For a large share of American workers, 401k plans and IRA accounts play a big role in laying the groundwork for a successful retirement. And as...
Fintech & e-commerce
In 2021, fintech companies headquartered in Africa raised $2 billion, per Crunchbase data. That contrasts with $230 million raised in 2020.
The crypto market remains bumpy, but Boston-based Circle Internet Financial seems to have found a way around that.
The four most valuable private, venture-backed U.S. companies have immigrant founders and CEOs, per Crunchbase analysis. We break down some of the...
Buy now, pay later platforms, which allow buyers to make purchases on payment plans, first became integrated into payment systems in e-commerce and...
Alchemy announced a new $200 million “Series C-1” in a new round of financing led by Lightspeed and Silver Lake that nearly triples its valuation—to...
It’s subtle, but maybe things are starting to slow a little in the U.S. consumer fintech startup funding space.
Scaling a company is never easy. But scaling a company in a totally remote world is even harder.
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The desire for near-instant delivery has spurred the emergence of q-commerce, or quick commerce, a new, faster form of delivery. In this guest...
From self-flying air taxis to Kim Kardashian’s underwear company to a farming startup, this week ran the gamut of different sectors and verticals.
For crypto startups and unicorns, 2021 was an exceptionally good year. But for public companies tied to the crypto space, 2022 has been off to a bad...
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