Ohio-born Christina Cacioppo, cofounder and CEO of Vanta, has led the software startup to a more than $2 billion valuation. She’s one of America’s richest self-made women. Katie Thompson Christina Cacioppo built her software startup Vanta around Midwestern values like thriftiness and not having a big ego–buying its coffee from Costco in bulk and not […]
Claure Bets on AI Startup K Health at $900 Million Valuation
(Bloomberg) — K Health, an artificial intelligence company that provides a chatbot to patients before they speak with primary care-focused physicians, raised $50 million in an equity funding round led by Marcelo Claure’s Claure Group, Chief Executive Officer Allon Bloch said in an interview. Royalty Pharma Plc founder Pablo Legorreta, and existing investors Mangrove Capital […]
Fintech startup Ramp sees 32% bump in valuation, Mercury expands into consumer banking
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Ramp’s big raise and valuation jump, Mercury’s move into personal banking, Klarna’s new credit card, global funding rounds and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Sunday at 7:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The big […]