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BeReal is trying to be real. And if we’re being real, what’s the point of that Discovery feed, anyway? The once-a-day, spontaneous photo sharing app, BeReal differentiates itself from other social apps by inviting us to connect with our friends, not a wider audience. There’s no such thing as a BeReal influencer or celebrity, and […]

Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech providing inventory financing to micro, small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $11.2 million debt-equity funding in a pre-Series A round led by Beyond Capital Ventures and Variant Investments. Founders Factory Africa, AAIC Investment, Google Black Founders Fund, and existing investor Launch Africa also participated in the round. This brings total debt-equity […]

For years, the Indian market has been anticipating for a public debut of Reliance Retail and Jio Platforms. But in a surprise late last year, Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man and chairman of conglomerate Reliance Industries, found a different offering — a little known non-bank financial subsidiary — to offer to the market. That offering, […]

VCs shouldn’t get too hung up on a company’s chances of winning an entire category, because most won’t. And that’s fine.

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If you can find ways to balance the differences and unions within your teams, you can discover that a business can be a beautiful example of diversity and an antidote to the echo chambers we find online.

Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. There was plenty going on as usual — with fintech investors sounding off, payments companies seeing big stock moves and much more. One other note, you can find Mary Ann on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, which she co-hosts every Friday […]

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When it comes to managing your company’s finances, it’s crucial to be proactive, efficient, and strategic. Every possible avenue for savings should be explored, and that includes leveraging credits and…