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Dec 3, 2021 • 4min
Judging by the future, not the past, Stride takes steps to turn student finance upside down
If you’re trying to get a mortgage or an auto loan, banks will put on their judging glasses and look into your past. Makes sense; it’s a reasonably reliable indicator as to whether you’ll be able to repay your loans or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 3, 2021 • 6min
Social app IRL makes its first acquisition with deal for digital nutrition company AaBeZe Labs
IRL, the SoftBank-backed social app and recent unicorn, is today announcing its first acquisition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 2, 2021 • 4min
Toronto-based VFX startup MARZ raises $5.3M to develop AI technology solutions
Technology and visual effects startup Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies (MARZ) has raised $5.3 million in Series A funding. The investment was led by Round13 Captial with participation from Rhino Ventures and Harlo Equity Partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 2, 2021 • 4min
Better.com gets $1B cash infusion in new agreement with its SPAC backers
Digital mortgage lender Better.com, which announced in March that it was going public via a SPAC, is getting a cash infusion from its backers sooner than expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 1, 2021 • 5min
Bitly makes first acquisition with QR code leader Egoditor
The acquisition is in line with Bitly’s goal of becoming a global SaaS company that enables organizations to engage with customers and for people to connect with digital experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 30, 2021 • 3min
Partech raises $750 million growth fund
Paris-based VC firm Partech has announced the closing of the fundraising of its new growth fund. Partech Growth II is the firm’s second growth fund. And the team managed to raise $750 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 30, 2021 • 5min
Quick-commerce startup YallaMarket eyes Saudi Arabia and Qatar next year after U.A.E expansion
YallaMarket, a Dubai-based quick-commerce startup, is planning to expand within the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E), and to enter Saudi Arabia and Qatar next year, to tap the appetite for speedy and convenient grocery shopping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 29, 2021 • 4min
Pyxo wants to build the biggest network of reusable food containers
Meet Pyxo, a French startup that has been thinking a lot about single-use plastic food packaging for the past three years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 29, 2021 • 4min
Jefa raises $2 million for its challenger bank for women in LATAM
Fintech startup Jefa has raised a $2 million seed round to build a challenger bank with a product specifically designed for women living in Latin America and the Caribbean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 26, 2021 • 4min
TabTrader raises $5.8M for a mobile app that aggregates crypto exchange data
As many of the top cryptocurrencies seem to temporarily stabilize near all-time highs, users looking to speculate on tokens that are a bit more volatile are searching across exchanges to find deals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
