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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten VC

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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Slope brings on new CFO, customers, capital as it rises to offer businesses buy now, pay later

TechCrunch

That’s not much of a surprise, given that the buy now, pay later market size was valued at $16 billion in 2021 and is poised to grow nearly six times by 2029. Its API technology can approve businesses for the BNPL in seconds so they can begin offering the installments. It is now enabling financing for over 2,500 businesses in the U.S.

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Venture capitalists eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten VC

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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Revolution Ventures backs Casted in B2B-focused podcast play

TechCrunch

The value to be gained in the B2B world is something that has been largely untapped. For Lindsay Tjepkema — who has been entrenched in the world of B2B marketing for more than 15 years — the opportunity was massive. So in 2019, she founded Casted , an audio and video podcast product aimed at B2B marketers.

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Ofbusiness’ lending arm Oxyzo enters the unicorn club after a US$200 million fundraise

AsiaTechDaily

Register Oxyzo Financial Solutions Pvt Ltd, OfBusiness’ finance arm, has become a unicorn after receiving $200 million in a Series A funding round. The financing round was led by Alpha Wave with Tiger Global Management , Norwest Venture Partners , Matrix Partners , and Creation Investments joining as co-investors.

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YC-backed Amenli raises $2.3M to provide insurance to Egyptian consumers

TechCrunch

South Africa makes up a large bulk of it; without it, the continent is on a 1% to 2% rate even with other developed technology and financial markets like Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt. The insurance market is still one of the industries least disrupted by technology on the continent.

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Wire grabs fresh funding for secure messaging tech that’s big with G7 governments

TechCrunch

It sells in to heavy-weight customers where security is very much front of mind — including governments, militaries and regulated businesses with high compliance requirements around information (such as the finance and healthcare sectors).