Vesta closes on $30M in an a16z-led Series A to build a new kind of mortgage infrastructure – TechCrunch

If you’ve ever taken out a mortgage, you know how painful and tedious the process can be. In an effort to make it simpler, faster and cheaper, a pair of…

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Crypto infrastructure company Fireblocks nearly quadruples valuation to $8B in six months – TechCrunch

Crypto custody platform Fireblocks is quite possibly “the most successful and least-known company in the blockchain space,” as described by its co-founder and CEO Michael Shaulov in an interview with…

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Crypto investors have 1099 problems, but Cointracker helps make sure filing taxes isn’t one – TechCrunch

The upcoming tax season is likely to prove particularly complex for crypto investors, many of whom will be paying taxes on their crypto holdings for the first time ever. In…

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Tanzanian fintech NALA raises $10M seed to build Revolut for Africa – TechCrunch

NALA, a Tanzanian cross-border payments company that recently pivoted from local to international money transfers, said Thursday it has raised $10 million in a new fundraising round. The seed round…

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Domestika raises $110M on a $1.3B valuation to expand its learning community for creative types – TechCrunch

The creative community has been a ripe target for startups building tools and services to serve their interests and needs as they transition from their traditionally offline practices into a…

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New Investor Eight Road Ventures Leads $14 Mn In Digital Asset Management Platform iMocha

US-based digital asset management platform iMocha has raised $14 Mn in its Series A round led by new investor Eight Road Ventures. The investment further saw participation from iMocha’s existing…

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Venture Catalysts Launches $100 Mn Fintech Exclusive Fund Beams With 9Unicorns

Well-known startup incubator Venture Catalysts has launched a growth capital fintech fund called Beams FinTech Fund that will invest in India-based fintech startups. It is being launched by an integrated…

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Spacetech Startup Skyroot Bags Funding From Early Google-Backer Ram Shriram, Neeraj Arora, Others

Hyderabad-based spacetech startup Skyroot Aerospace has raised $4.5 Mn in a bridge funding round. Led by Ram Shriram’ VC firm Sherpalo Ventures and Wami Capital, the round also saw participation…

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PortalOne raises $60M as it levels up to launch its hybrid, immersive gaming platform later this year – TechCrunch

Gaming has been one of the most popular entertainment categories in the last two years of pandemic living. Now, a gaming startup that’s building a new kind of platform that…

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