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.”
There's a new book by @zacharykarabell on the history of Brown Brothers Harriman, which used to be an important financial institution: https://j.mp/3uPe2Ys (review behind @FT paywall)
As a judge and mentor, I'm excited to attend the virtual finale of @MassChallengeFT on June 2nd at 4:30 EDT and to celebrate the accomplishments of the amazing #fintech startups in the 2021 cohort. It's free! https://j.mp/3uOQIdv
Pomelo, a giant, grapefruit-like citrus based in Buenos Aires aiming to build a #fintech-as-a-service platform for LatAm, raised $9MM seed led by @IndexVentures and monashees: https://j.mp/2SD3Tjl Will @pomelo_latam be confused with UK-based #fintech @pomelopay?
Can behavioral economics help active managers beat an unmannaged index? @cflynnlevy thinks yes and built @Essentia_AI to prove it. https://j.mp/3fdXnqV #fintech
San Francisco-based banking-as-a-service startup @treasuryprime raises $20MM Series B co-led by @QEDInvestors and @Deciens: https://j.mp/3boSkTw #fintechnews
