Pennylane, Qonto, Agicap, Pleo and Mollie have one thing in common. They all use Chift in one way or another to manage integrations with other services. And this […]
Connect Money scores $8M to enable non-bank businesses to offer embedded finance services
Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platforms are instrumental in driving access to digital financial services by introducing fintech capabilities to non-bank businesses. Multiple businesses are tapping these platforms to circumvent the […]
OpenAI buys Rockset to bolster its enterprise AI
OpenAI has acquired a company, Rocket, building tools to drive real-time search and data analytics. In a post on its official blog, OpenAI said that it would integrate […]
Kevin Hartz’s A* raises its second oversubscribed fund in two years
Venture firms raised $9.3 billion in Q1 according to PitchBook data, which means this year likely won’t match or surpass 2023’s $81.8 billion total. While emerging managers are […]
Kevin Hartz’s A* raises its second oversubscribed fund in three years
Venture firms raised $9.3 billion in Q1 according to PitchBook data, which means this year likely won’t match or surpass 2023’s $81.8 billion total. While emerging managers are […]
Brex’s compliance head has left the fintech startup to join Andreessen Horowitz as a partner
Ali Rathod-Papier has stepped down from her role as global head of compliance at corporate card expense management startup Brex to join venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as […]
Announcing the agenda for the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
We’re out-of-this-world excited to announce that we’ve added a dedicated Space Stage to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. It joins Fintech, SaaS and AI as the other industry-focused stages — […]
PayPal Ventures leads $20M round into Gynger, which offers companies ‘buy now, pay later’ for technology purchases
Gynger, a platform that lends capital to companies for technology purchases, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by PayPal Ventures, it told TechCrunch exclusively. […]
Cadana, an emerging markets payroll services provider for global hiring platforms, banks $7.1M seed
The global freelancer market, a $1.3 trillion industry fueled by over 200 million knowledge workers, drives demand for solutions that automate payroll and streamline employment and tax regulations […]