Leap Finance raises $5.5M to democratize financing for foreign-bound Indian students
Tens of thousands of Indians move to the United States to pursue higher...
Fintech startups raised $34B in 2019
Financial services startups raised less money in 2019 than they did in 2018 as...
2019 saw a stampede of fintech unicorns
Two years ago, we created the Matrix FinTech Index to highlight what we saw as...
How some founders are raising capital outside of the VC world
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public...
Placement is the much-needed talent agent for jobseekers
“We’re giving away money to strangers on the internet” is a...
Robinhood revives checking with new debit card & 2% interest
This time it actually has insurance. Zero-fee stock trading app Robinhood is...
Kaszek Ventures raises $600 million in two funds as Latin America’s startup market booms
Kaszek Ventures, the investment firm that has been one of the primary architects...
India’s Lendingkart raises $30M to help small businesses access working capital
As India continues its race to adopt digital payments at a pace and scale seen...
India’s Indifi raises $20.4M to expand its online lending platform
Indifi, a Gurgaon-based startup that offers loans to small and medium-sized...
Aspire raises $32.5M to help SMEs secure fast finance in Southeast Asia
Aspire, a Singapore-based startup that helps SMEs secure working capital, has...