Brewer Lane Venture is a new, Boston-based VC firm focused on early-stage InsurTech and FinTech startups. Former New York Life President and Chief Investment Officer John Kim is the founder, and veteran investor Martha Notaras joined the firm in January as … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Nyca Partners is a FinTech-focused venture firm based in New York, targeting firms that will transform payments, credit models, digital advice, and financial infrastructure. It is one of the most active FinTech venture firms globally and has made ten or … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]“If no one seems to understand, start your own revolution and cut out the middleman.”
“I’m not even sure what I want, but that’s not the point – it’s that I want it now.”
“Whenever the old gives way to the new, everybody with vested interests in the old starts crying that the world will stop. There aren’t many people with vested interests in the new.”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
The roughly $12B San Diego County Employees Retirement Association is looking for a headhunter and ultimately a new CEO: https://j.mp/3gM0yWW (And a new website, because theirs is terrible.)
I'd bet America's money fund investors would decline this "gift" if given the choice. https://j.mp/2XSXejU
The @MassChallengeFT finale is going virtual this year. Register here: https://j.mp/36Ry0Xe #FinTech #startups
*Activists and Legislators:* Here’s a thread of MEANINGFUL legislation that has been proposed and, in some cases, passed in cities and states to address police violence. Consider passing legislation like this in your community, too. (1/x)
Though growing rapidly, and reportedly having raised additional capital as recently as December, investing app purveyor @acorns closes an office and fires dozens: https://j.mp/3dnY92I #FinTech
