CurbWaste’s data-driven solution streamlines customer and order management, real-time dispatch and automated billing, allowing waste companies to spend time on high-conviction, high-ROI activities and engage in more sustainable environmental initiatives.
Flourish Ventures, an early-stage venture firm investing exclusively in fintech companies in the U.S. and in emerging markets, has secured $350 million in fresh capital, TechCrunch is the first to report. Unlike traditional venture outfits, Flourish is an evergreen firm, meaning that its investing is open-ended, or has no fixed end date. It has a sole LP in eBay founder Pierre Omidyar (the firm spun out from his investment firm, Omidyar Network, in 2019).
Building a fintech startup isn't an easy task, as you have to deal with complex regulation and make sure that your service is extremely reliable because you're handling money. With a dedicated Fintech Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt, we'll have plenty of time to talk about the most interesting fintech topics at length.
Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon.