In 2018, Nelson Chu founded Percent with the goal of bringing investors, borrowers and underwriters together to modernize private credit. Seeing an opportunity to tackle …
Landlord-focused insurtech Obie lands $25.5M led by Battery Ventures
Obie, a real estate-focused insurance technology company, has raised $25.5 million in a funding round led by Battery Ventures. Since the company’s last raise — …
Jia, a blockchain-based lender of small businesses in emerging markets, raises $4.3 million seed
Jia, a blockchain-based fintech providing loans to micro and small businesses in emerging markets, has raised $4.3 million seed funding, and an additional $1 million …
How our fintech startup became SEC-compliant
Boris Dus Contributor Share on Twitter Boris Dus is co-founder and CEO of Gainy, an investment app. After the recent failures of financial institutions like …
Procurement platform Zip raises $100M at a $1.5 billion valuation
The business of platforms for purchasing goods and services — in other words, procurement — is alive and well. Case in point, Zip, a startup …
Jenfi raises more funding for its “growth capital as a service” platform
Jenfi, a “growth-capital-as-a-service” platform, can provide online businesses with revenue-based financing in a little as a day. The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised …
Fintech startup Brex was among the bidders for SVB’s early-stage and growth portfolios
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Venture-backed everything for real-world problems, please
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Mary Ann, Natasha and Alex are …
Higher interest rates are fostering a fintech comeback story
While rapidly rising interest rates in the United States have caused more than a few financial institutions to topple, a group of well-known fintech companies …
The Mint, started by Better Tomorrow Ventures, wants to be the accelerator fintech needs
Better Tomorrow Ventures’ Sheel Mohnot landed some of his biggest wins before he ever started a venture firm. The investor previously worked as a partner …