Ryan Lawler

Coverdash raised $13.5 million from venture investors.

Webull, the stock-trading app that gained prominence during the pandemic, announced today that it has agreed to go public via merger with a special purpose acquisition company, Lucinda writes.

Reset offers workers access to wages without needing their employer to offer it as a benefit.

Shares of payments processing company Shift4 surged 16% this morning following a Reuters report that Fiserv and Amadeus IT Group were competing to acquire the company.

An $18 million funding comes amid sector turmoil.

Agio Ratings, a Moody’s-like analyst for the crypto world, has raised $4.6 million in two rounds of funding, the company tells Ryan exclusively.

After laying off 20% of its workforce, expense management startup Brex is seeking to strike a balance between cost-cutting and amping up revenue growth, chief business officer Art Levy told Lucinda at Fintech Meetup.

The firm invests in 10-15 companies per fund from seed to Series B.

Prudence, an early-stage VC focused on property tech and adjacent industries, has raised $80 million for its third fund, the firm tells Ryan exclusively.

The firm offers exchange funds, which had been only available to high-net-worth investors.

The company raised $35 million to continue expanding its services.

Wallet adoption will replace credit and debit card usage in all markets.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will be sentenced in New York City’s federal court Thursday, after being convicted of defrauding the crypto exchange’s customers and investors.

After pulling back in 2023, venture capital investors (especially established fund managers) expect to dial up their capital deployment this year, according to a new survey.

After pulling back in 2023, venture capital investors (especially established fund managers) expect to dial up their capital deployment this year, according to a new survey.

After pulling back in 2023, venture capital investors (especially established fund managers) expect to dial up their capital deployment this year, according to a new survey.

Palenca, a LatAm-based income and employment verification startup, received a round of strategic funding from Serasa Experian, the startup tells Ryan exclusively.

Companies argue partnering with banks will reach more consumers in need.

Tally, a startup helping consumers manage credit card debt, is sunsetting its app and pivoting to embed its tech inside the apps and websites of other financial institutions, the company tells Ryan exclusively.

Blair Garrou sees a pickup coming as soon as summer.