” in the Magic Quadrant for Web Fraud Detection.
    • Clairmail awarded 2012 Best Mobile Application or Service.
    • mFoundry launches mobile banking solution for Eli Lilly Federal Credit Union.
    • City National Bank partners with Cachet Financial Solutions and Panini to deliver RDC to Mac users.
    • Bill.com receivables wins ninth annual Tax and Accounting Technology Innovation Awards.
    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.

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