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Back to news homeKompliant secures $14M to help companies tackle financial compliance challenges
Kompliant, a startup delivering an “AI-driven” business onboarding and risk scoring platform, today announced that it raised $14 million in a seed round led by Level One Fund with contributions […]
Fundraising in turbulent markets: Why we moved up our Series B
Mahyar Raissi Contributor No matter the stage your company is in, raising growth funding is stressful, unpredictable and enormously distracting from actually running the business. And it’s become even worse […]
Sequoia backs fintech Dbank in maiden Pakistan investment
Sequoia, the world’s most influential venture fund, has made its maiden investment in Pakistan, joining a growing list of high profile investors who have backed young firms in the South […]
8 fintech investors discuss the shifting investing landscape and how to pitch them in Q3 2022
Last year, more than 20% of venture dollars went into fintech startups globally, according to CB Insights. Equally notable:One-third of all unicorns created in 2021 were fintech companies. This year, […]
8 investors discuss fintech’s potential despite the market downturn
The fintech sector has had its ups and downs as of late, with Klarna experiencing hefty valuation cuts, Fast shutting down, and Robinhood and Better conducting mass layoffs. Despite the […]
Investors focus on DeFi as it remains resilient to crypto market volatility
As many subsectors in the crypto market continue to take heavy hits from recent volatility, some market players see decentralized finance (DeFi) as resilient and gaining interest despite the negative […]
Balance raises $56M to tip the one-click checkout scales in favor of B2B merchants
There are many companies bringing one-click checkout to the direct-to-consumer marketplace, but few are developing similar tools for the business-to-business marketplace. B2B payment volume is five times the size of […]
The right questions to ask investors when fundraising in a down market
Blair Silverberg Contributor Blair Silverberg is co-founder and CEO of Hum Capital, a financial services company using technology to accelerate the fundraising process. More posts by this contributor 8 steps […]
An actionable framework for founders bridging into web3
Doug Petkanics Contributor Doug Petkanics is the co-founder and CEO of Livepeer, an open video infrastructure for livestreaming. More posts by this contributor Web 3.0 can repair the attention-driven digital […]