TabaPay's $155 Million Bet on Owning the Bank
TabaPay closed a $155 million round led by FTV Capital and is buying a chartered bank outright — a bet that owning the regulated core beats renting it.
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Funding
Venture and growth rounds in AI and deep tech — valuations, structure, investor composition and what the capital is actually for.
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