March 24, 2020
Brex acquires three companies to build out its bank alternative for startups
Brex wants to help startups get the money that traditional big banks won’t...
December 5, 2019
Brazil’s new fintech startup Cora raised $10 million on the strength of its founding team
It didn’t take much for the founders of Cora, Brazil’s newest...
October 31, 2019
Latin America Roundup: Uber acquires Cornershop, Softbank invests in Buser and Olist
Brazil continued to churn out unicorns this month, with Curitiba-based Ebanx...
September 19, 2019
Groww, an investment app for millennials in India, raises $21.4M
Of the 1.3 billion people who live in India, more than 100 million of whom are...
September 9, 2019
Root Insurance valuation hits $3.65 billion in latest round led by DST Global and Coatue
Root Insurance, an Ohio-based car insurance startup that uses smartphone...
August 27, 2019
India’s 9-month-old CRED raises $120M to help people improve their financial behavior
Many Silicon Valley companies and fintech startups in India today share a common...
July 31, 2019
Visa pitches a program offering fintechs faster market access through an ecosystem of partners
Visa is pitching a new way for startups in the fintech space to get to market...
June 22, 2019
Equity transcribed: Slack’s IPO, the VCs behind Facebook Libra, founder salaries and trouble in scooter-land
Welcome back to this week’s transcribed edition of Equity. This week,...
June 13, 2019
Why is Andreessen Horowitz (and everyone else) investing in Latin America now?
Investments by U.S. venture capital firms into Latin America are skyrocketing...
May 30, 2019
Less than 1 year after launching its corporate card for startups, Brex eyes $2B valuation
Kleiner Perkins is leading the round for Brex.