IT総合 Funding to fintechs continues to decline, but at a slower pace
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at just how much fintech startups raised in 2024, a slew o...
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IT総合 IT総合 Stripe is laying off 300 people, but says it still plans to hire in 2025
Fintech giant Stripe is laying off 300 people, according to a leaked memo reported on Tuesday by Business Insider. The a...
IT総合 Once high-flying proptech startups Divvy Homes and EasyKnock are the latest to struggle
Many proptech startups, born and funded during the low-interest-rate heydays, are in the throes of struggle. With invest...
IT総合 Trading platform eToro said to be eyeing $5B US IPO in 2025
Trading platform eToro has reportedly filed confidentially for a US IPO that could value the company at over $5 billion....
IT総合 Loft Orbital lands a fresh $170 million after logging over $500 million of bookings
Loft Orbital has raised $170 million in Series C funding to grow its satellite and space missions as a service.
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IT総合 CBRE buys remainder of co-working company Industrious at an $800M valuation
Real estate giant CBRE announced Tuesday that it is acquiring the rest of co-working startup Industrious, in which it al...
IT総合 Why some former Bench customers are not happy
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at the latest with embattled fintech Bench, Robinhood’s $4...
IT総合 Robinhood agrees to pay $45M in SEC settlement
Robinhood has agreed to fork out $45 million to settle an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission over s...
IT総合 Float Financial, which aims to be the Brex of Canada, lands US$48.5M Series B
Float Financial, an expense management and corporate card startup focused on the Canadian market, has raised $48.5 milli...
IT総合 Bench customers are now being forced to hand over their data or risk losing it, they say
After accounting startup Bench abruptly shut down on December 27 and was bought in a fire-sale by Employer.com, Bench cu...
IT総合 ICON, a builder of 3D printed homes last valued around $2 billion, cuts about 25% of staff
ICON Technologies Inc., which builds homes using 3D printing, is laying off 114 people, according to a WARN letter filed...
IT総合 What the heck happened at fintech Bench?
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! It’s good to be back. This week, we’re looking at the wild ride that was Bench’s sh...
IT総合 Employer.com offers to buy failed fintech Level, a week after it makes offer for Bench
Employer.com has offered to acquire Level, a fintech startup that just last week abruptly shut down after failing to fin...
IT総合 These fintech companies are hiring in 2025 after a turbulent year
While the rapid pace of funding has slowed, many fintechs are continuing to see growth and expand their teams.
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IT総合 Microsoft to spend $80 billion in FY’25 on data centers for AI
Microsoft has earmarked $80 billion in fiscal 2025 to build data centers designed to handle artificial intelligence work...
IT総合 Announcing the final agenda for the Fintech Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
We’re incredibly excited to announce the final agenda for our dedicated Fintech Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. It joi...
IT総合 Dave and Varo Bank execs are coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
The rise of neobanks has been fascinating to witness, as a number of companies in recent years have grown from merely ch...
IT総合 Finally, a bunch of SMB-focused fintechs get investor love while M&A activity heats up
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! It’s finally cooling down here in my home base of Austin, Texas, and that makes me happy....
IT総合 Miami-based AI bookkeeping startup finally has raised another big round: $200M in equity and debt
finally, an SMB-focused bookkeeping, accounting and finance startup, has raised $50 million in a Series B round of fundi...
IT総合 How a viral AI image catapulted a Mexican startup to a major adidas contract
Antonio Nuño, Fatima Alvarez, and Enrique Rodriguez have been friends since they were five years old. As teenagers, they...
IT総合 Paylocity is acquiring corporate spend startup Airbase for $325M
HR and payroll software company Paylocity has agreed to acquire corporate spend startup Airbase for $325 million, the co...
IT総合 Ryan Breslow’s $450M Bolt deal said to involve a restraining order now
Ryan Breslow’s plan to get himself reinstalled as CEO of fintech company Bolt — and push through a $450 million fundrais...
IT総合 The flat-rate real estate startup that’s got big players worried and BNPL’s turning a corner
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at a new real estate startup that’s making big waves with its of...
IT総合 Redfin is already trying to defend against a new flat-fee real estate startup
Redfin is responding to a new startup that is hoping to upend the way people search for and buy homes by offering a flat...
IT総合 The guy who sued NAR over real estate fees has co-founded a startup
One of the people who successfully sued the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to change real estate commissions has...
IT総合 One of Bolt’s proposed new backers, The London Fund, has been scrubbing its web page
One-click checkout tech company Bolt is still waiting to find out if shareholders will sign off on a proposed funding ro...
IT総合 Fast-growing neobank Comun has secured $21.5M in new funding just months after its last raise
Comun, a digital bank focused on serving immigrants in the United States, has raised $21.5 million in a Series A funding...
IT総合 Just how much cash does Stripe have?
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at the craziness that is Bolt’s proposed fundraise, how much mon...
IT総合 The fallout after Bolt’s aggressive fundraising attempt has been wild
After fintech Bolt surprised the industry with a leaked term sheet that revealed it is trying to raise at a $14 billion ...
IT総合 Founder of failed fintech Synapse says he’s raised $11M for new robotics startup
Tens of millions of customer dollars remain unaccounted for at his previous startup, fintech Synapse. But that’s not det...