ElasticRun, a B2B eCommerce platform, recently closed a $330M funding round led by SoftBank Vision 2 and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Additional investors in the
Banked, a London-based fintech, recently announced a $20M Series A funding round led by Bank of America and Edenred Capital Partners. Additional investors in the
Sequoia Capital, one of the world’s largest venture capital firms, recently announced it will launch a new crypto-focused fund. The Sequoia Crypto Fund is the
Eric Schmidt, former Google executive, recently launched a $125M philanthropic project to fund AI technologies looking to solve hard problems including bias, harm, geopolitical conflict,
Three of my favorite fintechs – fintech A-Listers – grabbed headlines this past Tuesday. Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) announced a new partnership with privately held Plaid
Apple recently announced plans to accept contactless payments through Apple Pay by using iPhone and a partner-enabled iOS app. The new technology is motivated by
NVIDIA and SoftBank recently terminated a previously announced definitive agreement whereby NVIDIA would acquire Arm from SBG. The agreement was terminated largely due to regulatory
Alma, a France-based buy-now pay-later company, recently received $131M in equity funding along with additional debt funding to accelerate growth in Western Europe. The funding
Leaf Logistics, a machine-learning based transportation platform, recently raised $37M in a Series B funding round led by Sozo Ventures. Additional participation in the round