Fintech Roundup: How going Fast and furious can ruin your startup
Welcome to my weekly fintech-focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all…
Read More »VCs, unicorn founders back Truora, a startup that helps LatAm businesses onboard users via WhatsApp
Truora, a Colombian user authentication startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding co-led by two Silicon Valley-based venture firms. Propel Venture Partners and Accel led the investment for…
Read More »Better.com CTO transitioning to advisory role in wake of mass layoffs
Diane Yu, CTO of Better.com, is transitioning from her position as chief technology officer to an advisory role a day after the digital mortgage lender announced a voluntary separation program…
Read More »ImaliPay gets $3M to offer financial services to underserved gig workers across Africa
The gig economy is experiencing profound growth in Africa. Yet, all that growth hasn’t changed the status of workers who are seen as contractors rather than employees. Because many of…
Read More »London-based Fidel API lands $65M in Series B funding, proving fintech infrastructure is hotter than ever
Financial infrastructure startup Fidel API has raised $65 million in a Series B funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures. The London-based company provides identity, data and payments products that…
Read More »Fast shuts doors after slow growth, high burn precluded fundraising options
Fast, a startup that provided online checkout products, announced this afternoon that it will shut down. The company’s future has been in doubt for days now, after reporting indicated that…
Read More »Late-stage tech backer Liquidity raises $775M for its fintech platform from Apollo and MUFG
The credit-oriented fintech platform Liquidity Group, which funds later-stage technology companies, has announced a new raise of $775 million from private equity house Apollo and MUFG Bank. In a statement…
Read More »These Y Combinator-backed startups want to build the next Brex
Unsurprisingly, fintech startups were well-represented in Y Combinator’s W22 batch, with 35 international companies participating and 25 more tagged as crypto-focused. One trend that caught our eye was that at…
Read More »Fintech Roundup: Goldman Sachs buys another startup, Fast hits a speed bump and BaaS gets hotter
Welcome to my weekly fintech-focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas…
Read More »Instacart now delivers market trends
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Welcome to our Friday show! Our regular co-host…
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