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 ]MassChallenge is an industry-agnostic accelerator program designed to strengthen the global innovation ecosystem by accelerating high-potential, early-stage startups. The Boston-based not-for-profit provides free office space, makes significant cash awards to its most promising participants, and takes no equity. If you … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]The Boston FinTech Meetup group held its second demo night Tuesday, with six companies presenting to a standing room only audience at the IBM Innovation Center in Kendall Square. Here’s a rundown of the presenters, in alphabetical order. Cardinal Wind … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 3 ]Capital Market Exchange (CMX) was founded in 2010, in the wake of the financial crisis. CMX provides fixed income credit analysts, portfolio managers, and bond traders with predictive analytics and sentiment analysis – that is, a unique perspective on factors … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 2 ]Open Runway, retailer of high-end, custom-made shoes and handbags, is shutting down. Open Runway, which began life as Sole Envie, was part of the movement toward mass-customization of fashion items that includes Gemvara, Blank Label, and Bow and Drape. The … 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.”
Techstars is looking for a Financial Services Practice Lead in NY, London, or wherever you happen to be: https://j.mp/30h6ZKO
They are a @FinTechSandbox alum.
We’re thrilled to announce a new round of funding led by Valar Ventures. We’re grateful to all of our investors and the fantastic team that has enabled us to reach this milestone. https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/24/valar-petal-series-c/?tpcc=ECTW2020
The ongoing H2O Asset Management saga is a tremendous black eye for Natixis and for the fund industry as a whole. https://j.mp/2RXRiUp (@FT paywall)
Today @ 12:00 PM EST. Inclusive Financial Services.
@FinTechSandbox Executive Director Kelly Fryer. With Hannah Arnold @FPrimeCapital, Timothy Flacke, Mohammed Dastigir, Head of FinTech & HealthTech Partnerships @massmutual.
https://fintechsandboxdemoday7.splashthat.com
Composer Eric Chasalow Zooms about his new album, Ghosts of Our Former Selves, on 10/15, 4 pm. “It’s like Chasalow got bitten by the Bowie bug and then caught a simple Sonic Youth virus"--@kurt_rohde. @BrandeisU http://brandeis.edu/music/graduate/colloquium.html
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