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. […]
Hero wants to save the day for companies facing a working capital crunch
Hero, a new fintech startup based in Paris, is announcing an €11.3 million all-equity funding round led by Valar Ventures ($12.2 million at today’s exchange rate). For the […]
Zal Bilimoria just raised a $50M fourth Refactor Capital fund, and still relishes his solo GP status
Zal Bilimoria has been a solo general partner since 2018, and has no plans to stop. And he credits the decision to former colleague, David Lee, who started […]
Dandelion co-founder is back to help you electrify your home for less
In the nearly 20 years that James Quazi has been a climate tech founder and operator, he’s seen a lot. From solar to geothermal, energy audits to energy […]
Apple kills Pay Later feature ahead of Affirm integration
Two years after it was announced at WWDC, Apple’s U.S.-only Pay Later feature is no more. TechCrunch has confirmed the news, which was first noted by 9 to […]
Helen Toner worries ‘not super functional’ Congress will flub AI policy
Helen Toner, a former OpenAI board member and the director of strategy at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, is worried Congress might react in a “knee-jerk” […]
What Snowflake isn’t saying about its customer data breaches
Snowflake’s security problems following a recent spate of customer data thefts are, for want of a better word, snowballing. After Ticketmaster was the first company to link its […]
After raising $100M, AI fintech LoanSnap is being sued, fined, evicted
AI mortgage startup LoanSnap is facing an avalanche of lawsuits from creditors and has been evicted from its headquarters in Southern California, leaving employees worried about the company’s […]
Germany’s financial regulator ends anti-money laundering cap on N26 signups after $10M fine
After the Wirecard scandal, Germany’s financial regulator BaFin started to look more closely at young fintech startups that wanted to grow at a rapid pace — it’s better […]