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As BNPL startups raise, a look at Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay earnings

by Alex Wilhelm | Feb 26, 2021 | Business Enhancements, Startups

As the e-commerce market grows, startups are racing to help online retailers sell larger items to consumers with so-called “buy-now-pay-later” options. Via BNPL, consumers turn a one-time purchase into a limited string of regular payments. Terms vary, but...

First Boulevard raises $5M for its digital bank aimed at Black America

by Mary Ann Azevedo | Feb 26, 2021 | Business Enhancements, Startups, Venture Capital

The murder of George Floyd last May ignited many things in the United States last year — one of which that was perhaps unexpected: a rise in the number of digital banks targeting the Black community. Some members of the Black community took their belief that big...

Why are we still dating LinkedIn in 2021?

by Natasha Mascarenhas | Feb 26, 2021 | Business Enhancements, Startups

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Natasha and Danny and Alex and Grace were all here to chat through the week’s biggest tech happenings. Before we get into this...

Brandwatch is acquired by Cision for $450M, creating a PR, marketing and social listening giant

by Mike Butcher | Feb 26, 2021 | Business Enhancements, Marketing

Online consumer intelligence and social media listening platform Brandwatch has been acquired by Cision, best known for its media monitoring and media contact database services, for $450 million, in a combined cash and shares deal. TechCrunch understands Brandwatch’s...

DigitalOcean’s IPO filing shows a two-class cloud market

by Alex Wilhelm | Feb 25, 2021 | Business Enhancements, Startups

This morning DigitalOcean, a provider of cloud computing services to SMBs, filed to go public. The company intends to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “DOCN.” DigitalOcean’s offering comes amidst a hot streak for...

Crypto company Anchorage raises $80 million after getting federal banking charter

by Romain Dillet | Feb 25, 2021 | Business Enhancements, Startups

Anchorage has raised an $80 million Series C funding round led by GIC, also known as Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. Andreessen Horowitz, Blockchain Capital, Lux and Indico are also participating in today’s funding round. The thinking behind this funding round is...
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