The kids aren’t alright. According to the founders of Wave, 75% of Gen Z is struggling with their emotional well-being. To be clear — not all of them are meeting the criteria for diagnosable mental health illnesses, but they do need a bit more than a firm handshake and a “keep going, son.” That’s the […]
What happened to Paytm’s IPO valuation?
Paytm’s IPO price was simply too high compared to its recent financial results. Trailing results matter as well, and Paytm’s were just too weak to support its IPO price.
Estate planning basics for founders and entrepreneurs
This may seem a bit bleak, but having an estate plan will put your mind at ease.
Equity Monday: Paytm’s rocky debut gets rockier
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Happy Monday everyone, and welcome to a holiday week here in the United States. Yes, we here in the good ol’ States will be off the second half of this week. TechCrunch won’t […]
Inpathy aims to be a social network that mirrors real human experience
There have been countless studies about the damaging effects of social media on mental health, particularly on teens. And yet, most of us just can’t quit social networking. Even if it makes us feel bad about ourselves. The constant comparisons of our lives to the highlight reels that people post on Facebook and Instagram is […]
Neu.ro announces zero emissions model building solution
As companies increasingly move to take advantage of machine learning to run their business more efficiently, the fact is that it takes an abundance of energy to build, test and run models in production. Neu.ro, an early-stage full-stack MLOps solution, is building a greener approach. Today, the company announced a zero emissions AI cloud solution […]
Ireland’s Fonoa raises $20.5M to help digital-first businesses stay tax compliant as they scale globally
There are myriad tax pain points that come from selling goods, content or services globally. As the world has seen a surge in cross-border transactions, digital-first businesses face the challenge of understanding and managing global tax and compliance matters as they grow and scale internationally. Enter Dublin, Ireland-based Fonoa. Founded by three ex-Uber alumni — […]
Kaszek leads Z1’s latest round as it develops its bank app aimed at LatAm teens
The new capital will provide support as the company aims to grow 10 times over the next 12 months and add new features to enhance the financial inclusion and literacy of customers.
Slope takes in first capital with visions of being ‘Stripe for global B2B payments’
The company is growing at an incredible pace — 15 times in gross merchandise volume in just the last 30 days.
Render secures $20M Series A to scale its DevOps cloud platform
DevOps cloud platform Render, which won our Disrupt SF 2019 Startup Battlefield, announced today that it closed a $20 million Series A funding round led by Addition alongside existing investors General Catalyst and South Park Commons. Addition first made a small investment in Render in February 2020 when the company was not looking to raise […]