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End-to-end operators are the next generation of consumer business

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How to communicate with your board in tough times. The key purpose of being end-to-end is to deliver an even better value proposition to consumers relative to incumbent alternatives. But in our experience, the additional capital required is often outweighed by the value captured from owning the entire experience. Justin Da Rosa.

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MakeSpace Raises an Additional $17.5 million and Unveils Strategy to Make Public Storage the Next Blockbuster Video

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We raised this capital in what has increasingly become a difficult market for fund raising so I’d like to share with you some details on how we get it done. Incumbents became increasingly annoyed with our successes in the country’s largest market – NYC – that they started even taking out ads against us.

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Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A

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In announcing the deal, they said: “DeFi-enabled B2B payment networks that are on chain can unlock transformative working capital efficiencies, and make financial services more fair and open, especially in developing markets like LATAM.”. and Mexico. As a result, they may have to sell.”. from the previous quarter” to $24.1

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Fintech Roundup: Will financial technology startups dodge the venture slowdown?

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For example, Brex announced last week that it provided $10 million in growth capital via venture debt to Zesty.ai, a leading provider of predictive data analytics in the climate risk space. Startups like these are keeping the incumbents (relatively speaking) on their toes. Capitolis valued at $1.6B Image Credits: Mila Ferrell / Cervin.

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Polly snags $37M in Menlo-led Series B to automate workflows for mortgage lenders

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Polly, a SaaS technology startup aiming to “transform” the mortgage capital markets, announced today that it has raised $37 million in a Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures. Carmel believes Polly stands out from others in the industry in that it is helping create a fourth category in the mortgage sector — capital markets. “I

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In its first funding in 7 years, profitable fintech Lower raises $100M Series A led by Accel

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The two companies have a few things in common besides being profitable: they were both bootstrapped for years before taking institutional capital and both have headquarters outside of Silicon Valley. “We Like Galileo, Lower will be one of the most successful bootstrapped fintech companies globally. “For

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Be Careful Not to Lose Twice

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This is especially true because incumbents now know how much is at stake when they let a startup get a huge head start in a market. There are times to fight. No great startup has been built without getting one’s knuckles bloody at times. It might be that you assess the situation and realize you can’t win if you were to carry on the fight.