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Serial fintech founder raises $20M for Ant Money to make micro-investing even more accessible

TechCrunch

Then in 2018, Walter went live with a new company — Blast. Now as 2021 comes to a close, Cruttenden’s latest fintech, Ant Money, is announcing it has raised $20 million in funding (a mix of previously unannounced seed and Series A capital) and acquired Blast via a stock-for-stock merger. Or is it more like Robinhood?”.

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Tile secures $40 million to take on Apple AirTag with new products

TechCrunch

Tile , the maker of Bluetooth-powered lost item finder beacons and, more recently, a staunch Apple critic , announced today it has raised $40 million in non-dilutive debt financing from Capital IP. “But that doesn’t take away from the fact that they’re making things harder for us,” he says of Apple.

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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten VC

Does the traditional VC financing model make sense for all companies? A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. 2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010.

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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. The companies would not provide specific details regarding individual metrics, saying only that the combined company will have nearly 6 million subscribers.

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How capital-as-a-service can help you get your first check in 2021

TechCrunch

“A lot of founders mix up raising money with making money.” Flexing its “20-minute term sheet” the startup uses an algorithm to shift through a startup’s data, and if it has positive ad spend and positive unit economics, they make an investment worth anything from $10,000 to over $10 million. Does YC care at all?

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Grover raises $71M to grow its consumer electronics subscription business

TechCrunch

A startup tapping into the concept of the circular economy, where people don’t buy items outright but pay an incremental amount to use them temporarily, has raised some funding to scale its business in Europe and beyond. And, it plans to invest in more innovation around its rental services. It’s not disclosing its valuation.

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Exotel raises $40 million for its full-stack customer engagement platform

TechCrunch

Exotel said on Tuesday it has raised $40 million in a financing round, just three months after securing $35 million in funding, as the Bangalore-based startup demonstrates growth for its full-stack customer engagement platform in emerging markets. Indian ride-hailing giant Ola uses Exotel’s platform to send text messages to its customers.

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