Berlin-based finmid — one of the many startups building embedded fintech solutions, in its case targeting marketplaces that want to provide their own payment and financing options — has raised €23 million ($ 24.7 million) in a Series A round to further build out its product and enter new markets. The round values the company […]
Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok, despite platform’s ongoing UMG dispute
After 10 weeks of being absent from the platform, Taylor Swift’s music has returned to TikTok — or at least her more recent songs and “Taylor’s Version” cuts, since she owns those masters. Taylor Swift’s music, and music from all artists signed to Universal Music Group, was pulled from TikTok when the two parties were […]
Against games industry doldrums, Bitkraft Ventures raises $275M to back studios and platforms
Bitkraft Ventures — a games investor based out of Denver, Colorado, but with European founders — has raised its third fund, coming in at $ 275 million. The fund will make seed and Series A investments in gaming studios, and platforms to support game production. The moves comes at a time when games investments have […]
Apple terminates Epic’s account, Meta platforms get knocked offline and former Twitter execs sue Elon Musk
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter covering all of — or at least the bulk of! — noteworthy happenings around the tech-o-sphere. This week, Roku played hardball with its customers, requiring them to consent to new dispute resolution terms. This means users can’t use their Roku devices until agreeing to the […]
SUMA Wealth grabs $2.2M as its financial platforms reach 1M users
SUMA Wealth now has $ 2.2 million in new capital to continue developing financial tools, content and live and digital activations for young U.S. Latinos to build wealth. Radicle Impact led the investment with participation from Vamos Ventures, OVO fund and American Heart Association Impact fund. They join investors from previous rounds, including Ulu Ventures, […]