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Fintech / Startup News April 14 – 2020
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A weekly update of some of the news that I found to be relevant to the Fintech and Startup world.
The News:
This week we learn that we officially have a name for the Pandemic and the crisis: Welcome to the “Big Confinement”. Some analysts predict this will be a much bigger depression than the one in 1928. With no end in sight, these are definitely troubling times especially for some of the fintech and startups. Here’s a recap of some of the most important fintech startup news for April 14, 2020.
- Have you seen not only your job vanished but the promise of a big payout when the IPO happened? Here’s What You Need To Know About Equity If You’ve Been Laid Off
- I think WeWork is done. WeWork sues SoftBank for bailing on $3 billion share buyout agreed to in October
- Glassbox Raises $40M For Online Customer Experience Tools
- Away furloughs more than half of its staff, as the travel industry is basically getting crushed
- Some lose, some win: SoFi snaps up Galileo in $1.2B deal
- Foursquare merges with Factual – (Is Foursquare even relevant?)
- Disney+ Tops 50 Million Paid Subscribers Globally
- Google Makes Stadia Gaming Service Free
- Dow Jones CEO William Lewis to Leave Company
- Utah’s Podium Raises $125M Series C, Rolls Out Free Version Of Its Product
- Which Fintechs will soar and which ones will flop?
- IFM Restoration Lands $10M Series A To Facilitate Still ‘Essential’ Home Repairs
- The Coronavirus crunch will speed up the inevitable fintech market shakeout
- How Covid-19 Is Impacting Fintech Financing
- CEO Aaron Levie on the coronavirus changing how BOX employees work
- Layoff Data Report: Startups Under Fire Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
- 26 VC Firms Portfolio Companies are the hardest hit by layoffs
- Meet Thrasio, A Profitable Startup That Just Raised $110M At A $780M Valuation
- Rappi to close the year with 300 Dark Kitchens
- Airbnb Mexico limits its platform, only healthcare pros can book stays now
- Social distancing tech from El Salvador’s Spot.io that you didn’t know you needed
- 2 platforms for SMEs in Mexico to face economic slowdown (for free)
- Fairplay thinks it can give an edge to e-commerce startups—it sure has the money, offers over US$3 million
- Mexico pauses government approval of fintechs due to Covid-19
- Fitness startup BoxMagic pumps up investors, raises US$225,000
- A Brazilian unicorn just got sent to the Stone Age, thanks a lot Covid-19
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