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Published 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.

Updated on April 10, 2025

An inside look at the technology behind Casper

Chances are you’ve heard of Casper, the bed-in-a-box mattress darling that has given your friends the right to brag about their ultra-comfortable bed and has swept the city with adorable subway ads.

Olivia McClure Olivia McClure
Updated on April 10, 2025

Meet 3 Tech Leaders at GoodRx Fostering Empowering Team Cultures

Learn how a focus on impact, growth and connection drive progress on the company’s engineering, product and data teams.

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Tatum Hunter Tatum Hunter
Updated on April 10, 2025

Crisp Exits Stealth, Raising $14M to Reduce Food Waste

About one-third of the food we earthlings produce each year gets lost or thrown away.

Hilary George-Parkin Hilary George-Parkin
Updated on April 10, 2025

Side Projects Welcome: How These 2 NYC Companies Support Employees’ Passions

At Ro and Braze, leaders celebrate their teams’ lives beyond their nine-to-fives.

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Remy Merritt Remy Merritt
Updated on April 10, 2025

8 Featured Companies of the Month

With hundreds of positions available, these teams are planning for growth.

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