Hyperplane, a San Francisco-based data intelligence startup that is building foundation models for banks, announced that it has been acquired by Brazil’s Nubank. Hyperplane was founded in 2022 by Daniel Silva, Felipe Lamounier, Rohan Ramanath and Felipe Meneses. Hyperplane focused on allowing banks to train their own models...
If you live in the U.S., chances are you use apps like Venmo and Cash App to pay back your friends or split the bills with your roommates. Lydia is a French startup that also turned payments into a mobile consumer app and service. Now,...
Claim, a platform that is both a rewards app and a social network, has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The startup is on a mission to make shopping fun, rewarding and social. The app launched on an invite-only...
Blend, a startup company founded in 2012 has steadily grown to be a leader in the mortgage tech industry. Blend’s white label technology powers mortgage applications on the site of banks including Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank, for example, with the goal of making the...
Tickr, an app that allows U.K. consumers to make financial investments based on their impact on society and the environment, has secured $3.4 million in funding lead by Ada Ventures, a VC which focuses on “impact” startups. The cash will be used for product development,...
Bibit, a robo-advisor app that wants to make investing more accessible in Indonesia, has raised $30 million from Sequoia Capital India. Returning investors East Ventures, EV Growth, AC Ventures and 500 Startups also participated. Like other robo-advisors, the aim of Bibit is to make it...
Financial guidance is something that people all around the world struggle to properly find. Understanding how to manage loans, credit card bills, mortgages are all examples of situations that sometimes get out of control. Dave is a new application that helps users maintain a healthy...
