YC batch shows founders remain optimistic about fintech • TechCrunch

You can’t stop fintech startups. After raising staggering sums of capital through 2021, the financial technology startup industry ran into a valuations wall this year as public markets retreated and many…

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Dotcom crash history lessons, post-M&A strategies, climate tech heats up • TechCrunch

What can today’s founders learn from the 2000 dotcom bubble burst? Image Credits: Chris Hondros (opens in a new window) / Getty Images The late 1990s were a fascinating time…

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Can this startup solve the HR headache that is digital nomads? It just raised $12M to try • TechCrunch

In the new era of remote and hybrid working, companies need to manage people who either relocate to join, or work remotely. For obvious reasons, that has created a huge…

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Goldsky raises $20M to bring real-time, on-chain data to crypto companies • TechCrunch

Despite well-known volatility in the crypto market, crypto startups building infrastructure to support the industry’s long-term growth have seemed to fare better than their peers. This is especially true for…

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Maven’s a16z-backed live learning platform pivots from creators to experts • TechCrunch

Maven, co-founded by Udemy’s Gagan Biyani and AltMBA’s Wes Kao, began in 2020 with a startup idea that perfectly combined two booming sectors: the creator economy and edtech. The startup…

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Lease-to-own fintech startup Kafene raises $18M to battle BNPL • TechCrunch

Kafene, a lease-to-own startup aimed at underbanked consumers who don’t have access to traditional credit, raised $18 million in a Series B funding round. While there are similarities to the…

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As TAM expands, the platform wars are heating up • TechCrunch

Ashwin Ramasamy Contributor Ashwin Ramasamy is the co-founder of PipeCandy, an online merchant graph company that discovers and analyzes business and consumer perception metrics about DTC brands and e-commerce companies.…

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