AC Lens

Next Insurance | September 23, 2020

Next Insurance, the leading digital insurtech company transforming small business insurance, today announced that it has raised $250 million in Series D financing led by CapitalG, Alphabet's independent growth fund, with participation from FinTLV, a global leading insurtech VC, and existing investor Munich RE Group. CapitalG Partner Sumiran Das will join the Next Insurance Board of Directors. Next Insurance has now raised $631 million to bring simple, affordable, and tailored insuranc...

Business Strategy

U.S. Bank | August 13, 2021

U.S. Bank has entered into an agreement to acquire Bento Technologies, known as Bento for Business, a fintech company based in Chicago and San Francisco that provides payment and expense management services to small and mid-size businesses. The innovative Bento platform offers businesses simple and easy-to-use tools to better manage card-based payments and other expenses via spend tracking and card transaction controls. The acquisition is part of the vision at U.S. Bank to bring p...

Crunchbase News | February 28, 2020

Lendio, a Lehi, Utah-based free online marketplace for small business loans, has secured $55 million in capital. That includes $31 million in equity led by Mercato Partners’ Traverse Fund and a $24 million debt facility from Signature Bank. According to the company, the equity round was oversubscribed by existing investors including Napier Park Financial Partners, Comcast Ventures, Blumberg Capital, Stereo Capital and Runa Capital. It brings Lendio’s total raised since it was founded...

Marketing and Networking

Marketing 360 | April 22, 2022

Implementing the right social media management strategy has the potential to increase sales and brand awareness, and most business owners know that being active on social media is a non-negotiable in this day and age. In this case study, Marketing 360® discusses how one online retailer, with the help of the social media management team at Marketing 360, was able to increase their sales and impressions through their social media management strategy. In a three mo...