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Fintech Focus Roundup For June 26, 2021
Friday, June 25, 2021 - 6:14pm | 727Read More...Gotrade Raises $7M To Unlock Global Access To US Equity Market Gotrade, a fintech specializing in democratized stock market investing, formally announced Friday the closure of a $7 million seed funding round led by LocalGlobal, with participation from Social Leverage, Picus Capital, Raptor Group,...
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Fintech Focus For June 24, 2021
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 6:01pm | 2260Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.” Source: President George W. Bush One Big Thing In Fintech: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated acceptance of...
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Detroit Turns Into A Large Startup Ecosystem, Great For Young Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 7:46am | 1076Read More...The cost of living in dense technology hubs like San Francisco, among others, outpaced Detroit, nearly 88%. That according to EntryPoint’s 2021 Detroit Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Report. In unpacking why Detroit is an attractive location for entrepreneurs to locate, live and launch their...
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Signal Advisors Adds $10M Series A Led By General Catalyst
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 7:11pm | 451Read More...Detroit-based Signal Advisors, a tech-enabled distributor of annuities and life insurance, announced the closure of a $10 million Series A led by General Catalyst. What Happened: Signal, through its tech-centric approach, enables smaller, constrained producers better access to advisory tools,...
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Detroit's Autobooks Announces $25M Series B To Scale, Accelerate Innovation
Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 9:59am | 507Read More...Detroit-based Autobooks, a provider of small business banking, cash flow and accounting solutions, announced a $25-million Series B funding round Thursday. What Happened: Autobooks is a fully integrated payments and accounting platform for business, delivered through online banking. The...
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Kate Hernandez Of Detroit Venture Partners On VC Diversity, Startup Funding During A Pandemic
Thursday, September 3, 2020 - 11:52am | 1092Read More...Startups are constantly in the race for funding to propel their expansion. Benzinga spoke to Kate Hernandez, principal at Detroit Venture Partners, for insight on future trends for startups as well as challenges for those looking to enter the VC world as a career. Detroit Venture...
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Fintech Focus For September 1, 2020
Monday, August 31, 2020 - 6:51pm | 2023Read More...Quote Of The Day: Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. - Henry David Thoreau Fintech Movers: If it were to continue compounding at that rate, bitcoin’s daily volume would exceed that of the US equity market in fewer than 4 years. - Ark Trading...
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, Autobooks CEO Talk Detroit Startup Culture
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 - 6:17pm | 792Read More...Kristin Hope wanted opportunity. “Growing up in Silicon Valley but never really being able to break into the tech industry there, I thought, 'maybe this is my shot,'” Hope, a copywriter and digital marketer at fintech startup Autobooks, said Wednesday during a roundtable...
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Infographic: Are We In A Startup Bubble?
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 1:22pm | 340Read More...This is the second article in a two-part series. Click here to read part one. Last month, Benzinga shared a comprehensive look at the response to Marc Andreessen's Twitter commentary on startup valuations. His tweets were in response to an article in The Wall Street Journal where venture...
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5 Cool Facts About DVP CEO Josh Linkner
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 10:27am | 318Read More...Detroit Venture Partners CEO Josh Linkner just wrote a new book, The Road to Reinvention: How to Drive Disruption and Accelerate Transformation. There's a lot to know about Linkner, a jazz guitar-loving, four-time tech entrepreneur, and he took the time to answer a few questions for...
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Josh Linkner's New Book Talks The Key To Survival & The City Of Detroit
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 1:03pm | 400Read More...Detroit Venture Partners CEO, ePrize founder and jazz guitar lover Josh Linkner knows that reinvention is key to survival. Linkner has reinvented himself on a number of occasions. He went from pumping gas at age 13 to playing guitar professionally as a young adult. He even launched his first...
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Get Up Close And Personal With Detroit's Most Innovative Companies At OpenCo
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 3:17pm | 621Read More...Described as a mix between a business conference and an artist's open studio, OpenCo Detroit promises to deliver an event that has the vibe of a music festival. Scheduled to take place on September 12 (a plenary session will occur on the night of September 11), OpenCo Detroit was built for...
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Leaders See a Bright Future For Detroit
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 4:54pm | 1094Read More...Detroit formally filed for bankruptcy late last week. The bankruptcy, which will allow Detroit to restructure approximately $18 billion worth of debt, was not so much unexpected news after the culmination of decades of decline. Business people and luminaries with close ties to Detroit spoke with...
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Confirmed: Magic Johnson Coming Back to Detroit, Will Join Dan Gilbert's Venture Capital Firm
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 9:58am | 63Read More...After hopeful tweets and hints from Quicken Loan's founder, Benzinga has confirmed that Magic Johnson will join Detroit Venture Partners, the Detroit-focused venture capital firm from Dan Gilbert. Gilbert started the new venture capital business, which focuses on entrepreneurship and technology,...
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Magic Johnson and Dan Gilbert Team Up to Save Detroit?
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 8:03am | 141Read More...It seems that an NBA legend and the Quicken Loans founder/chairman are about to join forces at Detroit Venture Partners. The news isn't official just yet, but according to the Associated Press, Gilbert said that he will announce an addition to his company later today. His spokespeople confirmed...
