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From scrappy challenger to IPO: Chris Britt brings Chime’s playbook to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-20 11:30:00

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, bringing together 10,000+ startup and VC leaders to shape the future of tech. Few embody what it means to build with discipline in a tough market better than Chris Britt, co-founder and CEO of Chime. What began as a scrappy fintech challenger has grown into one of the rare companies to go public in today’s challenging environment. In his session, Building a Company that Lasts, Britt will share the lessons behind

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Indie App Spotlight: ‘MinuteTick’ is a Menu Bar app that helps keep you on task

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-10-09 02:30:00

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Getting distracted on your Mac can be quite easy at times. MinuteTick is a nifty app that aims to make you more mindful of what you’re doing on your computer – keeping you on task. It also includes little mini games for when you’re in between events, and it all lives in your Mac’s menu bar. What it does

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Ready to jump ship from T-Mobile Money? Here are 5 apps you should consider instead

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-20 20:30:43

Joe Maring / Android Authority The T-Mobile Money service was recently folded into the T-Life app, and as you might expect, the transition has been rough. Users have reported login failures, locked-out accounts, and incorrect balances. While T-Mobile is working to fix these issues, it is understandable if you are ready to move on. Below, we will cover five alternatives that offer a similar experience without the drama. Quick disclaimer: I am not a financial expert. These are simply apps with f

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Scientists Have Identified the Origin of an Extraordinarily Powerful Outer-Space Radio Wave

wired.com Jorge Garay 2025-10-29 04:49:17

The Earth is constantly receiving space signals that contain vital information about extremely energetic phenomena. Among the most peculiar are brief pulses of extremely high-energy radio waves, known as fast radio bursts (FRB). Astronomers compare them to a powerful lighthouse that shines for milliseconds in the middle of a rough, distant sea. Detecting one of these signals is an achievement in itself, but identifying its origin and understanding the nature of its source remains one of the grea

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Scientists Have Identified the Origin of an Extraordinarily Powerful Outer Space Radio Wave

wired.com Jorge Garay 2025-10-31 16:49:17

The Earth is constantly receiving space signals that contain vital information about extremely energetic phenomena. Among the most peculiar are brief pulses of extremely high-energy radio waves, known as fast radio bursts (FRB). Astronomers compare them to a powerful lighthouse that shines for milliseconds in the middle of a rough, distant sea. Detecting one of these signals is an achievement in itself, but identifying its origin and understanding the nature of its source remains one of the grea

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Iconiq VCs spent two years courting Chime and the firm isn’t selling its stake

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-03-16 17:00:00

The VC tech world was abuzz on Thursday when neobank Chime successfully became a public company. Chime raised $864 million on a its $27 share price, which popped big, opening at $43. This wasn’t the biggest IPO of the year. CoreWeave, for instance, raised $1.5 billion in March, and its first-day market cap hit around $14 billion, too. (Its share price and valuation has soared since then). However, Chime’s cap table includes an absolute who’s who of Silicon Valley investors, many of whom are pu

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Chime pops 37% in Nasdaq debut after pricing IPO above expected range

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2026-03-17 17:06:01

CEO of Chime, Chris Britt, center right, rings the opening bell during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite on June 12, 2025 in New York City. Chime shares jumped 37% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday after the provider of online banking services sold shares in an IPO that valued the company at $11.6 billion. Late Wednesday, Chime raised about $700 million in its offering, and existing investors sold an additional $165 million worth of shares. The stock, trading under

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Chime almost died in 2016, turned down by 100 VCs — today it IPO’d at $14.5B

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-03-18 00:23:17

One of the year’s most anticipated IPOs took place on Thursday when neobank Chime raised $864 million in its IPO, pricing its shares at $27, which is above its previously announced range of $24 to $26. That gave it a starting market cap of about $9.8 billion. While some would point out that this is far below its last private valuation of $25 billion, according to PitchBook’s estimates, shares opened at $42, putting it at $14.5 by midday in heavy trading, according to Yahoo Finance. The hungry

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Chime opens at $43 in Nasdaq debut after pricing IPO above expected range

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2026-03-18 05:10:15

CEO of Chime, Chris Britt, center right, rings the opening bell during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite on June 12, 2025 in New York City. Chime opened at $43 in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday after selling shares at $27 each in an IPO that valued the online banking company at $11.6 billion. Late Wednesday, Chime raised about $700 million in its offering, and existing investors sold an additional $165 million worth of shares. The stock is trading under the ticker sy

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Chime almost died in 2016, turned down by 100 VCs. Today it IPO’d at $14.5B.

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-03-18 05:23:17

One of the year’s most anticipated IPOs took place on Thursday when neobank Chime raised $864 million in its IPO, pricing its shares at $27, above its previously announced range of $24 to $26. That gave it a starting market cap of about $9.8 billion. While some would point out that this is far below its last private valuation of $25 billion, according to PitchBook’s estimates, shares opened at $42, putting it at $14.5 by midday in heavy trading, according to Yahoo Finance. The hungry response

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Chime's IPO will test public market appetite for fintech as companies line up to exit

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2026-03-19 09:35:01

Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images There's a mini-boom happening in fintech. After a multi-year IPO slowdown triggered by rising rates and valuation resets, some of the emerging players in online stock trading, banking, lending and crypto-related services are hitting the public market, or at least preparing for a debut. The next test of Wall Street's enthusiasm is expected to come on Thursday, when Chime is slated to start trading on the Nasdaq. The provider of online bank

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Amazon shuts down Chime, its Zoom alternative

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-11-12 22:33:25

In Brief Amazon Chime, the tech giant’s underwhelming alternative to Zoom and Google Meet, is shutting down for good. The company on Wednesday confirmed it will end support for Chime, including its Business Calling features, on February 20, 2026. As part of this transition, Amazon stopped accepting new Chime accounts as of February 19, 2025. From now until Chime’s end of life, existing customers will still be able to schedule and host meetings, add and manage users, and take advantage of feat

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