Riverwood Capital closes $1.8B fund, says opportunity in LatAm 'has never been greater' tcrn.ch/3G9qkSY by Mary Ann Azevedo - out of office

Breaking: OpenAI has announced Sam Altman is departing the company.

Chief technology officer Mira Murati has been appointed interim CEO to lead OpenAI with a search process underway to identify a permanent successor.

Altman’s departure follows a “deliberative review process by the…

More fun times on Equity Podcast with my good friend alex (tired)

The future of M&A and why founders are getting whiplash

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PSA if you're looking for data freelancers...hire Miranda Halpern - she's great!!!

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The future of M&A and why founders are getting whiplash tcrn.ch/3G5WUVI by alex (tired), Mary Ann Azevedo and @equitypod

While it has historically mostly invested in the enterprise, consumer and healthcare sectors, Menlo Ventures has raised $1.35B in new capital and is focusing on investments in AI startups.

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Many fintechs claim to be using AI to get ahead. Ramp & Brex have been vocal about how they believe AI will transform the way they operate and serve their customers. But will it improve their bottom line?

'Ramp taps AI as fintech hunts for growth'

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Tanda with a twist - a peer-to-peer savings and lending network that small businesses can offer to employees.

Klarna's and Affirm's very good week tcrn.ch/49wHtmO by @christinemhall and Mary Ann Azevedo

Really fund Equity Podcast with Mary Ann Azevedo and Kirsten Korosec tcrn.ch/473S8Us !!!!!!!

OpenAI's DevDay, reinventing the REIT and good actors in crypto tcrn.ch/473S8Us by alex (tired), Mary Ann Azevedo, @equitypod and Kirsten Korosec

A story in 3 parts

1) Yesterday, Bloomberg reports that Bill .com is buying Melio for $1.95B (something that had been rumored for a while)
2) $BILL stock falls 16% on the news
3) Bill denies that it is pursuing Melio

It's been a long time

since we've seen such positive signals in #fintech

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This company is operating under the premise that enough people want to be landlords

Backed by the likes of Tim Draper, mogul club raises $3.6M toward its effort to make real estate investing more accessible

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Klarna confirmed that it is taking steps “towards an eventual IPO.” It has initiated a process to set up a holding company in the UK “as an important early step.'

Klarna is inching toward an IPO, and it’s not the only one

A collab with alex (tired)

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Proptech startup Zeus Living, which was backed by Airbnb, reportedly shuts down

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This is our Wednesday show, where we sit down with a key topic and dive deep into it. alex (tired) and I today looked at nascent but encouraging signs from the fintech startup market.

'It’s been a long time since we’ve seen such positive signals in fintech'

My latest for TechCrunch+! New pre-seed funds are popping up everywhere tcrn.ch/3SwqKdi via @techcrunch

podcast is out with my bff Mary Ann Azevedo -- all things fintech, latest on klarna and why we think that the beleaguered sector has passed its nadir techcrunch.com/2023/11/08/its…