How much product room will fintech giants leave for startups? I was going to wait until after Square reported its Q1 results today to dig into the world of fintech [ … ]
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Lightmatter’s photonic AI ambitions light up an $80M B round
Lightmatter’s photonic AI ambitions light up an M B round AI is fundamental to many products and services today, but its hunger for data and computing cycles is bottomless. Lightmatter [ … ]
Figure raises $7.5M to help startup employees better understand their compensation
Figure raises .5M to help startup employees better understand their compensation The topic of compensation has historically been a delicate one that has left many people — especially startup employees [ … ]
Oculii looks to supercharge radar for autonomy with $55M round B
Oculii looks to supercharge radar for autonomy with M round B Autonomous vehicles rely on many sensors to perceive the world around them, and while cameras and lidar get a [ … ]
From bootstrapped to a $2.1B valuation, ReCharge raises $227M for subscription management platform
From bootstrapped to a .1B valuation, ReCharge raises 7M for subscription management platform ReCharge, a provider of subscription management software for e-commerce, announced today that it has raised $227 million [ … ]
Payments, lending and neobanks rule fintechs in emerging markets, report says
Payments, lending and neobanks rule fintechs in emerging markets, report says Tech investments in emerging markets have been in full swing over the past couple of years and their ecosystems [ … ]
Una Brands launches with $40M to roll up brands on multiple Asia-Pacific e-commerce platforms
Una Brands launches with M to roll up brands on multiple Asia-Pacific e-commerce platforms {$inline_image} Una Brands’ co-founders (from left to right): Tobias Heusch, Kiren Tanna and Kushal Patel. Una [ … ]
Chime has agreed to stop using the word ‘bank’ after a California regulator pushed back
Chime has agreed to stop using the word ‘bank’ after a California regulator pushed back Chime can apparently call itself the “fastest-growing fintech in the U.S.,” but it has agreed [ … ]
Applications for the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off in July are open
Applications for the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off in July are open Early-stage startups — now is your time to shine at the TechCrunch Early Stage event on July 8 and 9. [ … ]
Supercell likes Metacore’s games so much it just gave it another $180M credit line
Supercell likes Metacore’s games so much it just gave it another 0M credit line Metacore, a Finnish mobile games company, seems to have an amazing “relationship” with Supercell, another (quite [ … ]