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24/09/2019

Retail giants like Worldmarket are adding bars to all their stores, but not the kind you'd expect.... Happy Returns Return Bar Locations are coming to World Market and other stores across the U.S. Find out why in Retail Dive - https://www.retaildive.com/news/happy-returns-expands-partnership-with-world-market/563585/

The returns facilitator will be available at all 276 store locations in time for the holiday season, which can serve as both boon and burden for retailers. 

06/06/2019

Our client OpenInvest just launched a Racial Justice cause that allows investors to invest in the companies committed to racial justice, both in their workforce and among their key company stakeholders. Read about it in Fortune: http://fortune.com/2019/06/06/esg-focused-fintech-startup-openinvest-launches-racial-justice-investing-tool/

Alphabet and Citigroup make the cut, while Facebook, Microsoft and McDonald’s fail to hit OpenInvest's criteria.

31/05/2019

Chris Mittelstaedt, Founder & CEO of The FruitGuys talks to Jessica Holmes on KTLA 5 News about picking, storing, washing and navigating the bountiful stone fruit season that is upon us!

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20/05/2019

Organic fruit delivery pioneer The FruitGuys provides small farms with grants for sustainable growing methods. They have proven that capitalism can be a force for good.

The FruitGuys Community Fund recently announced its latest grants to small farm sustainability projects. One winner, Sankofa Farms, is using its award to increase their honey bee production and purchase a caterpillar tunnel, allowing them to grow food year-round.

21/02/2018

Congrats to our client Groundfloor who is democratizing investing for all investors and whose Reg A+ offer is now live.

Groundfloor, said to be the first issuer qualified by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission to offer real estate based payment dependent notes that are available to non-accredited investors, has raised a total of $4.3 million from 671 participating investors in a combination of two recent financ...

06/02/2018

Our client Climb Credit is aiming to get you a , not just a diploma. Read more on how this company is transforming via Inc. Magazine https://www.inc.com/sonya-mann/education-startups-free.html

Enough book learning. Let's get you a job.

25/01/2018

Congrats to our client Greenfly! The LA-based startup secured $8.5M in Series B funding to help brands get fans to do their . Read about it in L.A. BIZ:
https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2018/01/25/la-startup-raises-8-5-million-to-help-brands-get.html

For some brands, like sports teams, fans can be their fiercest advocates — a passionate army willing and able to spread the word about, and for, the company.

24/01/2018

Today Show's Jean Chatzky shares 5 ways to save more money and stay financially fit in 2018 featuring our friends Long Game!

www.today.com/video/money-mindfulness-and-other-ways-to-save-more-in-2018-1144491075925

Only 39 percent of Americans say they could cover a $1,000 emergency with their savings right now. As our Start TODAY – Friends and Family series continues, TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky suggests smart ways to save more in 2018, including phone apps like Stash and practicing “money mindful...

24/01/2018

Building a POS service for big business, our client Appetize rings up $20 million in Series B funding.

Read it in TechCrunch:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/24/building-a-point-of-sale-service-for-big-business-appetize-rings-up-20-million/

After getting its start in theme parks and event centers in Southern California, Appetize, the developer of point of sale technologies for big stadiums and..

23/01/2018

Building a fintech unicorn 101: How Adyen rose above the herd to become a $2.3B payments company

Read it in Forbes:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevorclawson/2018/01/23/how-to-build-a-fintech-unicorn-how-adyen-became-a-2-3bn-payments-company/

Europe's fintech sector has come of age over the past five to seven years but although new players are succeeding in attracting investment, they face a highly competitive marketplace. So how do you create a unicorn? Trevor Clawson talks to Pieter van der Does of Adyen to find out.

17/01/2018

Successful entrepreneur and Health IQ Co-founder & CEO Munjal Shah shares his Top 3 Secrets To Scaling His Startup’s Work Culture.

Read them in Fast Company: https://www.fastcompany.com/40517002/this-ceos-top-3-secrets-to-scaling-his-startups-work-culture

“Whatever you want to get out of measuring metrics,” one founder believes, “you can achieve better and faster by establishing it as a part of your culture.”

19/12/2017

Leading People Search Platform Named One of the best Entrepreneurial Companies in America.

30/11/2017

Congrats to Climb Credit's Raza Munir for getting to ring the Nasdaq Closing Bell this week, along with the rest of Forbes Under 30 winners!

09/10/2017

Swipe Right to Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is with OpenInvest's new app. [HuffPost Blog]

A new service allows even small investors to pick companies based on their values by swiping right. It is called OpenInvest, and it is available on iTune...

14/09/2017

DailyPay was covered in Inc. Magazine as a crucial employee perk that encourages financial wellness https://www.inc.com/sonya-mann/dailypay-financial-insecurity.html

23/08/2017

GAME ON: Can tech save the world with gamification? Vote for Long Game's SXSW panel to find out (CLOSED)

Mobile games are uniquely able to capture our attention, using micro-rewards, emotional connection and ease of interaction to train our habits and influence our behaviors. Companies are using these gamification mechanics to effectively address broad and systemic social issues, such as promoting fitn...

28/06/2017

It's a JCMG birthday! Happy birthday Jonathan & Tracy !!!!

20/06/2017

On World Refugee Day, OpenInvest launches refugee impact investing screen with 21 companies leading refugee welfare: Autodesk, TripAdvisor, UPS, Starbucks, Google and more.

09/06/2017

08/06/2017

"If you haven't heard of impact investing yet, just wait.." Andreessen Horowitz-backed OpenInvest is making an impact in the field.

Via Associated Press:

https://apnews.com/5419e0b6da8f49c8a6eb4b2255ec8b05/Big-firms-join-race-for-investors-looking-to-make-an-impact

NEW YORK (AP) — If you haven't heard of impact investing yet, just wait. It's one of the hottest areas in investing, and the industry is racing to offer more opportu

26/05/2017

DailyPay's CEO Jason Lee authored a Forbes​ article addressing a major problem for enterprise businesses... "How The Fintech Ecosystem Is Working To Reduce High Employee Turnover."

In the past few years, a new segment in the Fintech industry has emerged that addresses employee financial burdens through faster pay.

24/05/2017

What if saving money was as fun as playing the lottery? A new startup is looking to do just that. Long Game, a personal finance app that encourages users to save money while...

17/05/2017

OpenInvest "offers the most customizability" when building portfolios, allowing individuals to invest in what they care about most, without sacrificing returns.

via Fast Company

https://www.fastcompany.com/40417097/how-to-invest-your-money-responsibly-sustainably-or-for-impact-theyre-not-the-same

If you want to put your money to work and to doing good, here’s everything you need to look for.

16/05/2017

TechCrunch covered OpenInvest's seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz stating: "from the apartheid movement in South Africa to the ouster of Bill O'Reilly, money movements can matter."

OpenInvest, a new company based in San Francisco, has raised $3.25 million in new financing from one of venture capital's biggest names with claims that it..

02/05/2017

OpenInvest's Josh Levin talks impact investing this AM on Cheddar https://cheddar.vhx.tv/videos/cheddar-cheddar-live-s19-e050217-g-full-mezz-hd-en-us

26/04/2017

Want to reduce employee turnover? Reduce the time it takes workers to get paid according to DailyPay CEO Jason Lee via PYMNTS.com: What's Next in Payments.

16/03/2017

LendKey CEO Vince Passione explains how banks can best partner with online lenders via ICBA http://independentbanker.org/2017/02/make-online-lender-partnerships-work-for-you/

06/03/2017

Day 1 LendIt Conference: the future of finance has arrived.

02/03/2017

LendIt Conference Keynote Speaker Upstart CEO Dave Girouard Talks Millennial Loans Market. Dave Girouard will be speaking at LendIt on "Does technology really matter in FinTech?"

T - 4 days until LendIt USA!

Via Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/omribarzilay/2017/03/02/lendit-conference-2017-upstarts-ceo-dave-girouard-talks-millenial-loans-market/

Getting a loan as a young adult can be a hard to impossible mission. Instead of being judged — and ultimately denied — based on your thin credit history, Upstart has honed its process to offer loans specifically to millennials based on their future career and earning potential.

28/02/2017

LendIt Conference is next week! LendIt Co-founder Jason Jones talks FinTech trends & how the conference became the biggest show in lending and FinTech across the US, Europe and China.

Via Forbes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/omribarzilay/2017/02/28/lendit-conference-2017-lendits-cofounder-jason-jones-talks-fintech-trends/

During the last four years, LendIt became the second largest fintech conference in the U.S., and the largest conference in China and Europe. I met with one of the founders, Jason Jones, for a talk about Fintech trends.