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On a growth tear, DuckDuckGo reveals it picked up $100M in secondary investment last year
Privacy tech continues cooking on gas. To wit: Non-tracking search engine DuckDuckGo has just revealed that it beefed up its balance sheet at the
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Meet Nickson, the furniture-as-a-service startup that Barack Obama’s ex-financial adviser just backed
Ever toured an apartment and fell in love with the model unit? You’re not alone. Harvard Business School grad Cameron Johnson is a former
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Edge computing startup Macrometa gets $20M Series A led by Pelion Venture Partners
Macrometa, the edge computing cloud and global data network for app developers, announced today it has raised a $20 million Series A. The round was
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Yana’s mental health tool for Spanish speakers nears 5 million users
Andrea Campos has struggled with depression since she was 8 years old. Over the years, she’s tried all sorts of therapies — from behavioral to
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Yana’s mental health tool for Spanish speakers nears 5 million users
Andrea Campos has struggled with depression since she was eight years old. Over the years, she’s tried all sorts of therapies — from behavioral
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Yana’s mental health tool for Spanish speakers nears 5 million users
Andrea Campos has struggled with depression since she was eight years old. Over the years, she’s tried all sorts of therapies — from behavioral
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Anrok raises $4.3M to solve sales tax for SaaS companies
It’s easier than ever to build a product and sell it around the United States, or the world. But if you want to do so without incurring the wrath
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Despite flat growth, ride-hailing colossus Didi’s US IPO could reach $70B
Didi filed to go public in the United States last night, providing a look into the Chinese ride-hailing company’s business. This morning, we’re
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Despite flat growth, ride-hailing colossus Didi’s US IPO could reach $70B
Didi filed to go public in the United States last night, providing a look into the Chinese ride-hailing company’s business. This morning, we’re
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Insurtech is hot on both sides of the Atlantic
The U.S. insurance technology market is hot, and has been for years now. Back in early 2020, to pick an example, TechCrunch reported on a wave of
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SoftBank, Uber, Tencent set to reap rewards from Didi IPO
After years of speculation, Didi Chuxing, China’s ridesharing behemoth, finally unveiled its IPO filing in the U.S., giving a glimpse into its
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What do these 4 IPOs tell us about the state of the market?
We’re digging into the final IPO prices set by fintech unicorn Marqeta and enterprise productivity unicorn Monday.com this morning. Briefly, it’s
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Can payday loans be made obsolete? With $15M more, Clair wants to find out
The world seems to move faster every year, and yet, nothing feels slower than the speed by which paychecks get distributed. In the United States,
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Branch raises $50M to offer bundled auto & home insurance via an API
Branch Insurance, a startup offering bundled home and auto insurance, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Anthemis
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Wagely, an Indonesian earned wage access and financial services platform, raises $5.6M
Wagely founders (from l to r): Tobias Fischer, Sasanadi Ruka and Kevin Hausburg. Image Credits: wagely Earned wage access (EWA) platforms that allow