How one founder is using fintech to get more EVs on the road
When serial founder turned venture capitalist Sunil Paul decided to step back into startups, it was only after trying to give away the idea behind his fintech company Spring Free…
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Fintech Roundup: Proptech’s roller coaster, an ex-Better.com exec’s new gig and Alchemy’s true valuation jump
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 »Neo.Tax raises $10M to help startups access R&D tax credits
For most people, mention of the word “taxes” conjures up unpleasant things like tedious processes, mountains of paperwork and shelling out a lot of money to the government. But one…
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Sardine’s algorithm helps crypto and fintech companies detect fraud
It’s a great time to be in the fraud detection business in crypto and fintech. Crypto in particular has faced some high-profile scams recently, and many companies operating within the…
Read More »BNPL payment startup Alma raises another $130 million round
French startup Alma is trying to build a new “buy now, pay later” giant in Europe. The company has closed a $130 million Series C round (€115 million). It has…
Read More »Financial Venture Studio names fintech startup founder Cameron Peake as its newest partner
Financial Venture Studio (FVS) has named Cameron Peake, a former startup founder and advisor, as its newest partner. Peake will work out of Austin — where she recently moved from…
Read More »Vietnam-focused investment app Infina boosts its seed round to $6M
Retail investment apps in Southeast Asia attracted a lot of funding last year, and the trend looks set to continue with Vietnam-focused Infina announcing that it has added $4 million…
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Fintech Roundup: Corporate spend just can’t be a winner-takes-all space
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,…
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Edtech’s search for the magic metric
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. If there’s one sector that is incessantly…
Read More »Numeral wants to turn bank accounts into microservices
Meet Numeral, a French startup that wants to upgrade corporate bank accounts. While clients interact with Numeral using a modern application programming interface (API), the startup connects directly to bank…
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