September 19, 2021
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Microsoft GitHub rival GitLab files to go public after hitting a $6 billion valuation
Daniel Levi September 17, 2021

Avalanche, one of the youngest smart contracts-enabled cryptocurrencies, raises $230M in funding led by Polychain, others
Daniel Levi September 17, 2021

Purpose-driven fintech startup Self Financial raises $50M in funding to let consumers build credit and savings
Nickie Louise September 16, 2021


Chat app startup Discord raises $500M in new funding after walking away from $10 billion sale talks with Microsoft
Daniel Levi September 16, 2021

Hong Kong Genetic testing startup Prenetics is going public through a $1.7 billion SPAC deal
Daniel Levi September 15, 2021

Digital personal finance platform Tend launches to break down banking barriers for Mexican-Americans
Daniel Levi September 15, 2021


SEC charges App Annie and its founder with securities fraud; App Annie agreed to pay $10 million settlement
Nickie Louise September 15, 2021

California-based energy tech startup EnerVenue raises $100M Series A to bring metal-hydrogen batteries to the clean energy revolution
Nickie Louise September 15, 2021

Walmart is launching an autonomous vehicle delivery service with Ford and Self-driving startup Argo AI
Daniel Levi September 15, 2021


Singapore-based online marketplace startup Carousell reaches a unicorn status after raising $100 million in fresh funding
Daniel Levi September 15, 2021

Cross-border remittance provider Remitly files to go public a year after hitting unicorn status; targets nearly $7 billion valuation
Daniel Levi September 14, 2021

SoftBank launches a $3 billion second fund to invest in Latin America tech startup companies
Nickie Louise September 14, 2021


U.S.-Israeli fintech startup Melio raises $250M funding to help small businesses manage their payments and receivables; now valued at $4 billion
Nickie Louise September 14, 2021

Sproutt raises $26M to revolutionize life insurance by offering competitive policies that reward healthy living using AI
Daniel Levi September 14, 2021

Alibaba leads $300 million investment in Chinese self-driving startup DeepRoute.ai
Daniel Levi September 14, 2021


Walmart says the crypto payments partnership announcement with Litecoin is fake news
Nickie Louise September 13, 2021

Microsoft acquires San Diego-based learning marketplace tech startup TakeLessons
Daniel Levi September 13, 2021

Israeli insurtech startup Five Sigma secures $12 million in funding to accelerate growth
Nickie Louise September 13, 2021


Why Bitcoin is a Scam and Modern Day Ponzi Scheme
Daniel Levi September 10, 2021

Iceland-based Crowberry Capital closes $90M second fund, making it the Nordic region’s largest-ever female-founded VC fund
Nickie Louise September 10, 2021