Henrique Dubugras
Brex CEO is trying to raise over $1B in a weekend for SVB-related bridge loans
Update on Sunday, March 12, 2023: The Federal Reserve announced that Silicon Valley Bank’s depositors will be fully protected and that cash will be accessible starting Monday for both the…
Brex is acting more and more like a venture capitalist over time
Brex has been steadily increasing its partnerships with startup aggregators over time, such as Y Combinator and AngelList. Today, as per its latest announcement, it inked a new deal with…
Brex co-founder Henrique Dubugras details decisions behind pivots, layoffs, going remote
Brex co-founder Henrique Dubugras and early investor Anu Hariharan discussed the fintech’s eventful year at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Say hello to the kick-ass final agenda for the TechCrunch+ stage at Disrupt 2022
TechCrunch is bringing our flagship event, Disrupt, back to the real world this year, which means we’re hard at work on our big October 18-20 shindig. Founders, investors, tech denizens,…
Audience Choice: Vote for the roundtable sessions you want to see most at Disrupt
Ever hear a great idea that’s so obvious — like wheels on luggage, for example — that you can’t help but wonder why someone didn’t think of it sooner? Welcome…
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Selling to startups is not the same as selling to SMBs
Brex’s recent decision to exit part of the SMB market was big news. In this context, we want to talk about just what an SMB is and how not all small accounts are the same.
Brex buys Weav, a universal API for commerce platforms, for $50M
Fintech Brex first partnered with Weav, a developer of a universal API for commerce platforms, last summer. In March, Brex launched Instant Payouts for Shopify sellers using the startup’s technology.…
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How Brex more than doubled its valuation in a year
Brex, a fintech company that provides corporate cards and spend-management software to businesses, announced earlier today that it closed a $425 million Series D round of capital at a valuation of around $7.4 billion. The new capital came less than a year after Brex raised $150 million at a $2.9 billion pre-money valuation. So, how…
Brex applies for bank charter, taps former Silicon Valley Bank exec as CEO of Brex Bank
Brex is the latest fintech to apply for a bank charter. The fast-growing company, which sells a credit card tailored for startups with Emigrant Bank currently acting as the issuer,…
Latin America’s digital transformation is making up for lost time
If we look beyond the data at the bigger picture instead of searching for mythical creatures, the promise of digitalization in Latin America is clear.
The cold email worked — you’ve landed a meeting with your dream investor. Hell, you even set aside $40,000 for a pitch deck consultant to make sure your presentation looks…
Brex brings on $150M in new cash in case of an ‘extended recession’
Fast-growing fintech behemoth Brex is raising big money as its customer base itself — high-growth and spendy startups — is struggling. The company, which sells a credit card tailored for…
Fintech’s uneven new reality has helped some startups, harmed others
Fintech startups were hot news before the COVID-19 era, but the pandemic hasn’t bumped the sector out of the headlines. Companies that were pitching optimistic news a few weeks ago…
Brex acquires three companies to build out its bank alternative for startups
Brex wants to help startups get the money that traditional big banks won’t lend them, and it just acquired three companies to help it do so: Neji, Compose Labs and…
Brex announces its newest product, Brex Cash, onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Fintech startup Brex went from 0 to a valuation of $1 billion in less than two years. It is a fascinating company, and so is Brex’s co-founder and CEO Henrique…
Fresh off a $2.65B valuation, Plaid co-founder William Hockey is leaving
“This conclusion was neither a rash nor a recent decision,” Hockey explains.
