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Fintech Spotlight: Yieldstreet Taps $100M Series C To Bolster New Era Of Investing
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 5:57pm | 379What Happened: Yieldstreet, a platform that enables millions of people to generate income from investments previously reserved for institutions and the ultrawealthy, raised $100 million in a Series C round led by Tarsadia Investments. The development comes alongside an increased awareness of...
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An Early Investor In Venmo Surveys The Current Fintech Landscape: 'The Seed Market Has Stratified'
Monday, October 29, 2018 - 1:23pm | 395Benzinga is rolling out the Fintech Focus podcast, a series of interviews with leaders in the fintech space. Our first Fintech Focus episode features Kamran Ansari, a partner at VC firm Greycroft, and covers a swathe of hot topics in the fintech venture space. Ansari was an early investor in Venmo...
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Venmo Co-Founder Andrew Kortina's Next Move: Turning Sci-Fi AI Assistants Into Reality
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 1:10pm | 1072The Benzinga Fintech Summit is a gathering of the top leaders in payments, lending, capital markets, blockchain and cryptocurrencies in San Francisco Nov. 14. Ahead of the Summit, Benzinga is profiling fintech thought leaders who are speaking at the event. For this installment, Benzinga interviewed...