Volunteer at Disrupt 2025 while you still can

Volunteer at Disrupt 2025 while you still can

Volunteers are needed, and time is ticking! With just over a month until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits San Francisco, we’re calling on students, aspiring founders, marketers, and event pros to step behind the curtain and help the TechCrunch events team pull off one of the largest and most anticipated startup events of the year, taking…

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With India’s corporate banking lagging decades behind consumer fintech, TransBnk raises M to bridge the gap

With India’s corporate banking lagging decades behind consumer fintech, TransBnk raises $25M to bridge the gap

While digitization has transformed banking for Indian consumers, corporate banking has been left in the slow lane — still relying heavily on clunky infrastructure, paper trails, and spreadsheet-heavy workflows. TransBnk wants to address that gap, and Bessemer Venture Partners has invested in the three-year-old startup in a $25 million round to accelerate its progress. Over…

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Aspiration co-founder to plead guilty to 8M fraud scheme

Aspiration co-founder to plead guilty to $248M fraud scheme

Sustainability-focused fintech Aspiration was flying high a few years ago, attracting famous investors including Orlando Bloom, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Robert Downey Jr. Now, its co-founder will plead guilty to helping perpetuate a $248 million fraud scheme, according to U.S. attorneys. Joseph Sanberg, who was arrested in March, has agreed to plead guilty to two counts…

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