It was an eventful week in fintech startup land, and we did our best to capture the highlights. We covered some raises, new product lines, …
SEC ends investigation into Better.com, which continues to bleed cash ahead of planned SPAC vote
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it does not intend to recommend an enforcement action against digital mortgage lender Better.com. The pronouncement comes …
Meet Lula, a startup that aims to be the ‘Stripe for insurance’ and just raised $35.5M
Lula, a startup which aims to be the “Stripe for insurance,” has raised $35.5 million in a Series B funding round after experiencing a massive …
Pockit, an all-in-one financial services app for UK consumers, lands $10M
Pockit, an app that offers financial services to people “underserved by traditional banks,” as the startup describes it, announced today that it raised $10 million …
As spend management space heats up, Brex and Rho turn to AI startups to help power new products
The competition in the spend management space continues to intensify. Brex and Rho today each announced AI-powered/enabled accounts payables offerings. Their announcements coincidentally came out …
Ramp expands into procurement, lands Shopify as a customer
Ramp continues to ramp up its business. The fintech startup announced today that it is entering the procurement space as it focuses more on “complex” …
When you’ve got two exits under your belt by the age of 26
In this week’s edition of The Interchange, we touch on M&As in the fintech space as AngelList nabbed a startup and Uplift got bought for …
AngelList expands into private equity with acquisition of fintech startup Nova
AngelList, an organization that started out by teaming up founders with early-stage investors, is expanding into the private equity space. And it’s acquired a Y …
a16z-backed Eco unveils Beam, a P2P crypto transfer service aiming to be a ‘global Venmo’
The crypto payments space is seeing a surge of activity these days as developers strive to make decentralized finance as user-friendly as web2 experiences. Eco …
GlossGenius raises $28M to expand its bookings and payments platform for beauty businesses
GlossGenius, a platform designed to handle bookings and payments for salons and spas, today announced that it raised $28 million in a Series C funding …