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Fintech Fundid was shut down over interest rates and a strained cap table

To keep going, Fundid “needed to put up a lot more collateral because of the changing environment,” Stefanie Sample said.

SoftBank-backed TabaPay is buying the assets of a16z-backed Synapse, after it filed for bankruptcy

After a tumultuous year, banking-as-a-service (BaaS) startup Synapse has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and its assets will be acquired by TabaPay, according to the two companies. The deal is pending

For Dataplor’s data intelligence tool, it’s all about location, location, location

Dataplor’s “secret sauce” combines technology and public domain data with a human factor, employing over 100,000 people, called Explorers, to validate all the data via computer.

Diagon puts ex-Tesla supply chain muscle to work for small businesses

Companies can identify qualified suppliers from Diagon’s network of equipment suppliers, system integrators and service providers. Then leverage a toolkit to manage those complex projects.

Consumer tech investing is still hot for Maven Ventures, securing $60M for Fund IV

Overall, 16% of Maven’s portfolio companies have reached a minimum $500 million exit or valuation, which is 10x industry average, the firm said.

Google Cloud Next 2024: Everything announced so far

Don’t have time to be in Las Vegas? That’s OK: We’ve summed up the most important parts of this year's Google Cloud Next.

Yoshi Mobility has come a long way since gassing up cars on the side of the road

Today, Yoshi Mobility settled into three business lines: preventative maintenance, virtual vehicle inspections and electric vehicle charging.

Metalab goes from quietly building the internet to investing in it

With Metalab Ventures, the venture arm will play the role of a long-term value investor, essentially “putting our money where our mouth is,” CEO Luke Des Cotes said.

Cross-border fintech stands out in Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 cohort

Cross-border is hot right now, so it’s no surprise that one of the trends among Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 batch of nearly 30 fintech startups is how to more easily move money globally.

Team management app Homebase welcomes $60M Series D to give SMBs ‘superpowers’

Homebase's human resources and team management app targets the two-thirds of Americans who will never work from home.

Y Combinator’s Garry Tan chastises a San Francisco lawmaker again — this time about an email bill

Garry Tan expressed his displeasure at California State Assembly member Matt Haney over a proposed late-night email bill he authored.

Animal-free egg protein startup Onego Bio is one step closer to cracking the traditional egg market

Onego Bio claims Bioalbumen is “bioidentical” to ovalbumin, which is the major protein in chicken egg white.

How a tiny 4-person startup, Supaglue, caught Stripe’s eye

Supaglue's team will accelerate the work Stripe's been working on real-time analytics and reporting across its platform.

Matter Venture Partners raises $300M first fund to invest in ‘hard tech’

Matter Venture Partners will invest in between 15 and 20 companies with the new fund in the area of "hard tech."

Century Health, now with $2M, taps AI to give pharma access to good patient data

Century Health is applying AI to clinical data to uncover new applications for drugs.

Food-as-medicine startup Chiyo helps postpartum moms with nutrition after raising $3 million

Unlike other meal service providers that want you to be customers for life, Chiyo’s goal is to get you off of its program.

Maju Kuruvilla is out as CEO of one-click checkout company Bolt

Maju Kuruvilla is no longer CEO of one-click checkout company Bolt. He is replaced by Justin Grooms, Bolt’s global head of sales, who is now interim CEO, according to Grooms’ LinkedIn profile. Kur

Liquid Death is just one of many VC-backed beverage startups ready to disrupt Coke and Pepsi

Some of the new venture-backed beverage startups are hoping to upend the industry by creating new drink categories.

Budgeting app Copilot is booming now that Mint is dead, leading to $6M Series A

The company reached profitability in 2023, however, more customers began asking for web and Android capabilities so they could share Copilot with family and friends.

Ethos Fund closes first fund to invest in founders bridging US and Vietnamese tech ecosystems

The five-person firm is one of the few, if not the only, funds focused exclusively on strengthening opportunities between these two countries.
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