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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 10, 2025

Mobile Banking App Current Raises $131M to Take on Financial Inequality

With this fresh funding, founder and CEO Stuart Sopp says Current is poised to help close the financial inequality gap for the tens of millions of Americans living paycheck to paycheck. The company is also hiring, with dozens of open tech positions available now.

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 10, 2025

These 5 Fast-Growing NYC Companies Led the Latest Inc. 5000 Regionals

NYC startups dominated the latest Inc. 5000 Regionals list covering the fastest-growing startups in the metro area. Here are the five tech companies that led the way.

Miranda Perez Miranda Perez
Updated on April 10, 2025

Beqom Raises $300M to Fuel Product Innovation for Its Compensation Platform

The company provides cloud-based compensation management services to big name companies like Mercedes Benz, PepsiCo and DHL.

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 10, 2025

Music Distributor UnitedMasters Raises $50M From Apple, A16z and Alphabet

UnitedMasters was created to give independent musicians more control over their art and brand, essentially serving as a “record label in your pocket.” The company plans to use this fresh funding to hire more tech and music talent to further build out its platform worldwide.

Updated on April 10, 2025

The Staging Environment Best Practices This NYC Startup Implements for a Bug-Free UX

So to get a quick pulse of the staging environment best practices his team implements to ensure a bug-free user experience, Built In NYC connected with a Director of Engineering. 

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 10, 2025

Crypto Lender BlockFi Now Valued at $3B After $350M Raise, Plans to Double Team

This latest funding round comes just six months after BlockFi announced a $50M Series C, and caps off a year of rapid growth. To keep up, the company plans to use the money to expand into new markets, pursue acquisition opportunities and grow its team.

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