Weekly Refresh: Stack Overflow Raised $85M, Payfone’s New Brand, and More

Read our weekly refresh for trending NYC tech news.

Written by Anna Holmquist
Published on Aug. 02, 2020
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Stack Overflow raised $85M. The startup hosts a popular Q&A site for coders. GIC led the Series E round. [Built In NYC]

NS1 brought in $40M. The company helps organizations modernize application and access networking stacks. Energy Impact Partners led the Series D round. [Press Release]

nate launched. The app is the first universal accelerator for mobile checkout. It uses AI to enable checkout for any item at any online retailer. [nate]

Enova will acquire OnDeck. Both companies leverage data to make online lending easier and more accessible for underserved borrowers. Together the companies have served about seven million customers. [PRNewswire]

CLEAR partnered with the NHL. The secure biometric identity platform and the National Hockey League will help keep people healthy during the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Qualifiers. CLEAR offers Health Pass, a touchless product that links digital identity and health information like real-time temperature. [Press Release]

Payfone rebranded as Prove. It also raised a $100 million investment, led by Apax Digital. Prove secures the digital onboarding, servicing, call center and payment services for companies in fintech, insurance, healthcare and more. [Press Release]

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