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Finovate Alumni News– February 27, 2014

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Andera, Arroweye Solutions, CashStar, Kabbage, Kony Solutions, On Deck Capital, ProfitStars, Taulia, Tradeshift, TSYS, Wealthfront
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgMountain America CU chooses ProfitStars‘ ImageCenter and Enterprise Payment Solutions.
  • TSYS renews payments agreement with Commerce Bank.
  • ProfitStars announces partnership with OnDeck to deploy LendingNetwork platform.
  • Wealthfront’s automated investment advisory service goes mobile with new app.
  • Arroweye’s 2013 performance reveals 25% growth & 60%+ increase in open loop card fulfillment compared to 2012.
  • SpendMatters covers Tradeshift’s and Taulia’s divergent yet converging cases and value propositions.
  • Tradeshift raises $75 million, plans to open office in Tokyo.
  • Andera upgrades software to enable mobile applicants take photos of their driver’s licenses during the application process to populate data fields automatically.
  • Kabbage now extending more than $1 million per day in funding to small businesses.
  • Kony and AirPlug partner to deliver enterprise-grade mobile solution to mobile network operators.
  • CashStar wins Digiday Retail Award for achievement in online retail marketing and advertising.
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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Five Finovate Alums Make Forbes America’s Most Promising Companies List for 2014

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: CashStar, Kabbage, Lending Club, On Deck Capital, Quantopian

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Last year, Forbes selected four Finovate alums for its “America’s Most Promising Companies” roster.

This year, Forbes picked five.

Lending Club is back, the veteran of last year’s list climbing from a #12 ranking in 2013 to a #5 in 2014. Also returning is On Deck Capital, which soared from a #94 ranking last year to an #11 ranking this year.
When you look at the other alums to make the 2014 roster, it is clear that success in the lending  and capital-raising businesses are what bring in the votes over at Forbes. In addition to Lending Club and On Deck Capital, there is Kabbage coming in at #37. 

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Rank: #5
Revenue: $98 million
Employees: 379

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Rank: #11
Revenue: $65 million
Employees: 240

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Rank: #37
Revenue: $17 million
Employees: 80

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Rank: #81
Revenue: $16 million
Employees: 88

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Rank: #98
Revenue: $0
Employees: 12

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Finovate Alumni Raise $825 Million in 2013, Up 79%

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Affinity Solutions, Apprenda, Azimo, Bill.com, BillFloat, Cardlytics, Check, Clover Network, CoverHound, Credit Karma, CurrencyFair, DeviceFidelity, Doxo, Dwolla, ERN, Fenergo, FinanceIt, Flint Mobile, FTRANS, Funding, Heckyl Technologies, Jemstep, Kofax, Kony Solutions, LearnVest, Lendio, LendUp, Meniga, Moven, Narrative Science, Numbrs, On Deck Capital, OpenCoin, P2BInvestor, Payfone, PayNearMe, peerTransfer, Personal Capital, Ping Identity, Prestadero, Prosper, Q2ebanking, Receivables Exchange, SafetyPay, SeedInvest, Socure, SoMoLend, Spreedly, SumUp, Swipely, Taulia, TradeHero, Tradeshift, TransferWise, True Office, Trustev, Tuition.io, Wealthfront, Wipit, Xero, Zooz

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Cheers to a new year! After ringing in 2014, we wanted take a look back at the capital raised by Finovate alumni in 2013. It was quite a year, with alums pulling in $825 million, $365 million more than in 2012 for an increase of about 80%.
2013 funding summary:
    • 62 companies raised $825 million
    • Q4 had the most capital, with a total of $294 million raised by 17 companies (more than half by Xero, which landed $150 million). 
    • October was the busiest month, with $177 million raised (mostly Xero’s $150 million)
    • May was second highest with $91 million raised by 7 companies
2012 comparison
Last year Finovate alums took in almost twice as much as 2012, when 44 Finovate alums collectively raised $460 million. The chart below shows the quarter-by-quarter comparison for both years.
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Quarter 1 — blog post
More than $155 million raised by 14 companies
January — $57 million raised by 6 companies
February — $56 million raised by 5 companies

March — $42 million raised by 4 companies


Quarter 2 — blog post
More than $205 million raised by 15 companies
June — $81.7 million raised by 6 companies
May — $91.5 million raised by 7 companies
April — $32 million raised by 2 companies

Quarter 3 — blog post
More than $171 million raised by 22 companies

July — More than $63 million raised by 8 companies
August — More than $26 million raised by 6 companies
September — $82 million raised by 9 companies
Quarter 4
More than $294 million raised by 17 companies

October— $177 raised by 6 companies
November — More than $87 million raised by 7 companies
December — More than $30 million raised by 6 companies

Note: Funding that companies received before they first appeared at Finovate was not counted. Questions? Comments? Email us at julie@finovate.com or david@finovate.com.

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Finovate Alumni News– October 10, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Arroweye Solutions, Backbase, Balance, BBC Easy, Cachet Financial Solutions, Digital Insight, Equifax, Finagraph, FIS, Guardian Analytics, InComm, MasterCard, Mortgagebot, On Deck Capital, Payfone, SecondMarket, Simple, Tyfone, ValidSoft
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgBackbase on Track to Expand into UK Market. 
  • Arroweye Solutions launches EMV On-Demand.
  • ICBA Mortgage extends its agreement with D+H Mortgagebot.
  • InComm partners with Jackson Hewitt Tax Service to unveil new GPR card.
  • Digital Insight working with Delta Community CU to offer members digital banking services and solutions.
  • Guardian Analytics announces FraudMAP Connect, real-time collaboration platform & fraud intelligence community.
  • Cachet Financial Solutions launches new mobile money management application and platform, Select Mobile Money.
  • Equifax enhances underwriting decisions for lenders and businesses with release of advanced decisioning attributes.
  • Simple announces new MoneyDrop, instant P2P $$ transfer technology.
  • OnDeck ranked #20 in SellingPower Magazine’s 50 Best Companies to Sell For List.
  • Ven partners ValidSoft to secure virtual currency transactions.
  • SecondMarket CEO explains latest Bitcoin move.
  • Tyfone powers P2P m-payments in BVCU m-banking platform.
  • MasterCard joins Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance in support of innovation in online authentication.
  • Inaugural issue of FIS’s digital magazine FIS InMotion now available.
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– September 17, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Azimo, Doxo, edo Interactive, Expensify, On Deck Capital, planwise, Xero
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgPandoDaily features Planwise’s “coming of age” story. 
  • OnDeck closes over $130 million in increased credit facility commitments, 150% 12-month growth surge drives doubling of debt capacity.
  • doxo’s new email Import and Organization capability simplifies record keeping for the your key accounts.
  • Expensify’s integration with Xero goes live.
  • Azimo picks cross-border payments platform Earthport to help expansion into developing markets.
  • Edo Interactive unveils self-serve portal for edo Marketplace that helps merchants set up card-linked offers on their own.
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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Kony at #28, Five Other Finovate Alums Make Inc. 5000 for 2013

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Authentify, Capital Access Network, CashStar, Kony Solutions, On Deck Capital, Prosper

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Congratulations to six Finovate alums named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing companies.

The list included two Finovate alumni in the top 500: Kony Solutions (#28), and CashStar (#108). Prosper just missed the top 500, ranking #548. Also on the list were OnDeck (#660), Authentify (#2,328), and Capital Access Network (#4,535).

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Rank: #28
Description: Offers a codebase for developing mobile and multichannel applications

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3-year revenue growth: 79x (eg. 7,900%)
2012 revenue: $51.1 million
2009 revenue: $648,000
Employees: 1100
3-year employee growth: 1003
Founded: 2007
Additional honors: #2 Top 100 Software Companies, #4 Top 100 Florida Companies
Rank: #103
Description: Hosts and maintains a transaction platform for retailer-branded gift card programs
3-year revenue growth: 35x

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2012 revenue: $9.7 million
2009 revenue: $276,000
Employees: 96
3-year employee growth: 73
Founded: 2008
Additional honors: #6 Top 100 Software Companies, #3 Top 100 Maine Companies
Rank: #548
Description: Peer-to-peer lending marketplace
3-year revenue growth: 9.3x

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2012 revenue: $6.8 million
2009 revenue: $732,000
Employees: 84
3-year employee growth: 50
Founded: 2006
Additional honors: #36 Top 100 Financial Services Companies #97 Top 100 California Companies, #31 San Francisco Metro Area
Rank: #660
Description: Small business lender
3-year revenue growth: 8x

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2012 revenue: $36.7 million
2009 revenue: $4.6 million
Employees: 153
3-year employee growth: 117
Founded: 2007
Additional honors: #41 Top 100 Financial Services Companies, #40 Top 100 New York Companies, #5 New York City Metro Area
Rank: #2,328
Description: Delivers automated, multi-factor authentication services
3-year revenue growth: 2.6x

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2012 revenue: $14 million
2009 revenue: $5.5 million
Employees: 37
3-year employee growth: 13
Founded: 1999
Additional honors: #36 Top 100 Security Companies
Rank: #4,535
Description: Provides working capital and data services to small businesses
3-year revenue growth: 49%

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2012 revenue: $152 million
2009 revenue: $102 million
Employees: 425
3-year employee growth: 144
Founded: 1998

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Finovate Alumni News– August 8, 2013

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Finect, Kabbage, Kofax, Leadfusion, Lending Club, On Deck Capital, PayPal, Prosper, SigFig, SocietyOne, Zopa
  • FinovateLOGO.jpgKofax announces completion of Kapow Technologies acquisition.
  • ACI Worldwide cites role of their Universal Payments Platform in net new bookings growth for 2013 in this week’s Q2 report.
  • The New York Times looks at Lending Club, Prosper, Zopa, On Deck, SocietyOne, and Kabbage as significant lending platforms.
  • Finextra reports: PayPal trials new geolocation payment service in London.
  • Leadfusion launches new RESPONSE interface for Premium Financial Tools.
  • Finect Founder Jennifer Openshaw moderates Best Practices in Compliant Social Media webinar. See Finect demo at FinovateFall 2013 in New York.
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– August 6, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Allied Payment Network, ERN, Expensify, GoBank, Interactions, Kabbage, MasterCard, Moven, On Deck Capital, Simple, SocietyOne, TransferWise, Wealthfront
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgERN raises another $1 million, acquires two UK companies.
  • Expensify announces additional approval modes.
  • TMC selects Interactions’ Virtual Assistant applications for a 2013 Speech Technology Excellence Award.
  • The Financial Brand looks at NeoBanks: Moven, Simple, GoBank.
  • Reuters article features Wealthfront as a platform of choice for how millenials manage money.
  • MasterCard partners with United Bank for Africa to provide Nigeria’s first personalized debit card.
  • BrightFunds announces that it is now an official contributor to Triple Pundit.
  • The Economist talks with TransferWise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus about technological innovation in Estonia.
  • Kabbage and On Deck Capital both featured in Fit Small Business column on raising money for an existing business.
  • Allied Payment Network partners with Access Softek to provide Picture Pay mobile bill pay technology.
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– August 2, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillGuard, Bills.com, Digital Insight, Intuit, Intuit Financial Services, Kofax, LendUp, Lighter Capital, On Deck Capital, TSYS
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgNetbanker looks at LendUp and BillGuard as 2 innovators creating services to protect the elderly from spam.
  • Kofax acquires data integration software provider Kapow Technologies.
  • Startup Owl features Lighter Capital and On Deck. Check out Lighter Capital at FinovateFall in NYC.
  • Bill.com’s two-factor authentication brings security to SMBs.
  • Thoma Bravo completes billion-dollar acquisition of Intuit Financial Services, re-launched as Digital Insight.
  • Net Element International integrates its Aptito POS payments platform with TSYS.
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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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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    Second Quarter 2013 Funding for Finovate Alumni — More than $200 Million Raised

    By David Penn Posted on
    Categories: Affinity Solutions, Cardlytics, Credit Karma, Dwolla, Kony Solutions, On Deck Capital, OpenCoin, peerTransfer, Personal Capital, Receivables Exchange, SeedInvest, SumUp, Swipely, TransferWise, Zooz

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    For the second quarter of 2013, fifteen Finovate alumni raised more than $200 million. The quarterly total exceeded both that of the previous quarter as well as the same quarter last year.*

    • Q2 2013: 15 companies raised more than $200 million
    • Q1 2013: 15 companies raised more than $155 million — blog post
    • Q2 2012: 14 companies raised more than $120 million — blog post
    Here’s the Q2 summary for 2013:

    April — $32 million raised by two companies
    May — $91.5 million raised by seven companies
    June — $81.7 million raised by six companies

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    *While the funding over last year has increased, so has the number of Finovate alums. We’re tracking more than 100 additional companies this year compared to last year.

    Note: Funding that companies received before they demonstrated at Finovate was not counted. Questions? Comments? Email us at julie@finovate.com or david@finovate.com.

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    FinovateAlumni News– July 2, 2013

    By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
    Categories: ayondo, Azimo, Blaze Mobile, CommunityLend, Dwolla, Lending Club, Linkable Networks, Monitise, On Deck Capital, OpenCoin, SafetyPay, SecureKey, TradeHero, TSYS
    • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgLending Club’s platform has originated $2 billion in total personal loans, $158 million of loans in June alone.
    • HSBC Bank Oman launches SecureKey for internet banking and upgrades mobile banking app.
    • Adidas to accept SafetyPay for online payments across Latin America.
    • Iowa government will soon accept Dwolla as payment for property and vehicle taxes.
    • The American Bankers Association endorses the card-linked offer technology powered by Linkable Networks.
    • The Next Web reports: Virtual stock market game startup TradeHero aims for $5m funding and 1m users by year-end.
    • Monitise and Telefonica enter mobile money partnership.
    • The Globe and Mail looks at On Deck Capital, Lending Club, and CommunityLend’s FinanceIt as alternative financing.
    • Money Insider column in The Independent features Azimo.
    • Pymnts.com interviews TSYS Director of Acquiring Solutions Product Management, Tedd Huff on payment processing.
    • OpenCoin launches Bitcoin Bridge, an e-commerce enabler for Ripple.
    • CEOCFO Magazine interviews Blaze Mobile CEO Michelle Fisher.
    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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