Jeff Bussgang is General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, an early-stage VC firm with offices in Boston and New York. Jeff is currently a board member at FinTech startups Plastiq and SimpleTuition, as well as at …
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I’ve just returned from the Finovate spring session in northern California. What did I see? Quite a few single occupant automobiles in the HOV lane on Highway 101. Finovate, for the uninitiated, is a grueling two-day …
In Startups, Venture CapitalTags accelerators, Ad-Tech, Boston, CommonAngels, entrepreneurs, FinTech, Maia Heymann, noncompetes, startups, venture capitalPublish Date
CommonAngels is a small venture capital fund with over 60 Boston-area angel investors and a few family offices as its limited partners. The group is currently investing from CommonAngels Ventures Fund IV, which regulatory filings show …
Earlier this week, Governor Deval Patrick indicated that he will move to ban enforcement of noncompete agreements in Massachusetts. This is one part of a larger piece of legislation designed to promote innovation – job creation …
In FinTech, Startups, Venture CapitalTags Boston, Commonwealth Capital, Edison Ventures, exits, startupsPublish Date
On April 1, 2014, two startups from the greater Boston FinTech cluster were acquired. Both were venture-backed, and both were founded over a dozen years ago. Andera was the larger of the two deals. Founded by …
Here are 17 new – or, more accurately, new to me – greater-Boston FinTech or financial services startups. The truly new company is Liberty Teller, founded in 2013. I’ve also come across two startups in stealth …
In Alternative Lending, Banking, FinTechTags Funding Circle, Lending Club, On Deck Capital, P2P Lending, Prosper, startupsPublish Date
Funding Circle is a crowdlending platform that lets individuals and institutions loan money to small businesses. Founded in the UK in 2010, the firm has about 70,000 registered lenders who have lent more than £223,000,000. Last …
There is no shortage of incubators and accelerators in the Boston area. We have: Betaspring Bolt DogpatchLabs Mass Challenge TechStars Boston All, save hardware accelerator Bolt, have helped FinTech or financial services startups get to the …
In Banking, Startups, Venture CapitalTags BBVA, CircleLending, NeoBanks, Simple, startups, venture capitalPublish Date
Last week, BBVA announced that it is buying Simple for $117 million. It’s easy to think of reasons why this acquisition appeals to BBVA. It’s not for assets and deposits. Yes, the 100,000 tech-savvy early adopters …
In FinTech, Institutional Asset Management, StartupsTags bondos, Boston, CMX, entrepreneurs, MassChallenge, startupsPublish Date
Capital Market Exchange (CMX) was founded in 2010, in the wake of the financial crisis. CMX provides fixed income credit analysts, portfolio managers, and bond traders with predictive analytics and sentiment analysis – that is, a …