TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

Finance in 2021, and to Fortune’s 40 under 40 in 2020. It supports card payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Alipay, bank transfers, SEPA direct debits and it also lets you issue payouts. We have a robust pipeline of brands across sectors and verticals that we already serve internationally and are keen for our support in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Existing backers Conversion Capital and Bain Capital Ventures also participated in the round, bringing the company’s total raised since its November 2020 inception to $35 million. ” “This is very contrary to the incumbents,” Yu told TechCrunch. “We Image Credits: Vesta.

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peer-to-peer incumbents financing finance 97

TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

In recent months, Replicant added support for new languages and conversational capabilities that Shamia calls “powers,” like holding on the line, repeating information “conversationally” and matching a customer’s response against a database. ” Automating customer interactions. billion by 2026.

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incumbents development culture support 94

Y Combinator

AUGUST 30, 2021

In the long run, software platforms have the potential to be much larger than traditional incumbents. Upon digging deeper, the founders realized that incumbent providers were overly complex, and more manual than necessary. Incumbents relied primarily on sales teams, which Gusto suspected actually limited their reach among SMBs.

incumbents 87

incumbents peer-to-peer health opportunity 87

TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2021

billion in venture capital across 265 deals during 2020, compared to $1.32 It puts startups in a difficult spot: if 2020 was about enabling video-based teaching, what might emerge from 2021? the question for edtech is whether there is potential for a $100B company in the sector – will TAMs support it.

education 134

education venture capital ventures opportunity 134

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

In 2020, digital bank Varo became the first-ever all-digital nationally chartered U.S. This is particularly interesting because many of the existing corporate card players often point to Concur as an incumbent that they are trying to replace. About 28% of the team — mostly sales and support staff — were laid off.

real estate 82

real estate incumbents opportunity founder 82

Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In April 2020, British banking startup Monzo’s revenue fell by almost 50%. 2 Incumbent banks miss the mark in two crucial areas: The banking experience has not evolved to match modern consumer. When they joined, Monzo was generating $69M in revenues (in April 2020). expectations. to expect.

peer-to-peer 101

peer-to-peer incumbents financing finance 101

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There’s a growing market for private cellular networks, or dedicated cell networks configured to support a company’s specific requirements within a confined area (think a warehouse or wind farm). But that hasn’t stopped new ventures from cropping up to challenge the incumbents.

networking 88

networking startup incumbents energy 88

Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In April 2020, British banking startup Monzo’s revenue fell by almost 50%. 2 Incumbent banks miss the mark in two crucial areas: The banking experience has not evolved to match modern consumer expectations. When they joined, Monzo was generating $69M in revenues (in April 2020).

peer-to-peer 40

peer-to-peer incumbents financing finance 40

TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2022

In a statement, Luke Sarsfield, co-head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, said: “Employers are looking to provide their employees tailored solutions and customizable advice that can better support individual saving and investing needs to help improve retirement savings outcomes. Fast slows its roll.

startup 110

startup financing finance incumbents 110

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

While incumbents have pioneered various enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to digitize these processes, companies would still get four to five different software platforms to complete multiple tasks. And our main product is transport management software for shippers enables multi-enterprise collaboration.

incumbents 80

incumbents transportation collaboration consulting 80

TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

Showing that there’s real investor enthusiasm for identity management platforms, Saviynt , which enables companies to secure apps, data and infrastructure in a single platform, today announced that it raised $205 million in debt from AB Private Credit Investors’ Tech Capital Solutions group.

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incumbents leadership pitching investing 67

TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Digital transformation is the name of the game these days, and companies that are enabling businesses to take a leap into the future, by helping them tackle their most complex operations, are reaping the rewards. OneStream said annual recurring revenue grew 85% in 2020, with customers growing by 40% to 650 enterprises.

financing 69

financing finance incumbents enablement 69

TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2022

The filing revealed that Better.com swung to a loss of more than $300 million last year , a sharp turnaround from its profitable 2020. . Those apps are increasingly adding an ‘investment button’ that enables consumers to purchase US Equities. This week started with the discovery of an S-4 filed by Aurora Acquisition Corp.,

financing 83

financing finance enablement venture capital 83

Y Combinator

APRIL 26, 2021

Even with $125K from YC and $1–2M in venture funding, a startup’s credit limit is still likely to tap out at $20K from an incumbent creditor—which is not nearly enough to cover software, marketing, and other expenses. Over time, Stripe has expanded to support more business models (e.g., The incumbent system involves three key “stacks.”

incumbents 124

incumbents financing finance enablement 124

TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Israel’s startup ecosystem raised record amounts of funding and produced 19 IPOs in 2020, despite the pandemic. SaaS models and cloud technologies have eliminated some of the barriers for Israeli companies and enable companies to quickly set up and set up a proof of concept.

startup 141

startup mix-use SaaS advice 141

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Thndr, launched in late 2020 by Ahmad Hammouda and Seif Amr , is filling the gap by making it easier to open and manage investment accounts, consequently replacing traditionally slow and outdated processes by incumbents. A common reason for poor investment penetration in MENA is that opening a brokerage account is expensive.

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investing investment ventures incumbents 99

TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Launched in 2020, Solana gained worldwide renown for being one of the fastest blockchains with a rapidly growing developer ecosystem. So how should startups that have incumbents to take on, other startups to best, or both, approach the balance between growth and spend this year? Speeding Up Crypto. with Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana).

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disruption pitching VC ventures 81