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Acorns acquires UK’s GoHenry, a fintech focused on 6- to 18-year-olds

TechCrunch

Previous TechCrunch coverage helps us break down the mix, but also points to either or both having lost some users in recent times. where it had expanded to in 2018. This allows us to accelerate that path.” In March of 2022, CEO Noah Kerner told TechCrunch that the company had more than 4.6 as well as in the U.S.,

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. 3) Accelerators. Right here.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: The Kindbody TC-1, Glossier’s mistakes, calculating startup runway

TechCrunch

A 2020 UCLA study found that approximately 15% of couples will have trouble getting pregnant, but Kindbody, which has spun up a network of fertility clinics since its founding in 2018 , has taken a holistic approach to the issue. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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Real estate platform Loft raises $425M at a $2.2B valuation in one of Brazil’s largest venture rounds

TechCrunch

A mix of new and existing investors also participated in the round, including Advent, Altimeter, DST, Silver Lake, Soros, Tarsadia, Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Caffeinated, Fifth Wall, Monashees, QED and Vulcan, among others. Pencz and Florian Hagenbuch founded Loft in early 2018 and today serve as its co-CEOs.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: No-code investor survey, Zendesk’s next steps, Series A tips

TechCrunch

Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Not to be outdone, Microsoft’s Power Fx low-code programming language that it launched in 2018 now connects hundreds of apps. Why I’m using a credit facility to grow my startup. Why I’m using a credit facility to grow my startup.

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Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A

TechCrunch

Most of those are product buys to drive or accelerate revenue growth with the secondary benefit of getting new talent, Ruark said. Looking ahead, KPMG’s view on the prospects for financial services M&A over the next six to 12 months is mixed. billion, “the largest percentage drop since Q3 2018.”

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Reimagining B2B Commerce with Faire

Y Combinator

COVID-19 has accelerated the digitization of commerce globally. In the US, e-commerce penetration increased from 16% at the end of 2019 to 27% in April 2020. require payment financing, invoicing/approvals, inventory management) and requirements differ from vertical to vertical. million in 2012 to 1.55