Mary Ann Azevedo, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Tue, 20 May 2025 18:11:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Mary Ann Azevedo, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 Keep raises $12M in increasingly competitive Canadian corporate spend market https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/keep-raises-12m-in-increasingly-competitive-canadian-corporate-spend-market/ Tue, 20 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3009061 Brex partners with former competitor Zip, with an eye on reducing cash burn to get to an IPO https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/brex-partners-with-former-competitor-zip-with-an-eye-on-reducing-cash-burn-to-get-to-an-ipo/ Tue, 20 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3009236 Unpacking Rippling vs Deel: corporate espionage and a $16.8B plot twist https://techcrunch.com/podcast/unpacking-rippling-vs-deel-corporate-espionage-and-a-16-8b-plot-twist/ Wed, 14 May 2025 18:15:09 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?post_type=tc_podcast&p=3007320 Insurtech Bestow lands $120M Series D from Goldman Sachs, Smith Point Capital https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/insurtech-bestow-lands-120m-series-d-from-goldman-sachs-smith-point-capital/ Tue, 13 May 2025 12:45:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3006251 Congressman is investigating fintech Ramp’s attempt to win $25M federal contract https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/congressman-is-investigating-fintech-ramps-attempt-to-win-25m-federal-contract/ Mon, 12 May 2025 17:58:07 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3006066 Rippling raises $450M at a $16.8B valuation, reveals YC is a customer https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/09/rippling-raises-450m-at-a-16-8b-valuation-reveals-yc-is-a-customer/ Fri, 09 May 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3005119 Ex-Synapse CEO reportedly trying to raise $100M for his new humanoid robotics venture https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/08/ex-synapse-ceo-reportedly-trying-to-raise-100m-for-his-new-humanoid-robotics-venture/ Thu, 08 May 2025 19:03:25 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3004977 Stripe unveils AI foundation model for payments, reveals ‘deeper partnership’ with Nvidia https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/stripe-unveils-ai-foundation-model-for-payments-reveals-deeper-partnership-with-nvidia/ Wed, 07 May 2025 21:31:20 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3004559 Carta abandons startup shutdown business, instead backs SimpleClosure’s $15M Series A https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/carta-abandons-startup-shutdown-business-instead-backs-simpleclosures-15m-series-a/ Wed, 07 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3003729 Finom, a challenger bank aimed at SMBs, lands $105M in growth funding from General Catalyst https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/finom-a-challenger-bank-aimed-at-smbs-lands-104m-in-growth-funding-from-general-catalyst/ Tue, 06 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3003326 Agree.com raises $7.2M to take on Docusign, Bill.com with AI https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/agree-com-raises-7-2m-to-take-on-docusign-bill-com-with-ai/ Tue, 06 May 2025 14:02:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3003253 Employer.com scoops up another fintech in purchase of MainStreet.com https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/employer-com-scoops-up-another-fintech-in-purchase-of-mainstreet-com/ Tue, 06 May 2025 01:21:47 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3003322 Visa and Mastercard unveil AI-powered shopping https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/visa-and-mastercard-unveil-ai-powered-shopping/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:40:31 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3001501 Nuvo, a network for B2B trade, has nabbed $34M from Sequoia and Spark Capital https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/nuvo-a-network-for-b2b-trade-has-nabbed-34m-from-a-whos-who-list-of-investors/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3000885 Deel files countersuit against Rippling as rivalry escalates https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/25/deel-files-countersuit-against-rippling-as-rivalry-escalates/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:57:23 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2999375 Report: Adam Neumann’s Flow raises $100M+, more than doubles valuation to $2.5B https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/report-adam-neumanns-flow-raises-100m-more-than-doubles-valuation-to-2-5b/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:58:42 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2998758 Flex acquires a16z-backed Maza for $40M as fintech M&A heats up https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/flex-acquires-a16z-backed-maza-for-40m-as-fintech-ma-heats-up/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:47:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2998658 19 US fintech startups have raised over $50M in 2025 so far https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/19-us-fintech-startups-have-raised-over-50m-in-2025-so-far/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:08:05 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2997950 Ex-Meta engineer raises $14M to help home services unlock call center revenue with AI https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/22/ex-meta-engineer-raises-14m-for-lace-an-ai-powered-revenue-generation-software-startup/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2996592 Ramp is trying to get the US government as a customer after seeing a tweet from DOGE https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/ramp-is-trying-to-get-the-us-government-as-a-customer-after-seeing-a-tweet-from-doge/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:13:05 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2995784