Charles birnbaum
Startups
Papaya raises $50M to give you a way to pay bills via its mobile app
5:00 am PST • December 15, 2021
Paying bills is hardly a fun thing. So I think it’s safe to say that any technology that can make the process easier is welcome by all. Papaya is a…
Startups
Privacy.com rebrands to Lithic, raises $43M for virtual payment cards
5:00 am PDT • May 20, 2021
When Privacy.com was founded in 2014, the company’s focus was to let anyone generate virtual and disposable payment card numbers for free. The goal was to allow those users to…
Venture
13 investors say lifelong learning is taking edtech mainstream
7:00 am PST • January 28, 2021
The venture potential of a startup that caters to individual students — instead of a slow-moving, small-pocketed institution — has a bullish aura that attracts investors. Add in a pandemic…
