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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

It’s a new year – 2016. We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. Yes, great leaders need to travel more than programmers or finance directors. 2016 is going to be a tough year. We chose the word “upfront” to represent our culture.

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Open finance startup Ayoconnect’s APIs enable financial inclusion in Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

It is also licensed by Indonesia’s central bank, enabling it to offer more services. The open finance startup announced today it has closed a $13 million Series B extension round led by SIG Venture Capital, with participation from CE Innovation Capital and returning investor PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus.

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Work Like You Mean It: Why I backed Wethos to change the future of work.

This is going to be BIG.

If economists tried to measure the cost of the malaise that the election of 2016 left, we'd undoubtedly see billions, if not more, lost in worker productivity. Pre-sales would enable companies to exist off the financing of the fans most passionate about their vision for products. These two realities are linked.

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Octane raises $52M at a $900M+ valuation to help people finance large recreational purchases

TechCrunch

Some are more for fun, and the financing options for those types of buys — such as motorcycles and ATVs — are more limited. The company, which offers “instant” financing for large recreational purchases, boasts impressive financials in a startup world whose inhabitants are mostly unprofitable.

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Female-led startups dominate Catalyst Fund’s inclusive fintech 2021 cohort

TechCrunch

These startups offer embedded finance solutions; Maelis Carraro , Catalyst Fund MD, explains the thought process behind this selection in a statement. First off, from Kenya, Koa enables users to save and invest, gaining control over their finances. Here are the startups in the 8th cohort.

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Japan’s SmartBank raises $20M Series A for its prepaid card and finance app

TechCrunch

Shota Horii , his twin brother Yuta Horii and Jun Taketani co-founded SmartBank in 2019 after selling their previous startup Fablic, a Japanese online secondhand marketplace, to Rakuten in 2016. While operating Fablic, the trio found that many users still used cash to pay and manage their day-to-day finance.

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Accelerate Your Growth With This Top EO Program

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The right time came in 2016 when Accelerator launched at EO Forth Worth. Surrounded by other open-minded, respectful and eager-to-learn entrepreneurs in Accelerator, Hana faced her finances and worked tirelessly … “I’m not aware of any other organization that lets you learn at this level. So, Hana waited.