TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Silicon Valley law firm Cooley recently reported that it “handled 298 disclosable venture capital financings for Q3 2022, representing $8.1 billion of invested capital, continuing a downward trend for both metrics and representing the lowest for both since Q4 2019.” Yet, November was also when U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

But founder Matthew Joseph Martin soon realized that the startup, backed by investors like Boost VC and Tim Draper, was serving a relatively niche market in the States. So he started researching markets with large populations of Muslim people. Indonesia emerged as the best choice. Meanwhile in Malaysia, where 61.3% out of its 33.6

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2023

As of late Thursday night and Friday morning, the fallout from the shutdown of Silicon Valley Bank in the US had reached the shores of the UK and Europe. Yesterday afternoon, the Bank of England sought a court order to place Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited — the UK arm of the US institution — into an insolvency procedure.

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CIO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Unlike that energy company, many organizations have yet to feel an urgency to capitalize on the value of their vast reservoirs of unstructured data. After all, we in the information management and technology industry have talked at length about unstructured data since “Big Data” was big news more than a decade ago.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Dutchie , a four-year-old, Bend, Oregon company that charges cannabis dispensaries a monthly fee to create and run their websites and manage orders, is on a roll this year, raising its second large round of funding — this time a $350 million Series D at a $3.75 The cannabis space is the fastest growing industry, up 35% year over year.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

The cohort’s theses focused on market-driven DeFi, client-driven social protocols, tokens-as-coordination mechanisms, decentralization of all layers, consumer products unbundling, DAOs as risk-pooling mechanisms and so on. The pitch: The NFT market has exploded and the communities surrounding them have flourished, co-founder Chris Tam said.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Founded out of Spain in 2019, StudentFinance partners with educational institutions such as Ironhack and Le Wagon to help finance those looking to upskill into disciplines like software development, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, serving as an alternative to traditional bank or student loans.

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CIO

OCTOBER 17, 2023

NetSuite is adding generative AI and a host of new features and applications to its cloud-based ERP suite in an effort to compete better with midmarket rivals including Epicor, IFS, Infor, and Zoho in multiple domains such as HR, supply chain, banking, finance, and sales. The ERP suite is available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Fez Delivery , a Lagos-based last-mile logistics startup with hubs across Nigeria, has raised $1 million led by pan-African investor Ventures Platform with participation from Voltron Capital, Acasia Ventures and other angel investors. While l ogistics is one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing industries, it is also one of its most fragmented.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Titan , a startup that is building a retail investment management platform aimed at millennials, has closed on $12.5 Titan is hoping to build on the momentum it saw in 2020, during which it grew revenue, customers and assets under management by 600%, “with effectively no marketing budget, according to co-founder Joe Percoco.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

The world of venture capital investing is a relatively small one, and relationship-based to boot. Family offices and accredited investors are eager to get involved in high-quality funds, but face hurdles like access to fund managers. Then Yang joined Kaji at First Republic Bank to work together and continue the conversation.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In Ivory Coast, one of Francophone Africa’s largest mobile money markets, 75% of the population own a mobile money account, compared to 20% who hold bank accounts. But they can now access more services, for example, the startup’s prepaid card — issued by Mastercard — for corporate expense management. million monthly.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

investment giant Carlyle Group , French corporate and investment bank Natixis , Japanese multinational insurance holding company Tokio Marine , and U.K. investment giant Carlyle Group , French corporate and investment bank Natixis , Japanese multinational insurance holding company Tokio Marine , and U.K.-based

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Founded in 2017, SteelEye works with banks, hedge funds, brokers, asset managers, and more, to help them comply with strict regulatory procedures and requirements in their respective industries. and beyond. and beyond. “This is what we deliver through our distinctive, data-centric compliance platform.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Asset managers, banks and other financial institutions need to calculate their financed CO2 emissions footprint in a manner that is auditable and compliant with both the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) methodologies. Leading the round were Prelude Ventures and TPG Rise Climate.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Today’s banking-as-a-service startups are similarly placed — instead of digging for treasure in the crowded consumer financial services marketplace, BaaS companies offer fintech companies access to APIs, compliance tools and other software needed to move money around. Playing matchmaker between banks and fintechs. Bring your questions!

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

He acknowledged that Nestcoin held assets, which the Financial Times pegs at $4 million, in the bankrupt crypto exchange platform FTX to manage operational expenses. There has been speculation that FTX and Alameda may have required their portfolio companies to hold their assets on the FTX exchange as part of their investment terms.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2022

Exotel said on Tuesday it has raised $40 million in a financing round, just three months after securing $35 million in funding, as the Bangalore-based startup demonstrates growth for its full-stack customer engagement platform in emerging markets. Steadview Capital led the startup’s Series D round.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

Smart , a London-based startup that helps employers and their employees manage and monitor their pensions, said that it has closed $95 million in Series E funding. It plans to use the capital to expand its international footprint and make acquisitions, it said. It also claims to have £5.5

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2022

This week, a spate of tech companies – largely those valued above $1 billion from their venture capital investors – announced reductions in their workforce. Especially for startups that hit product market fit during a once-in-a-lifetime event. Need advice on navigating a tough startup market? Start here.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa make up the bulk — over 90% — of businesses in the continent but are still marginalized in accessing credit from formal institutions because of the nature of their operations; for instance, many often lack the kind of collateral that is acceptable by banks.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Toni Eliasz is the program manager of the Disruptive Technologies for Development Program (DT4D) that supports the innovation and adoption of technology-driven solutions in World Bank Group operations. Jamil Wyne. Contributor. When the country first became independent, its mandate was to simply survive rather than thrive.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

Mercado Bitcoin , a Latin American digital assets exchange, has raised $200 million in Series B funding from the SoftBank Latin America Fund. In 2019, 2TM Group became the first company in the world to tokenize public debt assets. The round values 2TM Group , Mercado Bitcoin’s non-operating parent company, at $2.1

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Today, the company announced $80 million in Series C funding, led by Menlo Ventures, which was joined by Advance Venture Partners, Sprints Capital, Pear Ventures, Sway Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, Teamworthy and ECT Capital Partners’ Brian N. This comes as market researcher Gartner reported the global CRM software market grew 12.6%

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

Fixed-term funds (FTFs) have historically been a bank-to-bank market. FTF products allow for investing into some of the safest assets, including U.K. TreasurySpring is a fintech startup that is aiming to open up access to this area of financial markets by creating a fixed-term fund platform. government bonds, U.S.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Matheus is a hedge funds investment analyst for a major global investment manager and technology provider. In prior roles, he was an associate at a LatAm-focused venture capital firm and worked in corporate venture with regional banks and the Brazilian stock exchange. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

In announcing the deal, they said: “DeFi-enabled B2B payment networks that are on chain can unlock transformative working capital efficiencies, and make financial services more fair and open, especially in developing markets like LATAM.”. Welcome to The Interchange! and Mexico. Today the U.S.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

For one, as one source told me, BlackRock’s investment is a show of faith in the SMB 401(k) market — one where the firm hasn’t historically played. ’s auto-enrollment provisions (among others), will make 401k plans more impactful at the lower end of the market, and Human Interest is well-positioned to execute.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Twid , an Indian startup operating a rewards based payment platform, has raised $12 million to scale its network of merchants and issuers and expand its solution in the South Asian market. IndusInd Bank, Payback and InterMiles are some of the key reward point issuers for Twid users. The company currently has a headcount of 42 people.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

A banking app built for online creators, Creative Juice announced its $50 million fund to underwrite creator businesses. It sounds like a loan, but it’s not a loan (at least in the sense that Creative Juice isn’t a bank, so they’re not allowed to say they give loans). It’s very incentive aligned,” Gandhi emphasized.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

For example, Leading Edge Capital closed on nearly $2 billion for its sixth fund, Base10 Partners brought in $460 million for its third fund, Founders Fund secured $5 billion for two funds, Freestyle raised $130 million for its sixth fund and the list goes on and on. That’s new.”.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

But the Swedish buy now, pay later behemoth and upstart bank declined to comment until now. SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 led the latest round, which also included participation from existing investors Adit Ventures, Honeycomb Asset Management and WestCap Group. The new valuation represents a 47.3% The new valuation represents a 47.3%

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With industry-wide staffing shortages, operators need to figure out how to attract pilots and other crew members — whether it be to fill full-time vacancies or add temp positions to meet urgent scheduling needs. Portside’s product suite gives them the ability to streamline workflows while making the best use of their aviation assets.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

For the online logistics space, it’s not difficult to see why investors were quite curious about the market. Logistics operators in Africa suffer from various problems, from inconsistent pricing, which stems from a fragmented supply-and-demand market, to paper documentation and little or no access to financing.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

That’s the thesis behind his startup, which uses behavioral, financial and device-specific user data to detect fraud on behalf of its clients in the crypto and fintech industries. . “Faster instant payments mean faster fraud,” Sardine CEO and co-founder Soups Ranjan told TechCrunch. The company announced it has raised $51.5

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 27, 2023

From crypto contagion to a banking crisis that rocked the industry, to a CEO’s firing saga that was like a never-ending soap opera storyline, 2023 saw a lot — so let’s take a look back as we go forward. After a rough 2022 , many people in venture were hoping 2023 would offer a reprieve. FTX and FTX US , its U.S.-based

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

The new capital was obtained as an extension to the company’s Series B, the first tranche of which closed in January. Prior to La Haus they started and ran Jaguar Capital, a Colombian real estate development company with over $350 million of completed retail and residential projects. .

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