Search Results for: Y Combinator

February 27, 2025 @ 10:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shiboleth, described as an AI-powered compliance platform, has emerged from stealth mode. A Y Combinator startup, the company has raised $1.5 million, according to a release. Shiboleth said that it is live with customers and “experiencing high demand” for proofs displaying compliance tech from financial… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Software startup Coinbooks, which is only 3 months old, has secured a total of $3.2 million in funding from investors including Y Combinator, Multicoin Capital, Lattice Capital Partners, Polygon Technology’s founders, Seed Club Ventures, and Orange DAO. Established by CEO Arnav Bathla, the firm intends… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 7:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Karbon Card, a Fintech firm providing corporate cards, has secured $12 million (appr. INR 88.8 crore) in a Pre-Series A funding round from US-based Fintech Unicorn Ramp, Rainfall Ventures, Roka Works, Y Combinator, and other international investors. Ramp is a New York-headquartered spend/budget management app… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 9:01 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

India is witnessing a spurt in the growth of Fintech, aiming at improving the banking experience for millions of blue-collar workers who universal lenders often ignore. These fintech startups that like to call themselves neo-banks have suddenly become the most sought after by domestic and… Read More

April 18, 2021 @ 6:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pranos.ai, a Y Combinator alumni, aims to raise $600,000 via Wefunder, a leading funding portal in the Reg CF offering sector. Pranos.ai is focused on converting car windows into “high-definition displays.” David Valverde, Founder & CEO at Pranos and Founder of Community for Global Innovation… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 3:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, a leading funding portal in the Reg CF offering sector, has listed 40 new offerings – each being a Y Combinator graduate.  According to Wefunder, 20 companies are recent graduates and another 20 are from previous cohorts. Individual investors may participate in any securities… Read More

March 11, 2021 @ 9:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Egyptian Fintech firm Dayra has reportedly joined Y Combinator and has also acquired $3M in pre-seed funding. Dayra is a Cairo-headquartered Fintech company offering modern financial services to the nation’s unbanked gig economy workers and micro-businesses. Darya has reportedly joined Y Combinator’s Winter 21 batch,… Read More

December 27, 2020 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indonesia-based Fintech firm Finantier has revealed that it has acquired an undisclosed amount of capital from US-based startup accelerator Y Combinator. Finantier will be joining Y Combinator’s Winter 2021 funding cycle, which is scheduled to begin in January 2021. Finantier is planning to expand its… Read More

September 14, 2020 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Groww, an investment app that aims to focus on providing services to Indian millennials, has reportedly secured $21.4 million in capital through a Series B funding round – which was led by US-based VC firm Ribbit Capital. Existing investors Sequoia India and Y Combinator also… Read More

September 1, 2020 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistani Fintech firm Safepay recently received an investment from Y Combinator and it’s now planning to become “the Stripe of Pakistan.” Karachi-headquartered Safepay has notably become the first Pakistani Fintech to complete Y Combinator’s program for startups. The company was reportedly a part of YC’s… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Routable, a Fintech firm that began operations in Seattle, has reportedly come out of stealth mode and confirmed it has secured $12 million in capital through a Series A investment round. Routable’s backers include Y Combinator, Founders’ Co-Op, Lee Fixel, Box Group, Liquid 2 Ventures,… Read More

April 9, 2019 @ 9:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Move, a new digital supermarket that just launch this year, internationally sources groceries and ships them under its own brand. By taking out the middlemen and the markup, we’re making incredible groceries available to everyone. In the last two years, Move has built a nationwide supply… Read More

October 12, 2018 @ 10:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cover, a U.S.-based mobile insurtech company and Y Combinator alum, announced last week it secured $16 million through Series B funding round, which was led by Tribe Capital with participationfrom Samsung, Y Combinator, Exor and Social Capital. Founded in 2016, Cover’s primary product is a… Read More

June 12, 2018 @ 11:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Radius Bank, a virtual bank focused on providing clients with banking solutions to better financial health, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Treasury Prime, a Y Combinator-backed startup, to create the Tailored Checking Account, a checking account designed for business owners. According to Radius, Tailored Checking Account… Read More

April 22, 2017 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Kickstarter’s design and tech team announced the launch of their new Request for Projects Feature. According to the team’s lead, Julio Terra, this feature was inspired in part by Y Combinator’s request for startups. “As part of our endless quest for projects,… Read More

August 23, 2016 @ 11:09 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LendUp has secured a $47.5M round to grow its L Card, a credit card touting no hidden fees and a flexible payback schedule;  the round was led by Y Combinator Continuity and joined by GV (Google Ventures rebranded), Thomvest Ventures, QED Investors, Data Collective, Susa Ventures, Radicle… Read More

June 28, 2016 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The Wheelys Café campaign launched on FundedByMe on Monday, June 27th, has confirmed more than €350,000 from 78 investors in the first 18 hours. This is according to information provided by FundedByme. Wheelys Inc is a Swedish Y Combinator startup operating “hi-tech organic bike cafés in 50 countries.”… Read More

April 27, 2016 @ 12:20 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Income tax returns e-filing website ClearTax has secured an angel investment of $1.3 million from top Silicon Valley angels. ClearTax was founded in 2011 by the father-son team of Raja Ram Gupta and Archit Gupta, Srivatsan Chari and Ankit Solanki, ClearTax is the fourth Indian start-up  funded… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tovala, a Chicago-based Y Combinator-backed food startup, has launched a Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for its new self-titled smart oven. Within just hours of its debut, the campaign has successfully secured over $60,000 thanks to nearly 200 backers. The Tovala oven is described as a… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Protonet, a  European provider of project management and collaboration solutions, today announced it is entering the U.S. market with the opening of its new office in the San Francisco Bay area. The company, which was awarded the Crowdfunding World Champion by Seedmatch, with an investment… Read More