You know what’s cool? Not just being worth over $1 billion, but saving your customers $1 billion. Today, zero-fee stock trading app Robinhood announced that it’s hit 3 million registered accounts, $100 billion transacted in its app, and $1 billion in saved commissions considering competitors like E*Trade cost $7 per trade.
And now, Robinhood is getting a web version where beyond… Read More
Category: finance
Hear what cryptocurrency has to offer with Gavin Wood and Jutta Steiner
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have created as much excitement among a new generation of investors and speculators in this century as tulip bulbs meant for a past generation of prospectors, with about the same level of nuance of understanding. To help separate the wheat from the chaff of today’s investment harvest, TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin welcomes two of the founding figures… Read More
Hear what cryptocurrency has to offer with Gavin Wood and Jutta Steiner
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have created as much excitement among a new generation of investors and speculators in this century as tulip bulbs meant for a past generation of prospectors, with about the same level of nuance of understanding. To help separate the wheat from the chaff of today’s investment harvest, TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin welcomes two of the founding figures… Read More
Stripe Atlas adds a tool to set up stock issues for founding teams as it builds up in business services
Stripe Atlas was launched by payments company Stripe last year to help small businesses set themselves up as a legal, incorporated business entity in the U.S. Now with “thousands” of entrepreneurs from 125+ countries using Atlas, Stripe is expanding it with a new feature as it hones its focus on being a platform for startup services. Companies that are signed up to Atlas (which… Read More
Shippo quietly raised $20 million last spring
Shippo, the business shipping platform, says it has raised a $20 million Series B, under the radar last spring. It was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Union Square Ventures, SoftTech VC and others.
The company chose not to announce it until now, which is something we’ve been seeing more with startups. Sometimes it’s for competitive reasons and sometimes… Read More
Remitly is raising up to $115M led by Naspers’ PayU to double down on remittances
International remittances continues to be one of the biggest financial services in developing countries, with $450 billion getting sent from countries like the U.S. to emerging markets in 2017 alone, according to the World Bank. Now, one of the bigger startups using tech to take on Western Union, MoneyGram and other offline incumbents in the space is announcing a large round of funding to… Read More
Apple’s spat with Qualcomm may reportedly escalate to the hardware level
Apple and Qualcomm’s feud appears to be escalating further heading into the fourth quarter, as a new report by The Wall Street Journal this evening indicates Apple is designing iPhones and iPads that would not include Qualcomm’s components. Instead, Apple may opt to work with Intel and possibly MediaTek for its modem chips, according to the report. This would be another… Read More