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 …
Category: Venture Capital
I now count 40 active FinTech startups in the greater Boston area, which includes Portland and Providence in my view. I did not include companies like asset manager F-Squared though they have capital from local angel …
Does it make a difference if your home market is France or Germany, rather than the U.S.? To balance responses from U.S. investors and entrepreneurs posted in part one, I reached out to entrepreneurs and observers …
In Startups, Venture CapitalTags Birchbox, clones, going global, Her Campus, Hub Angels, LaunchPadPublish Date
The Boston Business Journal recently noticed a trend of European entrepreneurs coming to the U.S. early in the lives of their companies, or establishing U.S. beachheads in Boston. Which has me wondering: How soon in the …
This is a really nice idea. Unpitch is a new event at which 60 entrepreneurs will sit down on December 11th with well-known angel and early-stage venture investors. No presentations or demos. Just sit down and …
The Q2 PwC MoneyTree Report came out last week showing that investment activity by corporate venture arms is on the upswing. Corporate VCs participated in nearly 16% of venture deals in the second quarter. I have …