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Published on April 10, 2025

The Big To Do: Here’s What a Product Manager at SquareFoot Does All Day

Members of the tech community make us who we are, so we’re celebrating Built In users in an article series called: #TheTechLife. Meet one incredible tech pro here.

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Updated on April 10, 2025

Bitcoin Broker NYDIG Hits $7B Valuation After $1B Raise, Plans to Grow Team

This fresh funding round is the latest of many massive investments in crypto-focused startups, but appears to be the largest in the industry’s history.

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Updated on April 10, 2025

Lemonade Valued at $1.6B After IPO

During its first day on the exchange, Lemonade raised $319 million through the sale of 11 million shares.

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Updated on April 10, 2025

Empower Finance Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Petal

Empower expects to finalize the acquisition of fintech company Petal later this quarter.

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Updated on April 10, 2025

Why this fintech startup sees an end to branch banking

In 2010, Brett King wrote, “the death of retail banking is here." The following year King cofounded Moven with Alex Sion, an app which enables banking, just without the bank.

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