Female investors — including Renegade Partners’ Renata Quintini, Wischoff Ventures’ Nichole Wischoff, Bain Capital’s Christina Melas-Kyriazi, BoxGroup’s Nimi Katragadda and former Affirm exec Silvija Martincevic — contributed 95.6% to the Series A round.

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Mäelle Gavet, CEO at Techstars is shaking things up in startup land, in a hell of a story from Dom. Bank implosions? Check. Firing galore? Yup. A 'cold war' with the big bosses? That too. Don't miss Dom's expose on TechCrunch: techcrunch.com/2024/04/29/ins… #TechStars

According to Tom Blomfield from Y Combinator, VCs care less about your pitch and more about... well, you. Investors are on the prowl for unicorns amidst a paddock of Shetland ponies. My newest on TechCrunch from #EarlyStage last week techcrunch.com/2024/04/27/you…

Sources describe Techstars under CEO Mäelle Gavet, facing departures of senior execs and corporate sponsors at times and, last year, a $7.2M loss on operations (@dominicmadori / TechCrunch)

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ICYMI: Stripe’s big changes, Brazil’s newest fintech unicorn and the tale of a startup shutdown buff.ly/4dfS7jQ | Mary Ann Azevedo for @techcrunch

Incredible reporting by Dom

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It's amazing to build something for yourself. I worked on TechCrunch Disrupt for years and years, and it was some of my most rewarding professional experiences. But now, along with Leslie Hitchcock and Dr Tobias Stone, I'm building the next great conference series based around…

Flipping houses is not for the faint of heart, no matter how fun or easy HGTV might make it seem.

One startup wants to make the process less complicated by offering a different way to borrow money to fund such a purchase. Think of it as a cross between Zillow and Shopify.…

Meet Backflip, the result of Zillow & Shopify's late-night rendezvous. The company bagged $15M to aid house flippers in their quest for 180° profit flips. It has some interesting financing options up its sleeve, too, writes @BayAreaWriter at TechCrunch. techcrunch.com/2024/04/29/bac…

A lot of people ask if the “golden age” of fintech is over. Redid our backyard this month. Every single quote/invoice from multiple contractors came in this format. All methods of payment: cash or check.

This week in TechCrunch Fintech, we’re looking at Stripe’s big product announcements and a bump in valuation for a Brazilian fintech startup. Also, Fundid's founder shares how rising interest rates, VCs and partners killed the business finance startup. And more...…

I'm curious, Twitter, who do you think are the best FinTech angels in SF?

Seed-stage firm Eniac Ventures raises $220M across two funds tcrn.ch/3xJSrqI

Pomelo, a 'send now, pay later' startup that lets users in the US send money in the form of credit to people in the Philippines, raised a $35M Series A (Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch)

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Exclusive: Pomelo, a startup that combines international money transfer with credit, has raised $35 million in a Series A round led by Dubai venture firm Vy Capital.

Founders Fund and A* Capital also participated in the financing, along with early investor Afore Capital, and…

Last week was a busy one in fintech-land. Catch up on it all here:

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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.

A collab with Christine Hall

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