TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

based savings and investing startup Acorns has acquired London-based GoHenry , a startup focused on providing money management and financial education services to 6- to18-year-olds in an all-equity deal, the two companies announced today. The combined valuation of the company, as well as further financial terms, were not disclosed.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Serial fintech entrepreneur Walter Cruttenden founded Acorns with his son, Jeff, in 2012 with the goal of helping low- and middle-income households invest and save responsibly. I think that’s a really big differentiator for us from our competitors.”. Interestingly, the company’s revenue model is a mix of adtech and fintech.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Acorns’ SPAC listing depicts a consumer fintech business with a SaaSy revenue mix. So at the moment of decision-making we’re bringing together educational content and product in the same place.”. The company also plans to continue building products that allow parents and their kids “to save and invest, and get educated together.”

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. We use Asana at Versatile VC for managing tasks and projects with other collaborators in our teams. Use their software for interactive data visualization and modern business intelligence.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

In my view, the correct statistic is about 18%, not 2% — as we should take into account deals that had mixed-gender founding teams. If our ultimate objective is to understand the current state of opportunity and its expansion over time, we need to, in the words of John Doerr , measure what matters : representation in early-stage financing.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me.

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