Goldman Sachs leads $202M investment in project44, doubling its valuation to $1.2B in a matter of months The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted a lot in the world, and supply chains are no exception. A number of applications that aim to solve workflow…
Belvo, LatAm’s answer to Plaid, raises $43M to scale its API for financial services Belvo, a Latin American startup which has built an open finance API platform, announced today it has raised $43 million in a Series A…
Brazil’s idwall raises $38M for identity validation platform Online fraud and identity theft is a global problem that has only been exacerbated with increased online transactions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular,…
Meet Justos, the new Brazilian insurtech that just got backing from the CEOs of 7 unicorns Here in the U.S. the concept of using driver’s data to decide the cost of auto insurance premiums is not a new one. But…
Brazilian proptech startup QuintoAndar lands $300M at a $4B valuation Fintech and proptech are two sectors that are seeing exploding growth in Latin America, as financial services and real estate are two categories in…
Wayflyer raises $76M to provide ‘revenue-based’ financing to e-commerce merchants Wayflyer, a revenue-based financing platform for e-commerce merchants, has raised $76 million in a Series A funding round led by Left Lane Capital. “Partners”…
SpotOn raises $125M in a16z-led Series D, triples valuation to $1.875B Certain industries were hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than others, especially in its early days. Small businesses, including retailers and restaurants, were negatively…
Canvas lands $20M so tech’s biggest companies can find diverse talent Ben Herman and Adam Gefkovicz launched Jumpstart in 2017 with a clear mission: to make the world more equitable via a more fair and…
Mental health app Wysa raises $5.5M for ’emotionally intelligent’ AI It’s hard enough to talk about your feelings to a person; Jo Aggarwal, the founder and CEO of Wysa, is hoping you’ll find it…
Privacy.com rebrands to Lithic, raises $43M for virtual payment cards When Privacy.com was founded in 2014, the company’s focus was to let anyone generate virtual and disposable payment card numbers for free. The goal…
Amount raises $99M at a $1B+ valuation to help banks better compete with fintechs Amount, a company that provides technology to banks and financial institutions, has raised $99 million in a Series D funding round at a valuation…
SpecTrust raises millions to fight cybercrime with its no-code platform Risk defense startup SpecTrust is emerging from stealth today with a $4.3 million seed raise and a public launch. Cyber Mentor Fund led the…
How one founder realized the potential of sustainable energy stored deep below our feet On this week’s Found podcast, we sat down with Dandelion co-founder and President Kathy Hannun. Kathy came up with the idea for Dandelion while…
From bootstrapped to a $2.1B valuation, ReCharge raises $227M for subscription management platform ReCharge, a provider of subscription management software for e-commerce, announced today that it has raised $227 million in a Series B growth round at…
How 4 New Jersey pools turned into a startup that just raised $10M As the oldest of 12 children, Bunim Laskin spent much of his teen years looking for ways to help keep his siblings entertained. Noticing…
Alchemy raises $80M at a $505M valuation to be the ‘AWS for blockchain’ Blockchain developer platform Alchemy announced today it has raised $80 million in a Series B round of funding led by Coatue and Addition, Lee Fixel’s…
Kids-focused fintech Greenlight raises $260M in a16z-led Series D, nearly doubles valuation to $2.3B Greenlight, the fintech company that pitches parents on kid-friendly bank accounts, has raised $260 million in a Series D funding round that nearly doubles…