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Affirm and Klarna ramp up competing efforts to attract US consumers

TechCrunch

But it is illustrative of the measures that financial services companies — incumbents and fintechs alike — are taking to make their installment loans available to more consumers. In other words, it wants to help fintechs be in a stronger position to compete with incumbents, something it believes will benefit consumers.

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Cruz Foam’s shell-based Styrofoam alternative brings in $3.4M seed with DiCaprio and Kutcher

TechCrunch

His pitch made perfect sense: create a biodegradable alternative to expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam using a material provided in abundance by nature. We seek innovation from everywhere and we know sometimes the newest ideas don’t necessarily come from the incumbents in the industry.”

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Extra Crunch roundup: Fintech stays hot, Brex doubles, and startup IRR is up all over

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Investment in construction automation is essential to rebuilding US infrastructure. While the Biden administration’s plan will certainly expand the workforce, it also provides a massive opportunity for the adoption of automation technologies within the construction industry. How to fundraise over Zoom more effectively.

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M pre-seed deck

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Today, we’re taking a closer look at the pitch deck it used to raise its pre-seed round. We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. . Well, that’s the world Five Flute wants to live in. The company raised a $1.2 Slides in this deck.

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Save $450,000, and Win Your Next Pitch

Entrepreneur's Handbook

The average new business pitch costs $450,000. You can’t afford to lose a pitch or (even worse) win a pitch that’s not the right fit for your business. So lets start with these six elements of a pitch response: Values: Your team aligns with the Brand’s value system. Process: Leading a pitch from end to end.

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New York’s David Energy has raised $4.1 million to ‘build the Standard Oil of renewable energy’

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The sands of market power are shifting and incumbents are poorly-positioned to adapt to evolving customer needs, so there’s a massive opportunity for us to capitalize.” . ” Zullo said his firm pitched David Energy on leading the round after years of looking for a commercial renewable energy startup.

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The Interchange: Venture’s mixed signals

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Then the next, I open my inbox to see pitches for nine-figure funding rounds (hello, SpotOn ) and the birth of new unicorns (looking at you, Unit ). I find it kind of fascinating when fintechs buy incumbents, and I expect we’ll only continue to see more of it. Here we are today. Image Credits: Xendit.