Startups Weekly: Chinese investors double down on African startups

In this week's newsletter: China's pivot to Africa, another big scooter funding...


Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay gains $120M from Chinese investors

Africa-focused fintech startup OPay has raised a $120 million Series B round...


Every startup is a bank–or wants to be

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture...


Where top VCs are investing in fintech

Over the past several years, ‘fintech’ has quietly become the unsung...


Startups Weekly: Understanding Uber’s latest fintech play

In this week's newsletter: Fintech's banner year, subscription rental furniture...


New startup Capital wants to reintroduce founders to venture debt

Capital raises $5M from Future Ventures, Greycroft and others.


Luge Capital raises $85M to invest in Canadian fintech startups

There are 831 financial technology startups headquartered in or operating in...


Meet Vise AI, the startup reimagining portfolio management

This TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield startup wants to upend Wall Street's...


European early-stage VC firm ‘Project A’ on Europe’s startup scene taking the next step

Project A, the Berlin-based VC, just raised a new $200 million fund (€180...


Nigerian online-only bank startup Kuda raises $1.6M

Nigerian fintech startup Kuda — a digital-only retail bank — has...