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 ]“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.”
Backed by @BessemerVP, @MMVglobal, Moneta VC, @khoslaventures & others, Farther offers clients an experienced financial advisor and a sophisticated platform for #wealthmanagment. Here's a deep dive with its co-founder & CEO. https://bit.ly/3rk8SU4 #fintech #wealthtech
CFPB sues @MoneyLion and multiple subsidiaries for taking advantage of U.S. service members and their families. https://bit.ly/3y9B1RO
I get hate mail about female funding.🧵
JP Morgan is making serious effort to develop a proprietary pay-by-bank capability (which would necessarily threaten its own not inconsiderable credit card revenue). https://on.ft.com/3rg9Wsf #Payments #fintech (@FT paywall)
Barclays may be tipped to take over a government contract to help UK tech start-ups overcome obstacles in their early years, currently held by Tech Nation, and some fintech folks are not happy. https://bit.ly/3E8h1Tk
