Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. In this week’s episode Darrell and Becca are joined by Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the …
Sunfish’s technology wants to bring affordability to assisted reproduction
Sunfish, a new startup built by a former director at one of the oldest surrogacy and egg donation agencies in the world, has raised $4 …
B2B sales closing and financing platform Vartana raises $12M
The software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry is facing budget constraints and reductions in headcount as a result of the pandemic and the broader slowdown in tech. Companies …
Plum launches its money management app in five more countries
Fintech startup Plum is doubling the number of countries where it operates. The company is launching its product in five new European countries — Italy, …
Remote work revolution helps Deel reach $295M in ARR
Fintech-turned-HR outfit Deel reached $295 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) by the end of 2022, the company’s co-founder and CEO Alex Bouaziz shared today. …
Payments remain the darling of the fintech space
Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as …
Fintech in 2022: A story of falling funding, fewer unicorns and insurtech M&A
If you thought the fourth quarter of 2022 felt slow when it came to investment activity in the fintech space, that’s because it was. In …
Link raises $30M to help merchants accept direct bank payments
People are addicted to credit cards — and it’s no wonder, given the lucrative rewards that many of them offer. But for merchants, credit cards …
A lot of fintechs ‘have to fix their business models,’ say VCs who invest in fintech
In recent years, working for, or banking with, a traditional financial institution was decidedly uncool. Far cooler was working for or banking with one of …
India’s PhonePe tops $12 billion valuation in new funding
PhonePe’s valuation has more than doubled to over $12 billion in a new funding round as the Indian fintech giant readies for life without parent …