Thanks in part to the resiliency of the stock market, the amount of venture capital money going into startups improved in the second quarter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Aiming to increase its upscale offerings, coffee chain giant Starbucks announced last week that it is investing in Princi, the Italian boutique bakery and café, known for its artisan breads. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Startups have been aiming to disrupt pretty much every aspect of our lives, and that is particularly true of the fitness class market as well. Aiming to become the de facto app to help customers find local fitness classes, Zenrez of San Francisco raised $2...
The conventional wisdom going into 2016 was that chat apps and email apps were pretty much dead. Might there still be ways to innovate with email? Sure, but the experts agree that it was unlikely that anyone was going to outdo the dominance Google (and to...
CityBase, the Chicago startup that aids cities in reaching and serving residents and businesses, announced on Thursday (July 7) it raised $6.25 million in a Series B round of funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Amid stock volatility, some unicorns pull back from previous IPO plans. Could there be cannibalization amid mergers and acquisitions, too?
The changing workforce has been something of an obsession since the rise of Uber and its many imitators. While 1099 contractors were not a new idea that on-demand introduced to the economy, the sudden surge has notably been a more recent phenomenon. Get the Full...
In a world where sunshine in the news is in something of short supply, the good folks at Thrive Market can add good news for those in need of some to report to the list of things they deliver. Get the Full Story Complete the...
In an interesting and certainly watchable turn of events, Lyft has hired investment bank Qatalyst Partners, according to reports that surface in the Wall Street Journal yesterday (June 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
