Mary Ann Azevedo from TechCrunch - Journalist Profile

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1	Mary Ann Azevedo TechCrunch Webby award winner Part of TechCrunch Podcast Network technologypodcasts	Dave and Varo Bank execs are coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 - 2 months ago The fallout after Bolt’s aggressive fundraising attempt has been wild - 3 months ago Fintech shutdowns, Klarna’s move into banking and which companies are hiring - 3 months ago Matera raises $100M from Warburg Pincus to help the US catch up to Brazil in instant payments - 4 months ago HeadSpin, whose founder is in prison for fraud, sold to PE firm in fire sale, sources say - 4 months ago Plaid, once aimed at mostly fintechs, is growing its enterprise business and now has over 1,000 customers signed on - 5 months ago Unit and Loop lay off staff and Brex ditches co-CEO model - 5 months ago Fintech Brex abandons co-CEO model, talks IPO, cash burn and plans for a secondary sale - 5 months ago Databricks’ GPT rival and who’s investing in ‘underdog’ founders - 8 months ago Meet Kidsy, a kids’ clothing startup that sells what parents need at a discount - 8 months ago Synctera is the latest banking-as-a-service startup to lay off staff - 8 months ago Robinhood’s new credit card goes after Apple Card with ability to invest cash-back perks - 8 months ago A $700M SAFE, IPOs are back and how one venture fund is transcending borders - 8 months ago Harness Wealth wants to bring sophisticated tax planning to the masses - 9 months ago Miles Grimshaw leaves Benchmark to rejoin Kushner’s Thrive Capital - 9 months ago When startups fail, these startups clean up - 9 months ago Nubank CEO dishes on the neobank’s profit surge and how tourist VCs in LatAm have gone home - 9 months ago Match Group’s deal with OpenAI is just business with AI glitter on top - 9 months ago This YC alum just raised $31M to build the ‘TurboTax for construction permitting’ - 9 months ago PayPal Ventures’ first AI investment, a credit-based dating app and Robinhood’s good week - 9 months ago Rasa, an enterprise-focused dev platform for conversational GenAI, raises $30M - 9 months ago Homebrew targets $50M for new fund - 9 months ago Here are the fintech startups that could go public in 2024 - 9 months ago Carta’s missteps and real estate fintech’s up-and-down week - 10 months ago CES, Circle-ing back to IPOs and why we’re over the moon about Overmoon - 10 months ago Exponent Founders Capital, led by Plaid and Robinhood alums, raises $75M to invest in early-stage startups - 11 months ago The Equity crew predicts we’ll see fewer VCs in 2024 - 11 months ago Fintech’s biggest hits and misses of 2023 - 11 months ago SVB, SBF and (more) OpenAI: The 2023 chronicles, pt. 2 - 11 months ago Vestwell raises $125M to help businesses power workplace savings programs - 11 months ago Opendoor co-founder Eric Wu is stepping down to return to his startup roots - 11 months ago Credit Karma co-founder Nichole Mustard stepping down after more than 16 years - 11 months ago Prevu’s home sale process gives credit to home buyers with cash-back rebates - 11 months ago SaaS goes to space as some software startups are in a race to survive - 12 months ago Is the Texas boom town of Austin losing its luster? - 12 months ago Expense management startup Navan cuts staff to find profitability ahead of delayed IPO - 12 months ago Big wins for Latin America, climate tech momentum and Rover’s $2.3B sale - 12 months ago Yieldstreet to acquire real estate investment platform Cadre - 12 months ago Webull leaps into Mexico with acquisition of stock trading app Flink - 12 months ago Shein files confidentially to go public in the US - 12 months ago Reddit might once again be flirting with an IPO - 12 months ago Menlo Ventures closes on $1.35B in new capital, targets investments in AI startups - about 1 year ago Ramp taps AI as fintech hunts for growth - about 1 year ago OpenAI’s DevDay, reinventing the REIT and good actors in crypto - about 1 year ago Swedish fintech Klarna dodges a strike after reaching agreement with workers - about 1 year ago New e-commerce startup, founded by an ex-PayPal exec, aims to give customers control of their own shopping data - about 1 year ago WeWork fires back at competitor Codi with cease and desist following ‘WeWont’ campaign - about 1 year ago a16z-backed fintech Synapse lays off 40% of its staff - about 1 year ago PayPal faces new antitrust lawsuit claiming it unfairly stifles competition with Stripe, Shopify and more - about 1 year ago Robinhood CEO on the company’s evolution: ‘We’ve made a lot of progress’ - about 1 year ago
2	Kirsten Korosec and Theresa Loconsolo TechCrunch	Databricks’ GPT rival and who’s investing in ‘underdog’ founders - 8 months ago Match Group’s deal with OpenAI is just business with AI glitter on top - 9 months ago SaaS goes to space as some software startups are in a race to survive - 12 months ago Big wins for Latin America, climate tech momentum and Rover’s $2.3B sale - 12 months ago
3	Alex Wilhelm TechCrunch Journalist at TechCrunch Plus. Providence JournalismTechCrunch Plus	Databricks’ GPT rival and who’s investing in ‘underdog’ founders - 8 months ago A $700M SAFE, IPOs are back and how one venture fund is transcending borders - 8 months ago Match Group’s deal with OpenAI is just business with AI glitter on top - 9 months ago CES, Circle-ing back to IPOs and why we’re over the moon about Overmoon - 10 months ago The Equity crew predicts we’ll see fewer VCs in 2024 - 11 months ago SVB, SBF and (more) OpenAI: The 2023 chronicles, pt. 2 - 11 months ago SaaS goes to space as some software startups are in a race to survive - 12 months ago Big wins for Latin America, climate tech momentum and Rover’s $2.3B sale - 12 months ago OpenAI’s DevDay, reinventing the REIT and good actors in crypto - about 1 year ago
4	Rebecca Szkutak and Theresa Loconsolo TechCrunch	A $700M SAFE, IPOs are back and how one venture fund is transcending borders - 8 months ago
5	Kirsten Korosec and Haje Jan Kamps TechCrunch	CES, Circle-ing back to IPOs and why we’re over the moon about Overmoon - 10 months ago
6	Kirsten Korosec and Rebecca Szkutak TechCrunch	The Equity crew predicts we’ll see fewer VCs in 2024 - 11 months ago
7	Devin Coldewey and Jacquelyn Melinek TechCrunch	SVB, SBF and (more) OpenAI: The 2023 chronicles, pt. 2 - 11 months ago
8	Theresa Loconsolo and Kirsten Korosec TechCrunch	OpenAI’s DevDay, reinventing the REIT and good actors in crypto - about 1 year ago