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A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs
TechCrunch via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 weeks agoThe tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has already seen 60,000 job...
When a startup's founders are pretty much its board
TechCrunch via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoI reported that three of alternative financing startup Pipe’s co-founders were stepping down as the company searched for a “veteran” CEO to take the...
Explainer-What next for Paytm's banking arm after India central bank clampdown?
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 5 months agoThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has ordered the payments bank subsidiary of Paytm to stop accepting...
Fintech giants face uphill battle
TechCrunch via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoOne of the biggest news stories last week was that Plaid laid off 260 employees, or about 20% of its workforce. Rumblings about Plaid laying off some 200...
Fintechs go shopping
TechCrunch via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoRecently on the Equity Podcast, Alex Wilhelm and I talked about how M&A activity this year really didn’t happen at the pace we expected. Well, I guess...
As Twitter becomes X - Seven disastrous rebrands from Royal Mail to New Coke
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoBillionaire Elon Musk rebranded Twitter this week and replaced the iconic blue bird logo with a...
Here are the newly minted fintech unicorns
TechCrunch via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoReaching the $1 billion valuation milestone — aka, becoming a unicorn — is what startups live for. The number of companies able to claim that title...
How a Startup Folded Just a Year After Raising $85 Million
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- In early July, things looked rosy at Airlift Technologies Pvt. as it prepared to...
Dispatch from Bangalore, end of 2022 edition
TechCrunch via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoIn 2014, Prayank Swaroop made a pitch to the storied venture firm Accel, where he worked as an associate, about future marketplaces in India. At the...
Finding business opportunity in startup failure
TechCrunch via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoWhile we would love for all startups to succeed, the reality is that the vast majority fail. From Kate Park comes a story about Firstcard raising $4.7...
