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Jan 27, 2025

Acrew Report: Maybe Startups Really Are Rocketships?

Dec 4, 2024

Announcing Acrew’s Health Thesis

Nov 13, 2024

Fintech Cometa closes $12 million financing round to consolidate its growth in Mexico

Oct 28, 2024

AI in Financial Services Adoption Index

Oct 24, 2024

Finix — Transforming Payments for Modern Businesses

Sep 17, 2024

HYCU Named a Leader & Fast Mover in GigaOm's Sonar Report for Cloud-Native Data Protection

Sep 12, 2024

Aembit Raises $25 Million in Series A Funding for Non-Human Identity and Access Management

Aug 23, 2024

This African Fintech Is Giving Workers A Better Way To Send Money Home

Jul 9, 2024

Nala — Leveling the Playing Field in African Payments

Jun 7, 2024

Celebrating Lauren Kolodny: Co-Founding Partner Earns a Spot on the Forbes Midas List for Two Consecutive Years

Jun 4, 2024

The Midas List: The World's Best Venture Capital Investors In 2024

May 3, 2024

Exclusive: The Inside Story Of Chime, America’s Biggest Digital Bank

Apr 29, 2024

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy & Lauren Kolodny - Today's Fintech Trends, Business Models & the Role of AI

Mar 19, 2024

Lauren Kolodny, Co-Founder of Acrew Capital - The Case for Consumer FinTech, Lean Into Your Strengths, Traits of Rising Star VCs

Mar 19, 2024

The Case for Consumer FinTech, Lean into Your Strengths, Traits of Rising Star VCs

Mar 1, 2024

Why 7 prominent VCs are investing millions in new social startups like Diem, Lex and 222

Nov 15, 2023

Sculpting Tomorrow: The Next Wave of 3D Tools

Nov 10, 2023

Seismic Shifts Give Way to The Next Generation of Consumer Fintechs

Nov 7, 2023

Millennials led the consumer fintech revolution post-2008. Here’s why Gen Zers are about to do the same

Aug 15, 2023

Thesis Spotlight: Foundation Models

Jul 12, 2023

Mark Kraynak - 8 VCs explain why there’s good reason to be optimistic about cybersecurity

Jun 27, 2023

Lauren Kolodny & Sukhinder Singh Cassidy at The Collision Conference, The Next Generation of Consumer Fintech

Jun 27, 2023

Lauren Kolodny at The Collision Conference, Global Talent Unlocked

May 17, 2023

SALT iConnections New York | Panel Introduction for VC Titans: How the World's Top Growth Investors are Deploying Capital Today

May 4, 2023

Worth The Wait: Midas Newcomers Invested Early In Startups And Scored Big Wins In The Long Run

May 2, 2023

AI and Fintech: Early thoughts

Apr 3, 2023

Future of Fintech: According to YC’s Recent Batch

Mar 9, 2023

Thesis Spotlight: Crypto Gaming (3/X)

Mar 8, 2023

International Women's Day 2023: Celebrating #IWD23 with Theresia Gouw, Acrew Capital

Feb 3, 2023

For founders considering selling their company: key factors & a timeline for M&A

Jan 11, 2023

Leading venture capitalist Theresia Gouw on diversifying the entrepreneurial landscape

Jan 10, 2023

A timeline for startup M&A processes: Key steps and factors to consider

Oct 13, 2022

Thesis Spotlight: Virtual Worlds

Sep 20, 2022

Thesis Spotlight: Crypto Gaming (2/X)

Aug 4, 2022

Thesis Spotlight: Crypto Gaming (1/X)

Aug 4, 2022

Gaming Will Accelerate Mainstream Adoption of Crypto

Jun 29, 2022

Super Angels

Jun 29, 2022

Funding the Future of Venture Capital

May 26, 2022

Stable: a home for commodities hedging

Apr 18, 2022

Leading Creative Juice’s Series A

Mar 31, 2022

Acrew Appoints Maitree Mervana Parekh to Principal

Feb 1, 2022

Acrew Thesis Spotlight: Fintech & Web 3.0

Dec 1, 2021

More Money, More Decisions

Sep 28, 2021

Dear VC, It’s Time to Disrupt Ourselves

Jul 29, 2021

La Haus: Revolutionizing Real Estate in Latin America

Jun 20, 2020

VC From Seed To Growth Stage: Supporting The Next Great Companies | SALT iConnections New York

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Feb 5, 2024

Theresia Gouw named to the Silicon Valley Business Journal Power 100

Jan 23, 2024

Silverfort Raises $116M to Unify Identity Protection

Dec 13, 2023

Aqua Security, Exabeam, At-Bay, Cato Networks, Protect AI, Radiant Security, and Vanta for being named to the Fortune Cyber60

Dec 12, 2023

Protect AI CEO, Ian Swanson, Delivers Testimony In Congressional Hearing on AI Security

Nov 29, 2023

From Crypto To T-Bills: Inside Meow’s Hard Pivot

Nov 14, 2023

Radiant Security Secures $15 Million to Meet Growing Demand for AI-Enhanced Security

Oct 23, 2023

Nomad Homes adds software for real estate agents following $20M capital infusion

Oct 10, 2023

Introducing Vanta AI: Powering the future of trust management

Oct 10, 2023

Exclusive: Data and analytics insurtech Vellum Insurance raises $7 million

Oct 5, 2023

Protect AI Open Sources Three Tools to Help Organizations Secure AI/ML Environments from Threats

Sep 28, 2023

Introducing the 2023 Intelligent Applications 40 | Writer

Sep 28, 2023

Data Mesh Pioneer Nextdata Closes $12M in Seed Funding to Unlock the AI Revolution by Decentralizing Data at Scale

Sep 20, 2023

The former Check Point and Imperva cofounder raised $238 million to battle Palo Alto Networks in network security ahead of a targeted 2024 IPO.

Aug 18, 2023

6 fintech investors sound off on AI, down rounds and what's ahead

Aug 8, 2023

Forbes Cloud 100 - Gusto, Vanta, Plaid

Jul 26, 2023

Protect AI raises $35M to build a suite of AI-defending tools

Jun 7, 2023

Forbes Fintech 50 - At-Bay, Chime, Plaid & Super

May 11, 2023

The Companies Trying to Make Live Shopping a Thing in the U.S.

May 9, 2023

These are the 2023 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies - Chime, Discord, Vanta

May 4, 2023

The Midas List - Lauren Kolodny

Apr 26, 2023

Spend management firm Clara secures $60M amid rapid transaction growth in LatAm

Apr 24, 2023

Super.com targets its $85M equity, debt raise into new savings super app

Apr 19, 2023

Ditto raises $45M to help companies keep their data in sync

Apr 12, 2023

Lending startup Kala is helping Latin American banks more easily offer credit

Mar 30, 2023

Bloomingdale’s Brings The Treasure Hunt Excitement Of Outlet Shopping Via Livestream

Mar 28, 2023

StellarFi lands $15M to help people build credit by paying bills, rent on time

Mar 7, 2023

America’s Best Startup Employers - Eden Health, HYCU, Pie Insurance, Vanta

Mar 7, 2023

America’s Best Startup Employers

Mar 2, 2023

The 10 most innovative companies in video for 2023 - Canela Media

Feb 28, 2023

Former founding member of Visa’s crypto team helps Portal Labs land $5.3M in funding

Feb 28, 2023

Former founding member of Visa’s crypto team helps Portal Labs land $5.3M in funding

Feb 9, 2023

Branch Launches Condo Insurance to Strengthen Its Bundled Offering

Feb 8, 2023

5 Emerging Social Media Platforms to Watch in 2023

Feb 6, 2023

Borderless Super Wallet - Cenoa - Raises US $7 Million in Seed Funding

Jan 10, 2023

Vishal Lugani on TechCrunch: A timeline for startup M&A processes: Key steps and factors to consider

Dec 9, 2022

I left a high-powered job at Google to launch my own startup, and I've never been happier

Nov 30, 2022

Bitcoin storage company Casa to launch Ethereum wallets as demand rises post-FTX collapse

Nov 30, 2022

Ford Credit plans commercial vehicle insurance for Ford Pro customers powered by Pie Insurance

Nov 21, 2022

BREAKING: LOLLI PARTNERS WITH DUNKIN' TO OFFER BITCOIN REWARDS

Nov 15, 2022

ShopShops & Bloomingdale's Outlet Announce Virtual Holiday Shopping Experience

Nov 9, 2022

Anything World raises $7.5M to assist content creators using AI-based animation

Nov 3, 2022

Goldman Sachs seeks to impose order on expanding crypto universe with classification system

Oct 18, 2022

Crypto Gaming Startup Stardust Raises $30 Million Despite Slump

Oct 12, 2022

Vanta lands $40M to automate cybersecurity compliance

Oct 12, 2022

The 5 behind-the-scenes stars of the creator economy of 2022

Oct 6, 2022

Theresia Gouw: The 50 Over 50 Interview

Oct 4, 2022

The Fintech 250: The most promising fintech companies of 2022

Sep 27, 2022

Arthur.ai machine learning monitoring gathers steam with $42M investment

Sep 21, 2022

Pie Insurance Announces $315 Million Series D Round of Funding

Sep 13, 2022

Tech Entrepreneur Isa Watson Shares a New Mantra for Battling Hustle Culture

Sep 13, 2022

Forbes Reddit’s Ohanian Leads $54 Million Doodles Capital Raise

Sep 12, 2022

Payments Bootcamp: Integrated Payments for SaaS Companies

Jul 29, 2022

What Is Crypto Staking?

Jul 26, 2022

Evident Raises $14 Million to Reduce Third Party Insurance-Related Risk for Enterprises

Jul 15, 2022

Stanford Commencement Address - Theresia Gouw

Jul 8, 2022

DEUNA enters Latin America’s crowded one-click checkout sector flush with $37M

Jun 23, 2022

Cryptoys banks a16z funding to build NFTs for kids

Jun 9, 2022

HYCU® Secures $53 Million Series B to Fuel Hypergrowth for New SaaS-based Service

Jun 9, 2022

HYCU® Secures $53 Million Series B to Fuel Hypergrowth for New SaaS-based Service

Jun 8, 2022

Branch snags $147M at a $1.05B valuation, showing that thorny insurtech market not impervious to growth

Jun 7, 2022

Chime, Creative Juice & Plaid named in The Fintech 50 2022, Forbes

Jun 3, 2022

BrainChip partners with Edge Impulse for a platform that mimics the brain

May 24, 2022

Viewpoint: Boston has a SaaS problem

May 24, 2022

Readying Your Business for the Web3 Wave with Vishal Lugani

May 16, 2022

Spot2 Raises $4.2 Million To Speed Up Commercial Real Estate Leasing In Mexico

May 11, 2022

Lolli users can new earn 10% in bitcoin rewards when you eat at Shake Shack with Lolli's New Card Boosts!

May 9, 2022

Casa announces new API, raises $21 million Series A funding

May 5, 2022

Curebase Secures $40M Series B

Apr 25, 2022

Kettle heats up battle against climate change

Apr 12, 2022

Silverfort nabs $65M with a ‘holistic’ approach to protecting ID management across IT silos and legacy systems

Apr 12, 2022

18 Investors And VC Firms Funding Innovative Startups In The Creator Economy And Influencer Industry

Apr 12, 2022

Grain lands $16M led by Tiger Global to turn virtual meetings into ‘libraries’

Apr 6, 2022

Coin Metrics Raises $35M for Crypto Data Provision

Apr 6, 2022

Coin Metrics Raises $35M for Crypto Data Provision

Apr 5, 2022

Creative Juice is flowing with a $15 million Series A and a $50 million boost to its investment fund

Apr 5, 2022

Creative Juice Expands Pool for Financing Creators to $50 Million; Songfinch Raises Seed Round

Apr 4, 2022

Fintech and fertility care startup raises $25M

Mar 28, 2022

The Drivers I Look for in Making Security Investments | Mark Kraynak

Mar 24, 2022

A Leave of Absence Is Worth It in the Long Run

Mar 15, 2022

How Canada’s crackdown made the case for Bitcoin self-custody

Mar 14, 2022

Bazaar raises $70 million from Tiger Global and Dragoneer to digitize Pakistan’s retail

Mar 14, 2022

Paceline introduces cash-back credit card that doubles your rewards for working out

Mar 10, 2022

System | Announcing the Public Beta of System

Mar 10, 2022

Theresia Gouw to Deliver 2022 Commencement Speech

Mar 8, 2022

Paceline | The 10 most innovative wellness companies in 2022

Feb 24, 2022

Canela Media Becomes One Of The Largest Funded Latino-Owned Companies After Securing $32 Million In A Series A Funding Round

Feb 22, 2022

The Most and Least Diverse Venture Capital Firms

Feb 14, 2022

Today Banked announces $20 million Series A funding round led by Bank of America.

Feb 10, 2022

Neo.Tax raises $10M to help startups access R&D tax credits

Feb 1, 2022

You Say You Want A Revolution...in SaaS Data Protection

Jan 27, 2022

Tanzanian fintech NALA raises $10M seed to build Revolut for Africa

Jan 19, 2022

Fintech Klar raises $70M for digital banking services

Jan 12, 2022

Observable Announces $35.6 Million Series B Funding

Jan 5, 2022

Alto raises $40 million to help individuals make tax-savvy investments in assets like crypto and artwork

Jan 3, 2022

FinTech Silicon Valley Lauren Kolodny, Founding Partner Acrew Capital

Dec 21, 2021

Brands in a new web paradigm

Dec 21, 2021

Carats & Cake Raises $19.3 Million to Transform How Venues Do Business

Dec 17, 2021

Global Mentor Network - You Gotta Believe, Theresia Gouw

Dec 15, 2021

Papaya raises $50M to give you a way to pay bills via its mobile app

Dec 10, 2021

Meet the 55 rising-star VCs who shook up the industry in 2021, according to other VCs