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Sep 1, 2020 • 5min
Steno raises $3.5 million led by First Round to become an extension of law offices
The global legal services industry was worth $849 billion dollars in 2017 and is expected to become a trillion dollar industry by the end of next year. Little wonder that Steno, an L.A.-based startup, wants a piece. Like most legal services outfits, what it offers are ways for law practices to run more smoothly, including […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 31, 2020 • 9min
Banks aren’t as stupid as enterprise AI and fintech entrepreneurs think
The right question is almost never whether to buy software or build it internally. Instead, banks have often worked to walk the difficult but smarter path right down the middle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 31, 2020 • 4min
Register for our last pitch-off next week on September 2
It’s time again to start warming up your pitching arm. Our next Pitchers & Pitches session takes place next week on September 2. Register today! Pitchers & Pitches sessions combine critique and competition with a focus on helping early-stage startup founders create an iron-clad, 60-second pitch. Here’s how it works. Everyone is welcome to attend, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 28, 2020 • 4min
Fondeadora is a Mexican challenger bank that just raised $14 million
Meet Fondeadora, a fintech startup based in Mexico City that wants to build a full-stack neobank. The company just raised a $14 million Series A round led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund. Founded in 2018, the company already manages 150,000 accounts and is adding $20 million in deposits every month. Mexico represents a […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 28, 2020 • 4min
Property tech startup Habi raises $10M to drive expansion in Latin America
When Brynne McNulty Rojas moved to Bogotá, Columbia four years ago, she encountered a fragmented real estate industry that lacked a central database for consumers to find or compare homes. Rojas was struck by the magnitude of the problem; she was also inspired by the opportunity. Rojas and business partner Sebastian Noguera homed in on […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 27, 2020 • 5min
Narrative raises $8.5M as it launches a new data marketplace
Narrative has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding and is launching a new product designed to further simplify the process of buying and selling data. I’ve already written about the company’s existing marketplace and software for managing data transactions. With the new Data Streams Marketplace, the process should be simpler than ever — not […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 27, 2020 • 8min
Course Hero, a profitable edtech unicorn, raises rare cash
Like any successful founder, Andrew Grauer had bright, long-term ambitions for Course Hero from the moment he launched it in 2006. He started the business to create a place where students could ask questions and get answers similar to Chegg, which launched 15 months before Course Hero . But as he slowly built it, he […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 26, 2020 • 4min
Payments services company Finix adds $30 million to its Series B
Finix, a startup that provides payments-related services to other companies, announced it has extended its Series B financing with a $30 million investment led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and American Express Ventures. The fintech startup has now raised over $96 million in venture capital. According to CEO and co-founder Richie Serna, $90 million of that […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 26, 2020 • 5min
Eden intros SaaS tools in a bid to become a more comprehensive office management platform
Eden, the office management platform founded by Joe du Bey, is today announcing the launch of several new enterprise software features. The company, which offers a marketplace for office managers to procure services like office cleaning, repairs, etc., is looking to offer a more comprehensive platform. The software features include a COVID team safety tool […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 25, 2020 • 6min
Visual collaboration startup MURAL raises huge $118M Series B
This morning MURAL announced that it has raised $118 million in an outsized Series B. The visual collaboration startup provides a whiteboard-like digital environment that allows for users to cooperate and brainstorm. MURAL announced that it had raised $23 million earlier this year, though that investment closed in 2019. The $23 million round was a […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
