Fintech Roundup: What investors really, really want
Welcome to my new 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,…
Read More »Better.com loses more senior execs as employees brace for another mass layoff
Things are getting worse at Better. More executives have resigned from Better.com nearly three months after the online mortgage lender laid off 900 employees via Zoom and as the company…
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TechCrunch+ roundup: Fintech investor survey, data-driven fundraising, VC scouting jobs
The public markets may have cooled on fintechs in recent months, but for entrepreneurs who are still considering starting up, “outlook good,” says the Magic 8 Ball. In 2021, one-third…
Read More »When the founder becomes the story
A year ago, few knew the brand Bolt, a checkout technology company that was founded in 2014, nor its founder, Ryan Breslow, a seemingly archetypal Silicon Valley type: smart, strong-willed…
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Remote hiring startup Deel’s new feature gives businesses the option to fund payroll in crypto
In 2019, Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang founded Deel, a startup that aims to help companies compliantly hire and pay talent remotely all around the world. The pair’s mission was…
Read More »Coast lands $27.5M from VC firms, slew of founders to provide expense management to fleet operators
Coast, which aims to help companies control fuel and fleet spending with its expense management software, has raised $27.5 million in a Series A financing co-led by Accel and Insight…
Read More »Founded by Opendoor and Twilio alums, Nomad closes on $20M to ‘transform the landlord-tenant experience’
Nomad, a marketplace that aims to provide small-time rental property owners with “guaranteed rent,” has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Silicon Valley Bank Capital….
Read More »9 fintech investors discuss what they’re looking for and how to pitch them in Q1 2022
Last year, more than 20% of venture dollars went into fintech startups globally, according to CB Insights. Equally notable: one-third of all unicorns created in 2021 were fintech companies. The…
Read More »Genesis raises $200M in Tiger-led round to grow its finance-focused low-code application platform
Genesis, which has built a low-code/no-code application platform specifically for the financial markets, announced today it has landed a $200 million investment led by Tiger Global Management. The financing comes…
Read More »Stronghold launches $100M venture arm to invest in underrepresented founders and fintech
Payments infrastructure company Stronghold has launched a venture capital arm to deploy $100 million of its balance sheet capital in startups and funds in three core strategies — underrepresented founders,…
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