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Insurtech Bestow Receives $15 Million Series A Funding

May 21, 2018 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois |

Insurtech Bestow Inc. has announced a $15 million Series A funding round led by Valar Ventures, with participation from existing investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Core Innovation Capital, 8VC, and Morpheus Ventures. Valar was founded by James Fitzgerald, Andrew McCormack and Peter Thiel. Bestow says total… Read More

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Backed by Peter Thiel, German Number26 Smartphone Bank Expands across Europe: Withdraw Money Everywhere

December 4, 2015 @ 10:44 am By Erin Hobey |

German smartphone bank Number26 will expand across Europe, opening its mobile-only account to consumers in France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Slovakia, and Spain, according to a release. The expansion brings the total number of countries where Number26 is active to eight, following its initial launch in Germany… Read More