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| 03.01.2026 | Baltimore Takes Legal Action Against Fintech Firm Dave Over Alleged Predatory Lending Practices | In late December 2025, the City of Baltimore initiated a lawsuit against Dave Inc. (Nasdaq: DAVE), a Los Angeles-based financial technology company, accusing it of engaging in deceptive marketing and imposing exorbitant fees that effectivel... |
| 20.11.2025 | Money Management Apps That Make Budgeting Fun and Engaging | Share
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| 09.04.2025 | Warrant Launches First AI-Powered Marketing Compliance Agent for Financial Services, Real Estate, and Insurance | Backed by Brickyard, Capitalize VC, and Vast Ventures, Warrant announces $720K in pre-seed funding to simplify marketing compliance in an era of regulatory chaos.
NEW YORK, April 9, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Warrant, the AI-powered marketi... |
| 31.12.2024 | US files complaint against fintech app Dave and its CEO | WASHINGTON :The U.S. Justice Department filed a complaint and announced a civil enforcement action on Monday against financial technology company Dave and its CEO Jason Wilk for alleged violations of federal law.
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| 04.12.2024 | Navigating the Cash Advance Landscape: Your Guide to Apps Like Earnin | In a world where financial emergencies can strike like lightning, cash advance apps are the umbrellas we reach for. They offer quick relief when bills pile up or unexpected expenses arise. Among these, Earnin has carved a niche, but it’s no... |
| 03.12.2024 | Apps Like Earnin for Cash Advances - Top Money Apps with No Credit Check | When unexpected expenses strike, apps like Earnin step in as lifesavers. These platforms provide instant cash advances, making them indispensable for managing short-term financial needs. If you're searching for cash advance apps like Earnin... |
| 06.11.2024 | FTC sues fintech app Dave over misleading $500 cash advance ads | :The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued financial technology company Dave Inc in Los Angeles on Tuesday, accusing it of luring users to its personal finance app by advertising cash advances of up to $500 that many never receive.
Very few us... |
| 24.10.2024 | Socure to Acquire Effectiv, for $136M | Socure, an Incline Village, NV-based provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, fraud prevention and sanction screening, acquired Effectiv, a San Francisco, CA-based real-time risk decisioning company, for $136M.... |
| 11.09.2024 | Socure Expands International Presence and Identity Verification Use Cases to Answer Growing Demand Across Geographies | INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Socure, the leading provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, sanctions screening, and fraud prevention, today announced the international expansion of its i... |
| 18.07.2024 | Agency says apps that let workers access paychecks before payday are providing loans | - |
| 08.07.2024 | LockBit’s latest attack shows why fintech needs more zero trust | We want to hear from you! Take our quick AI survey and share your insights on the current state of AI, how you’re implementing it, and what you expect to see in the future. Learn More
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| 15.05.2024 | FinTech Giant's Profits Soar on Crypto Trading Surge | FN Media Group Presents StreetSignals.com Market Commentary
NEW YORK, May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) reported a significant earnings beat for the first quarter, driven by a surge in crypto trading volumes and increased... |
| 17.04.2024 | Fintech Mercury, whose B2B business is caught up in regulatory scrutiny, expands into consumer banking | Business banking startup Mercury, founded in 2017, is now launching a consumer banking product. Mercury today serves more than 100,000 businesses, many of which are startups, via its B2B practice.
The expansion is a natural move for the com... |
| 10.03.2024 | Why does every startup want to help you get paid? | Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! This week, we’re looking at the piping hot global payroll space, neobank Dave’s financial results and related stock boost, and more!
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most... |
| 05.03.2024 | Dave Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results; Reaches Significant Quarterly Profitability Milestone | - |
| 17.01.2024 | Aisera & Dave Launch DaveGPT, a Generative AI Customer Service Assistant | Resolution rate increased to 89% with mobile app GPT experiences
Aisera, a pioneer of Generative AI solutions for the enterprise, today announced that Dave Inc. one of the nation’s leading neobanks, has leveraged Aisera’s technology to crea... |
| 05.07.2023 | Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. Announces Amendment to Credit Agreement, Reduces Spread 1.25% and Further Enhances Liquidity Position with Upsize of Term Loan B to $900 Million on Strong Deman... | - |
| 06.09.2022 |
Bitwarden Raises $100M to Meet Online Security Demand | Bitwarden, an open-source password manager, has raised $100 million as the rise of remote work and our increasingly online lives boosts demand for digital security tools.
Growth equity firm PSG led the funding round and was joined by Batter... |
| 07.07.2022 |
Text Message Marketing Startup Emotive Lays Off 18% of Staff | Marketing startup Emotive laid off 30 people this week as the outlook on the economy continues to sour.
CEO Brian Zatulove said that 18% of the Sawtelle-based company’s roughly 167-strong workforce was cut, adding in an email statement that... |
| 27.06.2022 | A New Tide of LA Startups Is Tackling the National Childcare Crisis | The pandemic exacerbated a problem that has been long bubbling in the U.S.: the childcare crisis.
According to a survey of people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers conducted by the city’s WiSTEM Los Angeles ... |
| 06.06.2022 | SoCal SaaS is Back With Recurring Revenue Conference | Sutton Capital Partners’ annual Recurring Revenue Conference returns June 23rd, offering for the first time a hybrid model for in-person and virtual access to the subscription economy-focused event at the Hilton Los Angeles in Culver City.
... |
| 02.05.2022 | FaZe Clan Announces New West Hollywood Pop-Up Shop | Though it’s not an invite to FaZe Clan’s Burbank mansion, fans of the Los Angeles-based esports and entertainment organization will soon be able to plug themselves into its hype house vibes with the launch of a new pop-up store.
Founded in ... |
| 12.04.2022 | Snapchat Partners With Newsrooms on New ‘Dynamic Stories’ Feature | Snap wants to be at the forefront of breaking news.
On Tuesday, the Santa Monica-based social media firm launched Dynamic Stories, which allows news organizations to more easily share their content on the Snapchat app. The feature uses a pu... |
| 07.04.2022 | Female-Led Emmeline Ventures Launches, Backs Crypto Wallet Startup | Emmeline Ventures—a new all-female, minority-led venture capital firm—has set up shop in Los Angeles, with its first check going to a local early-stage crypto startup.
The new venture firm, based in L.A. and Phoenix, is still in the process... |
| 05.04.2022 | Thunkable raises $30M after its no-code mobile app development platform hits 3M users and 6M apps | Mobile apps have become part of the bedrock of how the world at large gets things done and spends a lot of its leisure time, so it’s no surprise that the development of them has become increasingly democratized, too. Now, one of the startup... |
| 29.03.2022 | Fashion Tech Works Opens New Coworking Space for Emerging Designers | For Cindy Keefer, CEO of Fashion Tech Works, sustainability has always been a way of life. The woman behind Downtown Los Angeles’ new coworking incubator for designers and artists grew up a far cry from Hollywood, on an organic farm in Wisc... |
| 29.03.2022 | ‘Are You Guys Tech Dorks?’: Inside the Opening Night of the NFT LA Conference | On opening night of the inaugural NFT LA conference, a crowd of entrepreneurs, marketers, engineers, YouTubers, hucksters and NFT holders filed into the Los Angeles Convention Center to dish on the nascent technology that had brought them a... |
| 23.03.2022 | Snap Buys NextMind To Bolster Its AR Hardware Research | Social media giant Snap has bought NextMind, a Paris-based neuro-tech company that builds mind-controlled headbands, for an undisclosed amount.
The Santa Monica-based company said Wednesday that NextMind will bolster its augmented reality (... |
| 23.03.2022 | Santa Barbara Cybersecurity Startups Are Having a Moment | Two cybersecurity startups that call Santa Barbara home have announced sizable Series B funding rounds.
Theta Lake, which makes security software for companies that use Zoom, Slack and similar tools to communicate, unveiled a $50 million Se... |
| 23.03.2022 | 1Question Aims to Gamify Educational Screen Time | After the pandemic shuttered schools and social activities, screen time among children nearly doubled as digital devices became their sole source of education, recreation and social activities.
The obsession with screens was noted in the El... |
| 22.03.2022 |
Dave Gets $100M From Cryptocurrency Firm
| Los Angeles-based banking app developer Dave has received $100M from the venture fund of cryptocurrency exchange FTX US, as part of a move into the cryptocurrency area. The newly public company said the $100M investment came from FTX Ventur... |
| 21.03.2022 | Neo-Bank Dave Lands $100 Million FTX Investment To Grow Crypto Presence | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Two months after going public on the Nasdaq, digital banking app Dave is doubling down on its cryptocurrency plans a... |
| 21.03.2022 | FTX Invests $100M in Banking App Dave, Forms Partnership for Crypto Payments | Dave (DAVE), a publicly traded banking app, has made a strategic partnership with FTX US, the stateside arm of cryptocurrency exchange giant FTX. The company also received a $100 million investment from FTX Ventures, the exchange’s $2 billi... |
| 09.03.2022 | Q&A: Dave CEO on standing out as a neobank, marketing, and the origin of its name | US neobank Dave calls itself “the finance version of David vs. Goliath,” offering ordinary customers early paycheck access and no overdraft fees.
Co-founder and CEO Jason Wilk spoke with Insider Intelligence about Dave’s challenges, includi... |
| 07.03.2022 | GoodRx Acquiring Pharmacy Platform VitaCare to Make Name-Brand Drugs Cheaper | Prescription drug platform GoodRx has made its latest foray into the lucrative world of name-brand drugs with the $150 million acquisition of pharmacy services platform VitaCare, it announced Monday.
Santa Monica-based GoodRx has agreed to ... |
| 07.03.2022 | The Revolution Is Coming for the Curb—Is LA Ready? | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
It may look like unassuming concrete at first glance, but the curb could be the most valuable piece of real estate i... |
| 24.02.2022 | Wave Sports + Entertainment Raises $27 Million To Grow Its Sports Media Brands | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Sports media startup Wave Sports + Entertainment (WSE) has raised $27 million in new funding from a host of investor... |
| 21.02.2022 | Art Created By Artificial Intelligence Can’t Be Copyrighted, US Agency Rules | Computers can now write poems, paint portraits and produce music better than many humans. But when it comes to the realm of intellectual property law, artwork made by machines can’t receive copyright protection, a federal agency has decided... |
| 17.02.2022 | 'Siberia Is Actually a Very Holistic Place': How Profi Founder Alina Trigubenko's Background Inspired Her New Startup for 'Soloprenuers' | Alina Trigubenko’s journey has taken her far and wide—from working at her parents’ restaurant in Siberia at age 9, to producing for one of Russia’s largest TV networks at age 18, to moving to the U.S. and founding her own startup at age 28.... |
| 16.02.2022 | Snapchat Partners With Ticketmaster to Match Users to Local Concerts | Snap and Ticketmaster are making it easier to “match” with your next post-pandemic concert experience.
On Wednesday, the Santa Monica-based social media firm unveiled a partnership with the ticketing marketplace to curate local concerts and... |
| 16.02.2022 | Proptech Investor Fifth Wall Raises $159 Million For Its First European Fund | Fifth Wall—the Marina del Rey-based venture capital firm focused on real estate technology, also known as proptech—unveiled its first fund dedicated to the European market on Wednesday.
The venture firm said it had raised €140 million, or m... |
| 16.02.2022 | With New Funding, Auticon Looks to Grow Job Opportunities for Autistic Adults | Technology consulting firm Auticon just received a boost to its mission of helping companies hire more autistic employees.
Auticon (which styles its name “auticon”) announced Wednesday that it has received over $4 million in funding from th... |
| 03.02.2022 | Text Message Marketing Startup Voyage SMS Raises $10 Million, Buys ‘Frenemy’ LiveRecover | Voyage SMS, which builds text message marketing tools for online stores, has closed a $10 million funding round as well as its first-ever acquisition, the company announced Thursday.
East Coast venture firms RiverPark and York IE led the fu... |
| 02.02.2022 | Inside Machina Labs, the AI Robotics Startup That Wants to Transform Manufacturing | The nondescript two-story building in Chatsworth still has remnants of its previous life as a coworking space; inside, there are vibrant abstract murals on the walls, meeting rooms and a full coffee bar. Only now, the ground floor is bustli... |
| 01.02.2022 | Snap Teams With Universal to Stream Its First Virtual Concert, Starring J.Lo | Social media giant Snap is teaming with Universal Pictures to present its first-ever virtual concert, starring Jennifer Lopez and Colombian singer Maluma.
The Santa Monica-based social media firm isn’t exactly hosting the event, which won’t... |
| 31.01.2022 | What Are LA’s Hottest Startups of 2022? See Who VCs Picked in dot.LA’s Annual Survey | In Los Angeles—like the startup environment at large—venture funding and valuations skyrocketed in 2021, even as the coronavirus pandemic continued to surge and supply chain issues rattled the economy. The result was a startup ecosystem tha... |
| 28.01.2022 | How LA Beverage Startups Are Using NFTs to Build Their Brands | While you can’t drink an NFT, that isn’t stopping some beverage startups from looking to capitalize on the blockchain-enabled craze.
Non-fungible tokens have gained traction in the art world, where artists and creators are using the digital... |
| 27.01.2022 | Odell Beckham Jr. Is Feeling Bitcoin’s Current Dip—But Could Have the Last Laugh | Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. may be one game away from the Super Bowl, but he’s likely feeling a little lighter in the wallet amid Bitcoin’s ongoing selloff.
If the math is correct, Beckham is heading into the weekend’s ... |
| 25.01.2022 | ServiceTitan Reportedly Files for IPO at a Possible $18 Billion Valuation | ServiceTitan—which has parlayed its field service software for contractors into one of Southern California’s most valuable tech startups—has reportedly confidentially filed for an initial public offering, Business Insider reported Tuesday.
... |
| 06.01.2022 | LA Fintech Dave Goes Public on the Nasdaq After Sealing SPAC Deal | West Hollywood-based banking app Dave made its much-hyped debut as a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Thursday.
Shares in Dave (ticker: DAVE) opened trading at $8.27, giving the company a market capitalization of roug... |
| 19.11.2021 | Neo-bank Dave’s CEO thinks traditional banks are ‘in a pickle’ | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 19.11.2021 | Neo-bank Dave’s CEO thinks traditional banks are ‘in a pickle’ | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 03.11.2021 | Considering a ‘neobank’ or fintech? The lowdown on the fees, perks, and long-term prospects of challenger banks | Subscribe to Fortune Daily to get essential business stories straight to your inbox each morning.
When it comes to your money, do you prefer your "Banking, evolved"? Or are you more in the camp of "Banking for humans"? W... |
| 08.10.2021 | Amgen : Discover What Fosters Innovation and Drives Change Through Amgen's Innovation2 Series | Where does innovation start and how can creativity grow within an organization? What motivates people to think differently and ultimately change the status quo?
Amgen and The Nation of Artists set out to answer some of these burning questio... |
| 07.06.2021 | Mark Cuban-backed banking app Dave to go public via SPAC merger at a $4 billion valuation | Mark Cuban visits ‘Cavuto: Coast To Coast’ hosted by Neil Cavuto at Fox Business Network Studios on September 30, 2019 in New York City. Steven Ferdman/Getty Images
Dave will go public through a SPAC merger that will value the company at $4... |
| 07.06.2021 | Online Banking Startup Dave To Go Public via SPAC at $4B Valuation | Dave, the Los Angeles banking app that launched a debit card with no monthly fees, is going public through a so-called blank-check company, the startup announced Monday.
Dave is joining the SPAC boom, merging with Victory Park Capital, or V... |
| 07.06.2021 | The SoftBank bets that aren’t doing so great | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
The narrative around SoftBank’s Vision Fund did a 180 over the last year, as the pandemic superch... |
| 07.06.2021 | Challenger bank Dave to go public through $4 bn SPAC deal | American Challenger bank and personal finance app Dave has announced that it plans to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm sponsored by investment firm Victory Park Capital. With this, the banking app’s valuation has ballooned... |
| 16.03.2021 | On-demand pay: is it here to stay? | Millions around the globe depend on regular salaries and plan their budgets based on paydays. But the lockdown has made personal budgeting much more challenging. |
| 29.01.2021 | Dave Receives $100M Credit Facility from Victory Park Capital | Dave, a provider of a banking app, secured a $100m credit facility from Victory Park Capital.
The funding will support the growth of Dave’s banking product and accelerate the company’s expansion into new products and features.
Launched in 2... |
| 28.01.2021 | Dave Snags Former Apple Executive | Popular finance management app Dave has snagged former Apple executive Jarad Fisher, who conceived and designed the Apple Card. He will join the company as its chief commercial officer and follows a slew of other recent hires as the company... |
| 28.01.2021 | Dave Lands $100 Million Credit Facility to Grow Banking App | - |
| 28.01.2021 | Dave Secures $100 Million Credit Facility from Victory Park Capital | LOS ANGELES & CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 28, 2021–
Dave, the banking app on a mission to create financial opportunity that advances America’s collective potential, announced today that it has secured a $100 million credit facility from... |
| 04.01.2021 | What Are LA’s Hottest Startups? We Asked Top VCs to Rank Them | Despite — or in many cases because of — the raging pandemic, 2020 was a great year for many tech startups. It turned out to be an ideal time to be in the video game business, developing a streaming ecommerce platform for Gen Z, or helping r... |
| 04.01.2021 | What Are LA’s Hottest Startups of 2021? We Asked Top VCs to Rank Them | Despite — or in many cases because of — the raging pandemic, 2020 was a great year for many tech startups. It turned out to be an ideal time to be in the video game business, developing a streaming ecommerce platform for Gen Z, or helping r... |
| 12.12.2020 | Top 10 most successful tech startups of 2020 | 2020 has been a very difficult year for everyone, especially for tech startup companies. With many companies going out of business and despite the tragedy, somehow some tech startups have succeeded against the odds. Today, we would like to ... |
| 03.09.2020 | The U.S. Needs A Public Low-Income Bank | It's time to use the resources at our disposal to help those in need to lift themselves up.getty |
| 27.07.2020 | Equity Monday: SAP, Qualtrics and oh boy are we excited | Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.
This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest big news, chats about the coming week, digs in... |
| 23.07.2020 | Dave, a fintech startup and a banking app backed by Mark Cuban, now has 2 million people on waiting list | The emergence of mobile app is changing the banking industry. The digital banking market is expected to reach $30 billion in 2023 from just $7.3 billion, according to data from AlliedMarketResearch firm. In October 2016, Goldman Sachs Bank ... |
| 01.10.2019 | Dave: $50 Million Funding, $1 Billion Valuation, Over 4 Million Users | Los Angeles-based money management company Dave recently raised $50 million in a round of funding at a valuation of $1 billion
Los Angeles-based fintech company Dave is a money management company that helps prevent consumers get hit with ov... |
| 01.10.2019 |
Dave Finds $50M For Mobile Money Management
| Los Angeles-based Dave, a fintech startup which offers up tools that helps users track their spending and avoid overdraft fees, has raised $50M more in a funding round, according to the company. The funding apparently values Dave at $1 bill... |
| 27.06.2019 | I tried out Dave, the Mark Cuban-backed app that just raised $100 million and wants to kill bank overdrafts. My feelings are mixed. | Dave
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| 19.06.2019 | Banking For Humans by Dave | Dave Dave
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| 19.06.2019 | Dave Inc. Raises $110 Million, Launches Banking Business | - |
| 05.10.2017 | Startups say this fintech ‘lab’ is giving them needed access to Wall Street and regulators | Banks want to know what around the corner is trying to put them out of business, so it’s no surprise that a spate of fintech-focused accelerator programs has sprung into existence in recent years. For example, Deutsche Bank just opened is f... |
| 14.07.2017 | 10 AI startups blossoming beyond Silicon Valley | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
As I was heading from Atlanta to San Francisco to... |
| 14.07.2017 | 10 AI startups blossoming beyond Silicon Valley | As I was heading from Atlanta to San Francisco to talk about investing in artificial intelligence at MB 2017, it struck me how artificial intelligence may be the buzzword of this year. Every startup seems to need the “AI accessory” in their... |
| 20.06.2017 | Eight Fledgling Fintech Providers Win Capital with CFSI Awards | Eight fledgling fintech companies have won $250,000 each from the Center for Financial Services Innovation. Each FinLab winner in this third annual competition from the CFSI receives $250,000 in capital, along with resources to test, enhanc... |
| 27.04.2017 | Barry, Dave, Bob? More startups ‘humanize’ their offerings | Naming companies is a daunting task, as anyone who does it for a living can attest. “It’s difficult to criticize a name,” says S.B. Master, a Berkeley, Ca.-based founder who has launched two naming companies in her career, one of which is n... |
| 26.04.2017 |
Dave Gets $3M To Help You Avoid Bank Overdrafts
| Los Angeles-based Dave, a developer of artificial intelligence for preventing bank overdraft fees, said this morning that it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Mark Cuban, SV Angel, The Chernin Group, along with J... |
| 25.04.2017 | Dave wants to save you from expensive overdraft fees | Meet Dave: an AI dressed up in a bearsuit that’s just launched to save you from the evils of expensive overdraft fees. Hand Dave access to your checking account and the app’s machine learning algorithms will get busy crunching your spending... |
| 21.03.2016 | Dave Balter Just Raised $1.5M for His Risky New Deathtech Startup | Imagine walking through a neighborhood and, once you pass by a certain building, you suddenly get a push notification: “Your grandmother lived in this apartment from 1953 to 1955,” the notification tells you, and it goes into more detail ab... |
| 24.02.2016 | Dave McClure’s 500 Startups launches $25m ‘Kulfi fund’ for India | Premium
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| 02.08.2012 |
Connexity, Headed By Dave Gross, Finds $3M More
| Connexity the online advertising startup headed by former Fastclick co-founder Dave Gross, announced this morning that it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The round was led by Rincon Venture Partners, and also included Siemer Venture... |
| 06.11.2006 | Dave Duffield launches back-office software co. Workday with $15M | See our story here. Duffieldand and Greylock Partners invested $15 million into the company in 2005. They plan to kick in an additional $20 million next year, the Merc reports.
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| - | Collide Capital’s Aaron Samuels on Creating Blavity Media for Black Millennials and Gen Z | On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, Collide Capital founder and managing partner Aaron Samuels discusses the importance of storytelling and talks about how his career journey led him to venture capital.
Collide Capital is a venture c... |
| - | LA Tech ‘Moves’: Former Disney CEO Bob Iger Enters the Metaverse, Rivian Snags New COO | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Moves, our roundup of job changes in L.A. tech, is presented by Interchange.LA, dot.LA's recruiting and career platf... |
| - | Will Going Public Be Enough To Save Vinfast From Ongoing Negative Reviews? | This is the web version of dot.LA’s daily newsletter. Sign up to get the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
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| - | Why Neobanks Are Having Such a Difficult Time Making Money | Santa Monica-based financial technology company Dave is cutting its net losses, but the newly-public company has a ways to go before it’s profitable – a struggle that many “neobanks,” are facing.
In its recent first quarter earnings, Dave r... |
| - | ‘We’re alive and kicking’: CEO of banking app Dave wants to dispel doubts after this year’s 97% stock plunge | Mobile banking app provider Dave has enough cash to survive the current downturn for fintech firms and reach profitability a year from now, according to CEO Jason Wilk.
“We’re trying to dispel the myth of, ‘Hey, this company does not have e... |
| - | Mark Cuban-backed finance app Dave says its new mobile bank account is headed for 1 million users | The start-up, which counts billionaire Mark Cuban as an early investor and board member, began to roll out a digital bank account in May to a wait list of 2 million people.
So far, Dave Banking has over 100,000 users and CEO Jason Wilk is c... |
| - | US challenger bank Dave hit by data breach | It’s not a pleasant LA story as challenger bank Dave has owned up to a data breach.
On Saturday (25 July), the Californian-based fintech company said there was a breach at Waydev, one of its former third-party service providers.
Dave explai... |
| - | Ex-Athira Pharma CEO Leen Kawas Starts $150M Fund With Key Investors From Former Company | Leen Kawas, the Seattle biotech exec who resigned as CEO of Athira Pharma after an investigation found she had altered doctoral research images that helped to form the initial basis for the company, re-emerged Friday as co-founder and manag... |
| - | Funding the Future: Nex Cubed's HBCU Founders Fund Accelerator Prioritizes Black and Diverse Startups | Black founders have historically been at a disadvantage when it comes to accessing funding. Only 2% of VC dollars each year reach the hands of black founders and in 2022, they saw even less with a 45% decrease in funding.
Nex Cubed, a San D... |
| - | How NASA's JPL is Tracking Gas Emissions in Southern California | Multiple studies conducted by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena using both airborne and ground-based sensors have found that the overall rate of methane gas emissions in Southern California have fallen in recent years.
From 2015 ... |
| - | AI’s Marketing Push Gets An Assist from Congress | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week about the promise and the potential drawbacks of AI, addressing concerns from lawmakers about whether the technology needs regulation and just what exactly ... |
| - | Q&A: Dave CEO on standing out as a neobank, marketing, and the origin of its name | US neobank Dave calls itself “the finance version of David vs. Goliath,” offering ordinary customers early paycheck access and no overdraft fees.
Co-founder and CEO Jason Wilk spoke with Insider Intelligence about Dave’s challenges, includi... |
