Digital SMB Insurers: Pie Insurance Makes Workers Comp “Easy As”

Nov 11, 2021 | Insurance, Small Business Banking, Startups | 0

Pie Insurance promo video (30 seconds) Washington DC-based Pie Insurance specializes in workers...

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Digital SMB Insurers: Coalition Combines Cybersecurity Monitoring with Insurance

Nov 11, 2021 | Insurance, Security, Small Business Banking, Startup of the week, Startups | 0

July 2021 CNBC “Power Lunch” interview with CEO Joshua Motta (3.5 minutes)...

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Digital SMB Insurance Companies: NEXT Leads the Field

Nov 10, 2021 | Insurance, Small Business Banking, Startups | 0

Next Insurance promo video (1 min) Having run a small business for 20 years, and now on the board...

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SMB Lenders: SmartBiz Wisely Targets Small Businesses Looking for SBA Loans

Nov 8, 2021 | Lenders, Small Business Banking, Startups | 0

SmartBiz Loans, originally founded in 2009 as BillFloat by Ryan Gilbert and Sean O’Malley. I first...

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SMB Lenders: Lendio’s Focused Small Business Marketplace Pays Off

Nov 4, 2021 | Lenders, Small Business Banking, Startup of the week, Startups | 0

Lendio first launched to the public at Finovate in May 2011 (7 minutes).  I first met Lendio when...

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SMB Lenders: BlueVine is Top Private Alt-Lender After Kabbage Acquisition by American Express

Nov 3, 2021 | Checking & Transaction Accounts, Lenders, Small Business Banking, Startups | 0

BlueVine is one of the most visible alt-lenders online with monthly traffic topping 1 million in...

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SMB Lenders: Kabbage Continues to Cook Under American Express Ownership

Oct 27, 2021 | Lenders, Small Business Banking, Startups, Unicorns (fintech) | 0

FinovateSpring 2015 demo (7 minutes) Founded in 2009, Kabbage was one of the first digital...

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The 238 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Sep 2021)

Oct 19, 2021 | Data & Analytics, Startups, Unicorns (fintech) | 0

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full...

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SMB Charge Cards: Brex is the new Amex

Oct 14, 2021 | Checking & Transaction Accounts, Credit & charge cards, Payments, Small Business Banking, Unicorns (fintech) | 0

Is it a coincidence that Brex more or less rhymes with Amex? Probably not. The Brazilian founders,...

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The 225 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Aug 2021)

Sep 13, 2021 | Data & Analytics, Startups, Unicorns (fintech) | 0

At FintechLIVE we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full...

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The 12 Fintech Companies in Top Quartile of 2021 INC 500

Aug 31, 2021 | Awards, Startups | 0

Fintech startups had quite the showing in this year’s INC 500 ranking.  Financial tech...

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Top 15 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (August 2021)

Aug 30, 2021 | Challenger Banks, Payments, Small Business Banking, Startup of the week, Startups | 0

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn...

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