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Protocol developer Aave secures $31 million for Lens, a high-performance blockchain for consumer applications
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Weightlessthe company back Aave, Lensand Familyannounces a $31 million funding round led by Lightspeed Faction. With Lens, Avara is building a decentralized L2 network that could…
Husband and wife former Olympians target $50M for new fund to invest in influencer-led consumer brands
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Samyr Laine and his wife, Ayanna Alexander-Laine, started Freedom Trail Capital in 2023 and are working toward a $50 million fund. Both are former Olympians who…
Dogs are the most popular pet in the US: 65.1 million households have one, according to American Pet Products Association. But while cats aren’t far behind,…
As VC firms invest more in B2B startups, Intuition is a new VC fund focused on consumer tech
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In 2024, it’s hard to wake up without reading about another big round of funding in an AI startup. IntuitionHowever, a new Paris-based VC firm is…
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we look at Ramp’s big jump in growth and valuation, Mercury’s move into personal banking, Klarna’s new credit card, global…
Consumer tech investing still hot for Maven Ventures, securing $60 million in Fund IV
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When productive venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lerer Hippeau announced in early 2024 that they were moving away from consumer technology, sparked a discussion on…
Harvard Startup Whisperer Peter Gladstone Reveals Secrets to Validating Consumer Demand at TechCrunch Early Stage
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Validating consumer demand is a critical step for any startup, and TechCrunch Early Stage offers a golden opportunity to learn how to do it right. Peter…
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) he said in an order Tuesday that BloomTech, the for-profit coding bootcamp formerly known as Lambda School, defrauded students…
Fintech Mercury, whose B2B business is under regulatory scrutiny, expands into consumer banking
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Business banking startup Mercury, founded in 2017, is now launching a consumer banking product. Mercury currently serves more than 100,000 businesses, many of which are startups,…
Italy’s competition and consumer authority, AGCM, fined TikTok 10 million euros (nearly $11 million) following an investigation into algorithmic security issues. The authority opened an investigation…