Tiger’s stamp of approval is coming for the early stage
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox early, subscribe here. On Tuesday, AngelList Venture closed its…
Read More »SPAC is a four-letter word again
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This week saw Equity back on the live-taping…
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Stilt secures $114M in debt & equity to help fintechs and neobanks launch credit offerings with its API
Stilt, which started its life as a provider of financial services for immigrants, has raised $14 million in Series A funding led by Link Ventures as it expands its focus…
Read More »UX focuses on men’s experience: We need financial products built for women
Margot De Broglie Contributor Share on Twitter Margot De Broglie is the co-founder of Your Juno, a financial education platform focused on the financial empowerment of women and non-binary people….
Read More »With founders hailing from Colombian unicorn Rappi, payments startup Yuno raises $10M from a16z and LatAm VCs
As the Latin American startup scene has matured, founders and executives of multibillion-dollar companies in the region have started to move on to new ventures. On Wednesday, TechCrunch reported on…
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Branch raises $75M to help workers get paid faster
Branch, which aims to power faster payments to contract workers with its technology, has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round that has closed just six months after…
Read More »Acorns squirrels away $300M Series F after scrapping SPAC, now worth nearly $2B
Savings 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…
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Atlantic Money wants to challenge Wise with even cheaper international money transfers
Meet Atlantic Money, a foreign exchange startup that plans to be cheaper than other foreign exchange services. If that pitch sounds familiar, that’s because Wise, the company formerly known as…
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Selfbook raises $15M at a $300M valuation in Tiger-led extension to give hotels a way to accept ‘one-click’ payments
Hotel payment software provider Selfbook has completed a $15 million extension of its Series A financing that values the company at $300 million. Tiger Global Management led the extension, as…
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Forma raises new funding to make employee benefits more flexible
Companies across the board are fighting to recruit and retain employees as the war for talent rages on. Employee benefits are no longer viewed as a cookie-cutter, standard set of…
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