Top news of the week: 21.01.2023.
Link raises $30M to help merchants accept direct bank payments
Link, a startup allowing merchants to accept direct bank payments, has raised $30 million to date and plans to expand.
Google axes 12,000 jobs, layoffs spread across tech sector
LONDON (AP) — Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the ...
A S.F. transit tragedy: the Central Subway saves no time
An unbuilt subway line, kind of like a tech startup, is a pulsing vessel of dreams. But the constructed reality is often disappointing
TechCrunch+ roundup: Space tech predictions, startup IP strategy, finding feasible funding
Raising money without a detailed business plan is a proven way for losing value.
Tesla rolls into a pressure cooker, Paris mulls its scooter future, and the double SPAC arrives
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Share Creators wants to solve asset management mess for game developers
Finding a product-market fit isn’t always easy, but when you are the end-user experiencing a real pain point, the solution might be more obvious. That’s the case for newly-funded Share ...
A lot of fintechs “have to fix their business models,” say VCs who invest in fintech
In recent years, working for, or banking with, a traditional financial institution was decidedly uncool. Far cooler was working for or banking with one of the many fintech startups that ...
So much fintech M&A
The venture slowdown and practically dead IPO and SPAC markets have contributed to a surge in fintech M&A activity.