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Keep raises $12M in increasingly competitive Canadian corporate spend market
In the U.S., a number of startups aim to be the corporate spend manager of choice for small and large businesses. Brex, Ramp, and Mercury are among those companies, just to name a few. Moving…
Brex partners with former competitor Zip, with an eye on reducing cash burn to get to an IPO
Brex has once again made the surprising, but perhaps realistic, decision to partner with another one-time competitor. This time Zip, the CEOs of both companies told TechCrunch exclusively. In April 2022, fintech Brex announced it…
Affiniti’s 20- and 22-year-old founders raise $17M led by SignalFire just 6 months after an $11M seed
Affiniti founders Aaron Bai and Sahil Phadnis are building the kind of expense management software for main street small businesses that tech startups have enjoyed for years.
Monzo’s pivot from cool to corporate: ‘freshness is not about gimmicks’
Monzo, Britain’s biggest digital bank, is still synonymous with its neon debit cards, extensive use of emojis, and free spending abroad. But it’s no longer just trying to be cool; it’s trying to become a…
Klarna’s revenue per employee soars to nearly $1 million thanks to AI efficiency push
Last year, Klarna announced a significant initiative to leverage its internally developed AI systems, powered by OpenAI, across its operations. This wasn’t empty talk for the buy now, pay later giant. The company not only…
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Acorns acquires family wealth and digital memory platform EarlyBird
Savings and investing startup Acorns has acquired EarlyBird, an investment gifting platform for families, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, EarlyBird will…
$25B-valued Chime files for an IPO, reveals $33M deal with Dallas Mavericks
At long last, digital consumer bank Chime has moved forward with its IPO by filing its S-1 paperwork Tuesday. Chime had reportedly filed confidential S-1 paperwork back in December. S-1 filings typically reveal all kinds…
Insurtech Bestow lands $120M Series D from Goldman Sachs, Smith Point Capital
Melbourne O’Banion co-founded insurtech Bestow with Jonathan Abelmann in 2017 after struggling to secure his own life insurance policy. His goal was to make it easier for people to obtain life insurance and make the…