Tagged: noah kerner

March 9, 2022 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Acorns, an online investing platform, has confirmed a $300 million funding round at a $1.9 billion valuation. Last year, Acorns announced its intent to go public via a SPAC deal valued at $2.2 billion only to turn around and cancel the deal at the beginning… Read More

January 23, 2022 @ 4:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last May 2021, it was announced that Acorns, a digital wealth management platform, would become a publicly traded firm in a SPAC deal valued at $2.2 billion. Last week, it was announced the SPAC merger had been axed. Pioneer Merger Corp (NASDAQ: PACX), the SPAC… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 9:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Acorns, a neobank serving the consumer market, will go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) according to a note from the company. The SPAC sector has been red-hot in the past 12 months as it offers a more streamlined process for companies to… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Noah Kerner, the CEO of micro-investing mobile app Acorns, joined CNBC’s Squawk on the Street on Tuesday to discuss the Acorns platform, along with the importance of diversification during the latest retail trading surge. During his interview, Kerner revealed that the Acorns platform has almost… Read More

April 25, 2018 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its acquisition of Portland-based fintech Vault, micro-investing app Acorns announced the launch of its new retirement account product, Acorns Later. According to Acorns, the Acorns Later product is designed to work in the background of life, automatically recommending a retirement account and portfolio for customers. While sharing… Read More

January 12, 2018 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two months after announcing its integration with PayPal, micro-investing app Acorns has received an investment from TPG’s global investment fund, The Rise Fund. The company reported that this is The Rise Fund’s first social impact investment in fintech. While sharing more details about the investment, Noah… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Micro-investing app Acorns has acquired retirement fund services Vault and is planning to launch new retirement accounts. Vault is now called Acorns Later. While sharing details about the acquisition, CEO of Acorns, Noah Kerner, and CEO of Vault, Randy Fernando, stated: “By staying true to its mission… Read More