In the quest for the fabled unicorn, the tech kind, a new VC fund is taking shape. As reported in news by TechCrunch, two tech mavens hailing from India have started a new venture capital fund, which will look to shepherd tech startups toward billion...
Class is in session! For the summer. Today, (June 26), Mastercard announced news that it admitted six new startups into the Start Path program’s class of 2017. So far, Mastercard says that Start Path has helped 150 later-stage tech and FinTech startups grow from “good to great to...
Kids these days. Millennials are using FinTech to pay back their college loans, cover health care expenses and now, through FinTech startup Future Family, to get pregnant. More and more women are waiting until their 30s to have children. There are plenty of good reasons...
The dry cleaning industry isn’t working. Customers feel it, vendors feel it— but both parties need it to work. Everyone needs clean clothes, and those working in the industry have to make a living. Rinse has a solution for both, and thanks to a $14 million...
Finding the right person for the right position is a struggle that most human resources (HR) professionals face on a regular basis. Sometimes, the answer to finding the best candidate may be in a business’ “back yard.” One startup company that’s looking to solve the...
Uber is in acquisition talks to fold in much of the engineering team from on-demand car valet startup Luxe. According to Fortune Magazine, Uber interviewed employees of Luxe’s 60-person staff last week to determine who would join the company as part of the “acquihire.” Last year, Uber acquired...
Klarna, the Swedish startup that lets shoppers pay for goods after they are delivered instead of before (and incrementally over time if they wish), has picked up a new investor that catapults its valuation to over $2.25 billion. Brightfolk, the fashion firm owned by Danish...
David is taking on Goliath as Shipt, an online grocery delivery startup based in Birmingham, Ala., goes up against San Francisco’s grocery delivery champion Instacart, as well as AmazonFresh and Google Express, to become the U.S.’ number one grocery delivery brand. Until now, the Alabama startup had...
Mastercard announced Monday (May 29) that Russian financial firms working within the collaborative FinTech acceleration program Fintech Lab has chosen 12 FinTech startups they plan to mentor and guide through the program. According to a report, the banks include Ak Bars, VTB 24, Bank Saint Petersburg, Home...
