Weekly Wrap-up of Fintech / Startup News for March 10, 2020

A weekly update of some of the news that I found to be relevant on the Fintech and Startup world.

The News:

Touch Tech Venture Sensel Closes Out $28M Series A
- On Tuesday, Sunnyvale, California-based Sensel announced it closed the second tranche of its Series A round, bringing the total haul for this round to $28 million.Investors in the round include Susquehanna International Group (SIG), Morningside Group, SMiT, Palm Commerce Holdings Co. Ltd., Chariot Gold Limited, SV Tech Ventures and InnoLinks Ventures. Sensel is in the touch interface business. Its PressureGrid sensor technology can be integrated into touchscreen displays and other touch-enabled surfaces. - Via Crunchbase
Alphabet’s Autonomous Vehicle Bet Waymo Raises $2.25 Billion In First Outside Funding Round
- Waymo announced today that it has closed its first round of external investment. The autonomous driving company, previously incubated as an “other bets” project under the umbrella of Alphabet, says it has raised a staggering $2.25 billion in financing from investors including Silver Lake, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company. - Via Crunchbase
Many Startup workers have no clue what their stock options are worth. This is a calculator to solve that problem
We Analyzed 14 Of The Biggest Direct-to-Consumer Success Stories To Figure Out The Secrets To Their Growth (Via CB Insights)
Fintech companies have been on a tear lately - Via Fortune
Does the co-CEO model actually work? - Via Fortune
Mexico City-Based TrueHome, a Tech-Enabled Real Estate Broker, Raises $8.8M Series A - via Crunchbase
Investors Serve Up $53M In Series C Funding To Web Dev Platform Netlify - Crunchbase
Nubank wants you to know its newest credit card is really, really Mexican - via Contxto
Nuevo León state launches Mexican cluster to aid energy startups - via Contxto
Argentine Frizata to expand food e-commerce site into Brazil and Mexico
Guadalajara, Mexico’s Silicon Valley? Kueski, Unima, and Interlub weigh in
Angel Ventures Guadalajara launches seed fund, Carabela
The Big Ideas Fintech Will Tackle in 2020
An interesting article about the different companies trying to get a share of Gsuite: GSuite vs Everybody: The Unbundling & Vulnerability Of GSuite
This must read article by Sam Altman - Hard Startups
A good recount of the current situation at Twitter. It seems that Jack Dorsey will be removed as CEO.
Over 400 Startups Are Trying to Become the Next Warby Parker. Inside the Wild Race to Overthrow Every Consumer Category
VCs of DTC: The investors fueling the startup brand boom
Seattle startups find one solution to coronavirus worries is close to home. It seems as if companies like Zoom will grow thanks to this.