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Vesey Ventures closes on $78M debut fund to back early-stage fintech startups
After working together for nearly one decade, three former managing directors of Amex Ventures in early 2022 branched out to form their own fintech-focused venture firm, Vesey Ventures. The trio had made early investments in more than 50 fintech companies, including the likes of Stripe, Plaid, Melio and Trulioo. During that time, they also helped…
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Trust & Will secures $15M after doubling revenue
Drafting a will and planning for what happens to your estate once you pass away is well, not exactly fun. Both tasks can also be very pricey endeavors, not to mention just painful to do for many reasons. And so it’s no surprise that many people put off the tasks, perhaps living in denial they…
Selling APIs with Orum and Amex Ventures on TechCrunch Live
Stephany Kirkpatrick launched Orum.io in 2019 and quickly gained investments from some of the top fintech venture capital firms. Why? Kirkpatrick’s company is reinventing how money is transferred between banks,…
Marc Lore chews the fat about reinventing at-home dining at Disrupt
There’s no denying it — when it comes to e-commerce, Marc Lore delivers. The serial entrepreneur sold Quidsi, the parent company of Diapers.com, Soap.com and others, to Amazon in 2011…
Nigerian startup Klasha gets an additional $2.1M for its cross-border commerce play
Lagos and San Francisco-based Klasha has received an additional $2.1 million to complete its $4.5 million seed round. The startup, which provides multiple products for the cross-border commerce space in…
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Amex Ventures bets $5M on Trellis, which wants to make switching insurance providers easier
How many people have stuck with the same auto insurance provider because the process of finding a new one feels overwhelming and painful? A lot. It’s no surprise then that a number of startups have emerged over the years to help consumers tackle this challenge in one way or another, including The Zebra and Jerry.…
Ex-Better.com CFO raises $10.8M to build Glean AI, or ‘accounts payable with a brain’
Having held the positions of CFO at digital lenders OnDeck and Better.com, Howard Katzenberg experienced firsthand just what a lack of visibility into company spend could cost an organization. After…
Pinwheel raises $50M Series B at $500M valuation for its income verification APIs
Six months after its $20 million Series A, payroll connectivity platform Pinwheel just announced that it has nabbed another $50 million in a round led by new investor GGV Capital. …
