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Built In Los AngelesFintech Platform Ant Money Secures $20M, Merges With Investing App Blast
December 22, 2021Following the merger, Ant Money’s platform now encompasses three apps to help users build investments.Read More
TechCrunchSerial fintech founder raises $20M for Ant Money to make micro-investing even more accessible
December 22, 2021Now as 2021 comes to a close, Cruttenden’s latest fintech, Ant Money, is announcing it has raised $20 million in funding (a mix of previously unannounced seed and Series A capital) and acquired Blast via a stock-for-stock merger.Read More
Digital JournalSteelBridge Labs Announces Newest Company to Join the Incubator, ATM.com
September 15, 2021SteelBridge Labs is excited to welcome ATM.com to its portfolio. The investment in ATM.com continues their focus on supporting early-stage,...Read More
Pittsburgh Business TimesSteelBridge stakes fintech startup launched by Acorns founder
September 10, 2021SteelBridge Labs has invested in Acorns founder’s new fintech start up. Timothy Haluszczak, co-founder and partner of the Strip District-based...Read More
Orange County Business JournalNew Cruttenden Apps Tackle Micro Investing
December 21, 2020Two intertwined Newport Beach-based companies that have launched new products in the past month are looking to become...Read More- Orange County Business Journal
Cruttenden Startup Pays Consumers for Online Data
March 4, 2019For years, people have been giving data to Facebook, Google, and the like, without any cash payment in return. That was understandable...Read More 
inter-TECH-ion™Local Financial Guru Co-Launches Startup to Help People Control and Monetize Their Personal Data
February 15, 2019For years, people have been giving data to Facebook, Google, and the like, without any cash payment in return. That was understandable...Read More
Company News:
Ant Money Closes Series A Funding Round and Completes Merger with Blast
December 22, 2021Ant Money, the embedded finance platform, today announced it has raised $20 million in a Series A financing led by Franklin Templeton's Franklin Venture Partners, Walter Cruttenden, RX3 Ventures, SteelBridge Laboratories, and Steelpoint Capital Partners. In conjunction with the merger, Ant Money also finalized the acquisition of Blast via a stock-for-stock merger. The move increases the number of apps under the Ant Money umbrella, from one to three - ATM, Blast, and Learn & Earn - all of which allow users to earn money that goes to build investment accounts.Read MoreYoung Investors Society Teams Up with Learn & Earn to Offer Financial Literacy App, Helping Students Earn Money For Their Future
November 11, 2021The Young Investors Society (YIS) has announced a collaboration with Learn & Earn™, a rapidly growing micro-investing app swiftly narrowing the gap between the worlds of EdTech and FinTech.Read MoreTGR Foundation Launches Scholarship Course for Learn & Earn App, Helping Students Earn Money For College
October 5, 2021TGR Foundation, A Tiger Woods Charity, announces the newest course on the Learn & EarnTM app. The “How to Find Scholarships” course is designed to support students in this critical aspect of the college application process.Read MoreCathie Wood and ARK Invest Partner with Learn & Earn to Deliver Courses on Disruptive Innovation for Millions of High School Students
June 2, 2021ARK Invest, the investment adviser focused on disruptive innovation and founded by Cathie Wood, has partnered with Learn & Earn, an app that allows students to learn, earn, and invest real money.Read MoreQuincy Jones and Qwest TV Partner with Learn & Earn to Deliver Courses on the History of Jazz for Millions of High School Students
March 30, 2021Quincy Jones' Qwest TV , has partnered with Learn & Earn, an app that allows K-12 students to learn, earn, and invest real money. Students complete bite-size courses on hundreds of subjects like entrepreneurship, work readiness, financial literacy, and music.Read MoreLearn & Earn and Junior Achievement USA Collaborating with Microsoft to Support Nonprofits and Students
February 26, 2021Learn & Earn and Junior Achievement USA have announced they are in exploratory talks with Microsoft Corp. to enhance working with non-profits to benefit student populations - especially those from lower-income and disadvantaged situations.Read MoreSalesforce's Jon Fee Is Named to the Advisory Board of Learn & Earn
January 20, 2021Learn & Earn, an app that teaches teens about financial literacy and other important life skills, is pleased to announce the addition of Jon Fee to its Advisory Board. Fee is the Senior Vice President and Head of Global Marketing for Salesforce.org at Salesforce.Read MoreJunior Achievement USA Announces Agreement with Learn & Earn to Help Students Learn Remotely and Build Investment Portfolios
December 16, 2020Junior Achievement USA today announced an agreement to offer the new app Learn & Earn™ through its network of over 200,000 classrooms and after-school locations, reaching over five million kids.Read MoreATM.com Creates “Data Dividends” in Response to Governor Newsom’s Call
February 14, 2019Ant Transaction Machines, website ATM.com, has launched a new service to help people get paid for their own data...Read More
