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Episode #305 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Kelly Fryer, Executive Director of FinTech Sandbox, which is a nonprofit that helps fintech startups build great products. Founded in 2014, FinTech Sandbox provides critical data access and development resources to FinTech entrepreneurs around the world. It’s a 6-month program where startups can get apply anytime, as the application process is rolling and there are no deadlines to get involved and another big part of what makes this program unique is that they don’t take equity or fees for participation. In this episode of our podcast, we cover: * An overview of Boston Fintech Week which is powered by FinTech Sandbox and this year’s event is happening from October 10th - 13th. * Kelly’s background story and how she got her career started at Bloomberg and then later how she got involved in the entrepreneurial ecosystem while getting her MBA at Indiana University. * Her experience at Techstars and being part of the team running the Barclays Fintech Accelerator. * All the details on FinTech Sandbox and what makes their program unique, the types of companies they are targeting, and what FinTech startups can expect by participating. * Fundraising for FinTech startups and a conversation around different trends in the industry. * And so much more. #podcast #fintech #fintechstartups #accelerator

The struggle to diversify venture investments is under fresh fire - https://lnkd.in/gniFHa6x - ( New Post Shared by www.shipwr3ck.com ) - Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, in which we sit down with a guest, talk about their work and unpack the rest. This week, Found co-host Dominic Madori Davis came back on the show to chat with Mary Ann and Alex about two of her latest pieces: A lawsuit targeting a grant program that provided small checks to Black women who run small businesses. The context here is that there’s a movement in the United States to curtail programs that seek to provide access or opportunity to underrepresented peoples in business and education. Given venture’s somewhat embarrassing investment demographics, we struggled to understand the animus behind the suit. Some countries are taking a different track, including the United Kingdom. Dom has more on that topic here. Commentary: The old guard in venture reigns supreme Equity is back on Friday with our weekly news roundup! Talk to you then! For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website. Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more! - <div>This week, Dominic-Madori Davis came back to chat with Mary Ann and Alex about a lawsuit targeting a grant program for Black women who run small businesses.</div>

Listen to the story of founder Lucinda from our portfolio company Boost Capital! They discuss what has and what has not worked on her entrepreneurial path, as she, together with her co-founder Gordon, are building Boost Capital. Enjoy! Boost Capital transforms Financial Institutions, expanding their client reach through smartphone-delivered financial services. Banks and microfinance institutions in Southeast Asia traditionally operate in-person via brick-and-mortar branch locations – Boost allows these financial institutions to enable their clients to apply digitally for loans and savings in 5-10 minutes without an app download! #fintech #southeastasia #podcast

Amidst the current global startup landscape grappling with a decline in VC funding, I've been reflecting on pivotal questions: Does scaling hinge solely on securing funding? When is the opportune moment for a startup to seek financial backing? What lies within the realms of pros and cons in startup financing? In our recent episode of the Founders52 Series, Taha Jiwaji deftly unravels these misconceptions surrounding startup funding. Taha is the Founder of Beem, an omni-channel communication platform amalgamating USSD, Airtime, Mobile Payments, SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook & Instagram channels, emerges as a beacon of insights. Taha underscores: - Premature fundraising often plagues startups still in pursuit of product-market fit. Such haste misallocates investor funds, needlessly increasing pressure from VC investors.    - In the African landscape, both B2B and B2C markets can be relatively limited when distilled to the subset genuinely willing to pay for your offering. - If you're eyeing VC funding, rigorous product testing to affirm market alignment is paramount. This positioning allows swift transition to customer onboarding once confirmed. The session was moderated by Ajay Ramasubramaniam to help you learn from from Taha's experience building and scaling BEEM for the last 10 years. The episode fosters a profound understanding—strategic alignment with market dynamics of a thriving venture, transcending the myth that growth hinges solely on external capital infusion. 💡🚀 Listen in to the full episode on: - Spotify Podcast: https://lnkd.in/d_gHR3kc - Apple Podcast: https://lnkd.in/deDX6yBD Ajay Ramasubramaniam Hindsight Ventures Jagruti Bista Claire Sonia #StartupWisdom #Bootstrapping #ScaleSmart #MarketFit #Founders52

Starting a new series of Podcasts, where I would be inviting leading startup founders and early stage VCs to understand what the 0 to 1 startup journey looks like according to their own personal experiences. If you have been dreaming of starting your own venture for a while, I hope you get more insight into what you are getting into through the show. If you are an early stage startup founder and keep wondering whether you are doing it right, I hope you relate with the stories of grit and persistence you hear on the show and the tricks that got them through a difficult phase in their startup journey. If you are already a successful startup founder yourself, I am sure the video will take you back the memory lane to the time when you were yourself just starting out. On our First Episode today, we have Rohit Taneja, a graduate of IIT - Delhi who left a cushy job at Sony in Japan, shifted back to India, and started a small venture based on the idea he got while he was at college. He talked about what made him take such a drastic decision despite his parent’s disapproval. How he took almost 1.5 years to raise funds for his first startup while raising funds within 1.5 months for the second one. What it takes to build a business from scratch not once but twice? What are his guiding principles for everything he has done in life? Which surprisingly might sound very philosophical but he has applied them very practically in his own life. Devendra Agrawal Dexter Ventures Dexter Capital Advisors The Hustle Code Vijetha Shastry Ankit Saraf Yash Garg Avik Bhattacharya Aryan Mulchandani Tushar Agrawal Sakshi Singhal Sharma Gaurav Goyal Rishabh Banthia Varun Bhatia Deepak Agrawal Rahul Singhal Rohit Pratap Singh Karthikeyan Janagaraj Taran Bedi Anjali Sachdeva Ashwini Joshi Keshav Kayal Deepali Kakkar Youtube: https://lnkd.in/dHk5KDka Spotify: https://lnkd.in/g6rQh4S3

In this podcast, we listen to founders incubated at the #FILab who are on a mission to find better financial solutions for people from the low- and moderate-income #Bharat segment. They share their insights, struggles, and joys of being #entrepreneurs who create impact and value. Mohammed Riaz 👉 https://bit.ly/44IEHs2 of Xtracap Fintech India Pvt Ltd (Bridge2Capital) and Lathika Regunathan Chaudhary 👉  https://bit.ly/44EQTdh of MIMO Technologies are experienced founders who have built solutions for merchants and #gig workers in tier 2 and 3 cities. But this #podcast is not about their startups. It is about their personal stories, expectations, the influence on their family lives as founders, and the realities of building a team from scratch. The podcast also reveals how they scaled their startups, how they have evolved as an entrepreneur, the success and failure mindset of a founder, and what defines them at the end of the day. Tune in to listen to the founders’ voices from the ground. #CIIE.CO #startupindia #nasscomstartups #MSC #JPMorgan #BMGF #FILab #BuildingforBharat #BharatInclusion #TechForAll #entrepreneur #innovation #OpenForColLaboration #Digitaladoption #innovationforchange #innovationecosystem #InclusiveIndia #InnovationLab #financialinclusion #FinTech #NextBillion #FoundersWhisper

Rome, the timeless symbol of grandeur and achievement, stands as a testament to the adage that great accomplishments require patience and perseverance. Just as the magnificent city wasn't constructed in a single day, so too must the dreams that fuel our aspirations be tended to with unwavering dedication over a lifetime. It's in the nurturing of these dreams, in the careful cultivation of ideas and aspirations, that the seeds of a promising future are sown. Xtracap Fintech, a brainchild born of the aspirations of a group of driven professionals, each a stranger to the other's world until their paths converged, embodies this ethos of persistence and shared purpose. Their collective vision: to pave the way for the next generation of working capital solutions tailored specifically for the ever-evolving landscape of MSMEs. This dream, once a mere flicker in the hearts of the individual dreamers, now burns brightly, fueled by the collective passion and ingenuity of the team. For in the realm of startups, it's not merely the founders who steer the ship, but the collaborative force of the team that propels it forward. The ethos of unity and shared ambition reigns supreme, transcending the individual to manifest a force far greater than the sum of its parts. Within the walls of this entrepreneurial venture, the spirit of collective perseverance finds its home, fostering an environment where every member is not just a contributor, but an indispensable cornerstone of the grand vision. It is with immense pride that we reflect on the team's relentless pursuit of innovation and their unwavering commitment to a dream that transcends the ambitions of any single founder. As they navigate the tumultuous waters of the business world, their journey serves as a beacon of hope, illustrating the transformative power of unity, resilience, and a shared dream that knows no limits. Nitin Verma Raghunandan K Bharadwaj Prashant V V .. lets dream on

In this podcast, we listen to founders incubated at the #FILab who are on a mission to find better financial solutions for people from the low- and moderate-income #Bharat segment. They share their insights, struggles, and joys of being #entrepreneurs who create impact and value. Mohammed Riaz 👉 https://bit.ly/44IEHs2 of Xtracap Fintech India Pvt Ltd (Bridge2Capital) and  Lathika Regunathan Chaudhary 👉  https://bit.ly/44EQTdh of MIMO Technologies are experienced founders who have built solutions for merchants and #gig workers in tier 2 and 3 cities. But this #podcast is not about their startups. It is about their personal stories, expectations, the influence on their family lives as founders, and the realities of building a team from scratch. The podcast also reveals how they scaled their startups, how they have evolved as an entrepreneur, the success and failure mindset of a founder, and what defines them at the end of the day. Tune in to listen to the founders’ voices from the ground. #CIIE.CO #startupindia #nasscomstartups #MSC #JPMorgan #BMGF #FILab #BuildingforBharat #BharatInclusion #TechForAll #entrepreneur #innovation #OpenForColLaboration #Digitaladoption #innovationforchange #innovationecosystem #InclusiveIndia #InnovationLab #financialinclusion #FinTech #NextBillion #FoundersWhisper

🔍 Seeking the Power of Multiple Co-founders? Learn from Fliss Berridge, Co-founder of Ordo. Thrilled to share insights from our recent episode on the First Time Founder Podcast, featuring Fliss Berridge, co-founder of Ordo, a London-based Open Banking Fintech. Fliss has hands-on experience leveraging the strength of multiple co-founders - 5 at Ordo - to accelerate growth in a challenging industry. So, why consider multiple co-founders for your venture? 1️⃣ Diverse Skill Sets: Different backgrounds offer varied skills and expertise, covering more roles and enhancing your management team's capabilities. 2️⃣ Shared Responsibilities: Dividing tasks according to each co-founder's expertise leads to better execution and lessens the burden on any individual. 3️⃣ Collective Decision-Making: Robust discussions among co-founders lead to more comprehensive decisions, mitigating biases. 4️⃣ Support and Accountability: Co-founders offer a support system in the challenging entrepreneurial journey, driving each other to perform their best. Finding the right co-founders? Consider these steps: 🎯 Clearly define your startup's vision and goals. 🔧 Seek co-founders with complementary skills. 🗣️ Network at industry events and startup meetups. 🔬 Collaborate on smaller projects to assess compatibility. 💫 Ensure shared values and long-term commitment. Stay tuned for more episodes of the First Time Founder Podcast. Keep learning and fuel your entrepreneurial journey with us. Next up is Daniel Cocking! #podcast #founders #startup #entrepreneurship #Ordo #FirstTimeFounder #OpenBanking #Fintech #FlissBerridge #cofounders

Listened to the latest First Cheque episode on funds of funds? Make sure you also listen to the recommended accompanying episode to with Trang T. Nguyen, Co-Founder of Transpose Platform. 🎧 The latest episode answers the question - what is a fund of funds? ❓ The previous episode with Trang answers the question - how does a fund of funds investor operate? ✔️ A prolific investor, Trang has supported and incubated startups, funds, accelerator programs, and studios through Transpose since 2015. 🚀 So far, they’ve helped create at least +15 programs, +1,000 startups and have made direct early-stage investments into 9 unicorns. 🦄 Supporting the startup industry with clear structure for growth at Transpose, Trang has access to insights from a community of +36,000 LPs and other startup programs that help build hundreds of new companies every year. 🎯 These two episodes go deep into the rationale of investing in startups, programs and funds - as well as what early-stage investors really need to think about long-term. 🧠 Listen to co-hosts Cheryl Mack from Aussie Angels and Maxine Minter from Co Ventures interview Trang about finding and supporting the best startups on the First Cheque podcast. 🔗 Subscribe to the First Cheque podcast here: https://lnkd.in/gWEDF7hR Thanks to our sponsors for helping to make this episode of First Cheque possible. Scendar about your Business' growth plans and finance needs. https://dayone.fm/scendar Turo: Turo is the world's largest carsharing marketplace and it's the perfect app for travel. Download the Turo app and book cars from $38/day. https://dayone.fm/turo