Ladder raises $100M on a $900M valuation for a platform selling flexible term life insurance – TechCrunch

Life insurance has had a new lease on life in the era of insuretech, and today…

Egyptian social commerce startup Brimore raises $25M led by IFC and Endure Capital – TechCrunch

The Egyptian social e-commerce market will be worth over $14.8 billion by 2024. The opportunity in…

Fintech outperformed the market in 2021, and it’s set to do even better – TechCrunch

Dana Stalder is a partner at Matrix Partners. The former commercial chief (Product, Sales and Marketing)…

TikTok Shopping expands with more partnerships, LIVE Shopping, new ads and more – TechCrunch

TikTok is expanding its investment in e-commerce. Earlier this year, the video platform began piloting TikTok…

Colombian e-commerce enablement startup Melonn raises $20M to help SMBs scale in LatAm – TechCrunch

Melonn, a Colombian startup that provides fulfillment and software services to small and medium-sized e-commerce companies…

Fintech NovoPayment raises first venture round in 15 years to expand its full-stack banking API platform – TechCrunch

The digital transformation of banking and payments services is a red-hot trend that’s shown no signs…

Rational regulation is key to US competitiveness in the fintech race – TechCrunch

Anja Manuel is the co-founder of Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC (RHGM), a strategic consulting…

Anakin’s pricing tool gives e-commerce companies jump on competitors – TechCrunch

Fresh from its time in Y Combinator, SaaS startup Anakin raised $2 million to continue developing…

Enduring Planet unwraps a new fintech platform – TechCrunch

Enduring Planet, a new fintech firm that exclusively funds climate entrepreneurs, is taking the wraps of…

Nigerian fintech Grey gets backing from Y Combinator – TechCrunch

Let’s say you’re a freelance engineer in Nigeria working for a U.S. company; how do you…

E-commerce aggregator Una Brands raises $15M Series A five months after its launch – TechCrunch

Una Brands, the e-commerce aggregator focused on Asia-Pacific brands, announced today it has raised $15 million…

SoftBank-backed travel tech startup Yanolja acquires Korean e-commerce company Interpark  – TechCrunch

South Korean travel tech startup Yanolja has acquired a 70% stake in a listed South Korean…