Monzo, the British challenger bank nearing 5 million customers, has recruited a new US CEO
Monzo, the U.K. challenger bank with just shy of 5 million customers, has recruited a new U.S. CEO to head up its efforts states-side, technewss has learned.
Carol Nelson, who previously spent 10 years as CEO of Cascade Bank and prior to that was a longtime senior vice president of Bank of America
Cloud automation startup Spacelift raises $6M Series A led by Blossom Capital
Spacelift, a startup that automates the management of cloud infrastructure, has raised $6 million in a Series A funding round led by London's Blossom Capital. Polish fund Inovo Venture Partners and Hoxton Ventures are also investing.
The Polish and U.S.-based startup is taking advantage of the
Pngme, a financial data platform, closes $3M seed to accelerate growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Since M-Pesa’s mobile money infrastructure came into play in 2007, there has been a proliferation of fintech services ranging from wallets to savings and loans. With this mobile money ecosystem growing in double-digits year-on-year, a lot of data is being created in the process. But this has
India’s BharatPe valued at $900 million in new $108 million fundraise
India may soon have another fintech unicorn. BharatPe said on Thursday it has raised $108 million in a financing round that valued the New Delhi-based financial services startup at $900 million, up from $425 million last year.
Coatue Management led the three-year-old startup’s Series D round
Sweden-based digital bank Northmill raises $30M
Northmill Bank, the Sweden-based challenger that has around 200,000 customers across three European countries, has raised around $30 million in new funding.
Leading the round is M2 Asset Management, the Swedish investment company controlled by Rutger Arnhult, and asset management firm Coeli. The in
Bumble prices IPO at $43 per share
This afternoon Bumble priced its IPO at $43 per share, ahead of its raised IPO range of $37 to $39 per share.
Bumble filed to go public in mid-January, and offered up its first price range on February 2. That range, $28 to $30 per share, wound up coming up short. Bumble raised its price range to $3
Daily Crunch: Facebook tests a News Feed with less politics
Facebook tries to get less political, Oracle’s TikTok acquisition may not be happening and Twitter says Donald Trump is banned forever. This is your Daily Crunch for February 10, 2021.
The big story: Facebook tests a News Feed with less politics
Facebook announced today that i
Scalarr raises $7.5M to fight mobile ad fraud
Scalarr, a startup that says it uses machine learning to combat ad fraud, is announcing that it has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding.
The company was founded by CEO Inna Ushakova and CPO Yuriy Yashunin, who previously led the mobile marketing agency Zenna. Ushakova told me that while at Zenn
Beacons debuts a ‘link in bio’ mobile website builder that helps creators make money, not just list links
Today, there are a number of website builders aimed at creators who want to point fans to a dedicated landing page from their social media profile. If you’ve spent any time on TikTok or Instagram, you’ve likely come across one of these simplified “link in bio”-style websites
Commercializing deep tech startups: A practical guide for founders and investors
As a deep tech investor, I have often noticed that deep tech startups go through a different evolution cycle than a typical B2B or B2C company.
Accordingly, the challenges they face along the way are different — commercialization tends to be more complex and founders are often required to approac
Toyota to bring 3 new electrified vehicles to US market
Toyota Motor North America said Wednesday it will bring three new electrified vehicles to the U.S. market, as the automaker seeks to win over customers by offering a variety of lower emission and zero-emission cars and SUVs.
Two of the new vehicles will be all electric and one will be a plug-in hyb
These 3 enterprise deals show there’s plenty of action in smaller acquisitions
Since the start of the year, I’ve covered nine M&A deals already, the largest being Citrix buying Wrike for $2.25 billion. But not every deal involves a huge price tag. Today we are going to look at three smaller deals that show there is plenty of activity at the lower-end of the acquisit
Zynga CEO says he’s on the lookout for more acquisitions
If you’re wondering why Zynga issued $875 million in convertible notes at the end of 2020, CEO Frank Gibeau said the company was fundraising to build up a “war chest” for more acquisitions.
“As you know, we’ve been a consolidator inside of this business for a while, an
Dear Sophie: How can I improve our startup’s international recruiting?
Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.
“Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the world to rise above borders and pursue their dreams,” says