The Closing Exchange announced today it has integrated its signing services with Black Knight’s suite of closing solutions, including Expedite Close and DocVerify, to enable trained and vetted notaries the ability to execute signings via Remote Online Notarizations (RON).
Read moreSavings and investing app Acorns has raised $300 million in a Series F funding round that values the company at nearly $2 billion. The announcement of the raise comes about six weeks after the consumer fintech startup said it was shelving its plans for its $2.2 billion SPAC with Pioneer Merger Corp. in favor of an eventual traditional IPO. New York-based Acorns had last raised more than three years ago — a $105 million Series E round in January
Read moreInsellerate, a leading provider of customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation solutions to the mortgage lender and real estate industries, today announced a strategic investment led by Argentum with participation from First Analysis and joins existing investor Strandview Capital.
Read moreThe goal is to raise roughly 35% of the $100 million in commitments sought by year end and the rest by the conclusion of the first quarter of 2022.
Read moreWe thought you would be interested in the recent announcement that Say Technologies is being acquired by Robinhood for approximately $140 million in an all cash deal. Strandview principals have personally invested in and advised Say since its founding in 2017. Say’s founders previously worked at Strandview’s predecessor funds and at Acorns, a predecessor portfolio investment that recently announced a $2.2 billion IPO through a SPAC merger. Say is a shareholder reporting and communication platform
Read moreAcorns Grow Incorporated ("Acorns"), the saving and investing app, has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Pioneer Merger Corp. (NASDAQ: PACX) ("Pioneer"), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. The combined company (the "Company") will continue as a publicly listed entity and have an expected pro forma fully-diluted equity value of approximately $2.2 billion, assuming no redemptions. Institutional investors including Wellington Management, Senator, Declaration Partners, Greycroft, The Rise Fund, TPG's global impact investing platform, and
Read moreSilvergate to be the Exclusive Issuer of U.S. Dollar Backed Stablecoins by Diem This strategic partnership will leverage Silvergate’s regulatory experience and modern financial infrastructure.May 12, 2021 04:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silvergate Capital Corporation (“Company”) (NYSE: SI), the leading provider of innovative financial infrastructure solutions to the digital currency industry, today announced a partnership with Diem Networks U.S. Inc. (“Diem”), in which the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Silvergate Bank (“Silvergate”) will become
Read moreHow UNest Founder Ksenia Yudina Is Disrupting The Male-Dominated World Of FinTech UNest is a fintech solution aimed at helping parents save for their children's futures.UNest One of the biggest concerns many parents share is saving for their children’s future, whether that be funding a college education or helping their kids get established in their first homes. Meanwhile, student debt has reached crisis levels, with 44 million Americans collectively owing $1.6 trillion. Ksenia Yudina, the founder
Read moreDedicated Goodwill Team Member Discovers Her Potential As She Works To Bring Her Family Out Of Poverty ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight years ago, Gina Casteal found herself homeless. With the encouragement and help of her loved ones, she entered and successfully completed the North Texas Institute for Career Development's CDL (commercial driver's license) training program, an offering of Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth (TX). Since then, Casteal has thrived as a Goodwill® team member and given her children
Read moreCoverance to provide Medicare Insurance platform to CUNA Mutual Group, which serves 95% of credit unions and 30 million consumers LONG BEACH, Calif., September 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Coverance Insurance Solutions is pleased to announce a $10.5 million financing led by CUNA Mutual Group, with participation from existing investor Strandview Capital. Coverance is an independent insurance agency that helps seniors navigate the complex Medicare insurance market to obtain the optimal policy and save money. CUNA
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