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Insurtech Company Hippo Scores $350 Million Investment
Palo Alto-based insurtech startup Hippo just announced that it's raised another $350 million. The impressive raise comes exclusively from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited and brings the company's total funding to date to $709 million. Instead of being aside a letter, the round is being described as simply a "venture round." The investment comes just four months after the company's $150 million Series E — which already ranked among the...
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Money at 30: Bumped App - How Version 1.0 Compares to the Beta
For literal years, I've been raving about an app called Bumped. Yet, little did I know that, for much of that time, I was talking about a service that few could actually try for themselves. That's because Bumped was still in its pilot or beta phase. However, as the platform launched its 1.0, many of the features that original users loved had changed — for better or worse. So what...
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Bitcoin Continues to Surge, Nearing All-Time High
In 2017, Bitcoin enjoyed a famed run that saw the cryptocurrency's value climb to nearly $20,000 per coin before plummeting back down to earth. Now, nearly three years later, the asset is making another run at that record. Since October 1st, the price of Bitcoin has nearly doubled, going from around $10,500 to as high as $19,400 in recent days. However, at press time, the value had receded some to...
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Vennfi Raises $2.3 Million Ahead of Charityvest Platform Expansion
Even as 2020 begins to wind down, FinTech deals continue to roll in. Last week, Vennfi announced it had raised $2.3 million in funding. The seed round was led by former DCM Ventures partner Tom Blaisdell with participation from Teamworthy Ventures, Duro.vc, Sovereign's Capital, and Promus Ventures along with individual investors and other funds. With the latest raise, Vennfi's has now brought in a total of $3.7 million for 2020....
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Google Pay Unveils Overhaul, Opens Waitlist for Banking Account
Users of Google Pay for Android or iOS may have noticed some major changes to the app this week. A new update turns the focus to personal finance as well as peer to peer payments, while also teasing future endeavors. First, users can now link bank accounts and credit cards (via Plaid) to Google Pay in order to see their spending — regardless of whether they're using Google Pay to...
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Money at 30: My Top Holiday Shopping Tips For 2020
Even though we're still in mid-November, I think we can all agree on fast-forwarding to the holiday season this year. Of course, 2020's festivities are bound to look a bit different in many ways. Nevertheless, shopping will surely still play a big role in the next several weeks. With that in mind, I figured I'd highlight some of my top holiday shopping tips — including some tailored to our current...
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