TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2021

Jake Rothstein is the co-founder of Papa , a Miami-based company that offers care and companionship to seniors. The business, which pairs elderly Americans with uncertified-yet-vetted pals, helps offer casual services, such as technology support, grocery delivery or even a fun conversation. Alongside the funding, UpsideH?M

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Miami-based cybersecurity startup Lumu today announced the closing of its $7.5 s SB Opportunity Fund and Panoramic Ventures. Lumu , co-founded and headed by Colombian native Ricardo Villadiego, offers a cloud-based service that helps companies continually scan and react to data compromises in real time. million Series A.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

The digital transformation of banking and payments services is a red-hot trend that’s shown no signs of slowing down. Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) products like Synapse , Unit , and Bond have helped fuel the shift by allowing companies to quickly spin up new financial services using APIs.

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The Verge

JANUARY 25, 2022

Amid its concerns, it did commend one of the government’s stated goals of using Bitcoin and its Chivo wallets and ATMs to make financial services available to more Salvadorans. Some board members “also expressed concern over the risks associated with issuing Bitcoin-backed bonds,” according to the IMF.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

But soon the company plans to expand its platform to include a passive investing product (robo funds) and crypto. Financial services for investing and cash management in the U.S. Van Thienen is originally from Argentina and grew up between there and Miami, so he’s naturally always had an eye on LatAm.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Interest in alternative investments such as private equity, real estate and crypto continues to surge, and Miami-based fintech startup Allocations is riding the wave. The latest round brings its total funding raised to $12 million, according to the company.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2021

MAJORITY , a mobile banking service for migrants to the United States, said on Tuesday it had raised $27 million in its Series A funding round led by Valar Ventures. He is currently awaiting visa approval so he can move from Stockholm to Miami to build out MAJORITY’s marketing and brand efforts. address instead. Larsson said.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Online shopping and speedy delivery through services like Instacart and Amazon Prime are the height of modern conveniences, but for many consumers who care about sustainability and e-commerce’s impact on the environment, every box and plastic bag deposited on their doorstep is also accompanied by a feeling of guilt.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

All the while, the corporate venture fund has been reshaped by plenty of the top crypto startups, now capitalizing on historic revenues to bankroll their versions of a web3 future. Buy your pass or package today, and then join the web3, DeFi and NFT communities at TC Sessions: Crypto on November 17 in Miami.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Today, the Japanese investment conglomerate is announcing the launch of the SoftBank Latin America Fund II, its second dedicated private investment fund focused on tech companies located in LatAm. SoftBank is launching the new fund with an initial $3 billion commitment. billion in 48 companies with a fair value of $6.9

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America can find it difficult to get the funds they need to export their goods to the United States. Marco was backed last September by a small seed round from Struck Capital and Antler and over $20 million in a credit facility underwritten by Arcadia Funds.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

The Vets , a tech-enabled pet healthcare platform that provides at-home care, has raised $40 million in seed funding led by Target Global, PICO Venture Partners and Bolt Ventures. Since its inception, the company has expanded to nine major cities, including Miami, Tampa, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Portland, Seattle, Las Vegas and Denver.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

He was also the first investor in Misfits Market, serves on the board at Atom Finance and is a managing partner at Pareto Holdings , based in Miami, where Lando now lives. So far, around 10,000 gifts have been sent using its service, Lando says. Goody was founded in March 2020 and the app launched in mid-December of the same year.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation. Ford Foundation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

SmartRyde , a Japanese online pre-booked airport transfers service platform, is a marketplace that connects travelers to local transportation operators/online travel agencies (OTAs). It will also use the funding for global expansion, Kimura said. Honolulu, Las Vegas, Miami) and Japan, Kimura said.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Bevirt, who joined the TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 on June 9, didn’t give away the first location; although recent announcements suggest it is narrowed down to Los Angeles, Miami, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area. Toyota became an important backer and partner, leading a $620 million Series C round of funding in January 2020.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

million in pre-seed funding just four months after being founded. Miami-based Aument is building a library of actions, taking e-commerce best practices and automating them for small businesses to start sending automated and personalized marketing messages and convert visitors to customers. In sending, they are doing a great job.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2022

Having a helicopter in its fleet is also a bit unusual, but AeroVanti CEO and founder Patrick Britton-Harr notes that it will allow the company to fly passengers from Miami to the Florida Keys or from Boston to Martha’s Vineyard. 180 is an interesting choice. “We’re in growth mode,” Britton-Harr said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Novo , the startup building a new kind of banking service from the ground up for small and medium businesses, has closed a significant round of funding to take the next step in growing its platform. Watching its growth after that “validated” another quick round of funding, he added.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

million in funding led by Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Operator Partners, Precursor Ventures, Primetime Partners, Scribble, Shrug, Polymath and TVC. The funding will be used to expand into new markets across the United States. Aidaly is currently active in the Miami-Dade area.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

The Miami-based startup has raised a $3.3 The Miami-based startup has raised a $3.3 All the above are part of the recent diaspora from Silicon Valley to Miami. A proprietary music streaming service will be part of the offering. NUE Life Health , a telemedicine startup in the U.S.,

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2022

In addition, Super73 unveiled several other new models, including the Super73-R Brooklyn full suspension e-bike, the entry-level Super73-Z Miami, and a Youth Series of e-bikes for kids. The company raised $20 million last year amid a series of funding announcements from major e-bike makers, including VanMoof , Cowboy , and Rad Power Bikes.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Mantra Health , a digital mental health startup focused on young adults, has raised $22 million in Series A funding led by VMG Partners. This latest investment brings the company’s total amount of funding to nearly $28 million. The program is designed to work with students’ insurance as the payer instead of the school.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

Rose Park Advisors led the round with participation from prior investors a16z, Bow Capital and Govtech Fund, along with new investors Experian Ventures, Spike Ventures, InState Capital, Collier Fund, Metaplanet Holdings and other individual investors. Today the company announced a hefty $50 million Series B.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The Miami-based company launched in December 2020 with a curated list of gifts from robes to cookies to succulents to spa treatments. Since Goody+ launched in April, more than 1,000 companies have used the service. Gift-giving is not always easy, but Goody wants to make it as easy as sending a text. After raising a $13.1

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

The outfit, more commonly known as a16z, confirmed Del Buono’s hire as CIO to oversee those types of services for founders, as first reported by Bloomberg. Both Iconiq Capital and Sequoia Capital offer money management services. TechCrunch reached out to a16z for comment but had not received a response at the time of writing.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

On May 16, Butler Hospitality , an on-demand platform for room service and amenities, sent an email to vendors that might have been considered reassuring under other circumstances. “We are writing to inform you [that] room service and catering services will continue as is. This should have been happening a long time ago.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

million in a Series A round of funding to continue developing its mobile app employee networking and recruitment tools that are being used by more than 250,000 restaurant workers. The purpose is to bring the service industry together — the worker and the restaurant — so that both can have success,” he added. “We

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

REEF began its life as Miami-based ParkJockey, providing hardware, software and management services for parking lots. In part that’s because REEF does operate its own businesses on the premises and works with startups to provide actual goods and services that are location dependent for their success and revenue generating.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

All the while, the corporate venture fund has been reshaped by plenty of the top crypto startups, now capitalizing on historic revenues to bankroll their versions of a web3 future. Buy your pass or package today, and then join the web3, DeFi and NFT communities at TC Sessions: Crypto on November 17 in Miami.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

For many of us, going to work these days no longer means going into a specific office like it used to; and today one of the startups that’s built a platform to help cater to that new, bigger world of employment — wherever talent might be — is announcing a major round of funding on the back of strong demand for its tools.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

But today, a startup that’s cracked open that model with an autonomous, AI -based camera that lets any team record, edit and distribute their games, is announcing a round of funding to build out its business targeting the long tail of sporting teams and fixtures. million) in a Series B round of funding.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We profiled Rebag back in 2015, when its name included two “g’s,” (gotta love URL availability) and had raised $4 million in seed funding to go after incumbents like The RealReal. Online Designer Bag Reseller Rebagg Gains $4 Million In Seed Funding To Take On TheRealReal. Update 12/15, 8:42 a.m.:

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of GM, is also backed by Honda, Softbank Vision Fund and funds managed by T. Cruise has long been viewed — and described itself — as a company solely focused on launching a commercial scale robotaxi service. The companies didn’t disclose Walmart’s exact investment.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

The company added a $14 million of equity and venture debt, bringing its funding to a total of $29 million. “On paper, I came into the hospitality space as an underdog: no industry connections, no VC funding, no experience, and no Wharton MBA. The company currently operates 500 units across South Florida and New Orleans.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

The startup, which is out to give brands and tech companies a way to launch custom co-branded credit cards, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Activant Capital. Thanks to San Francisco-based Cardless , that opportunity may be less of a stretch than you think. Cardless is not restricted to working with sports brands.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Letterhead is actually a product spinout of a community publisher in Miami called WhereBy.Us Advertising inventory in these emails was in high demand, so the company built out a self-service payment system for advertisers, which allowed its newsletter writers to easily publish the correct ads in the correct place.

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