July 18, 2022
African FinTechs ‘Least Hit’ by Global Tech Funding Winter, but...
The dreaded word — recession — is increasingly being bandied about as economists sound the alarm of tough times ahead. This can be seen in how investors are reassessing their...
July 15, 2022
$150M in Funding Makes Mexico’s FinTech Lender Stori a Unicorn
Mexican FinTech Stori has achieved “unicorn” status following a $150 million Series C round that brought the company’s valuation to $1.2 billion. As Reuters reported Friday (July 15), the round...
July 13, 2022
India’s Mobile-First FinTech OneCard Nets $100M on $1.4B Valuation
FPL Technologies, which offers credit cards under the name OneCard, has become a unicorn after a funding round that valued the company at over $1 billion. Temasek, one of the...
July 08, 2022
UAE Government Employees Offered Year Paid Leave to Start Businesses
In a move to encourage entrepreneurialism in the country, government-employed citizens of the United Arab Emirates will now be able to take up to a year’s leave to start their...
July 07, 2022
Today in B2B: Global Companies Require Payroll Innovation; Marketplacer Integrates...
Today in B2B payments, logistics company Flexe raises $119 million to become a unicorn while African small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) rely on buy now, pay later (BNPL) services to...
July 07, 2022
Logistic Company Flexe Raises $119M, Becomes Unicorn
Seattle-based logistics company Flexe has raised $119 million in a Series D funding round that will help the brand continue to solve omnichannel logistics issues and also pushed it into...
July 07, 2022
Healthcare OS Startup Tebra Raises $72M at $1B Valuation
Tebra raised $72 million led by Golub Capital to grow its operating system for independent healthcare providers. The fresh capital brings the company’s valuation to $1 billion, making the California startup...
July 05, 2022
Mobile Payments Startup Zapper Aims at $1B Valuation With Planned...
South African mobile payments platform Zapper is exploring its capital-raising options, including launching a sale to buy stake in the startup, in an effort to push its valuation to almost...
July 01, 2022
Enjoy’s Joyless Ride to Bankruptcy Scorches Cash, SPACs and Reputations
In just 10 short months, former Apple executive and “Genius Bar” creator Ron Johnson rode his mobile store startup Enjoy Technology from the cash-drenched hills of Palo Alto to ringing...