Howdy and welcome again to Fairness, a podcast concerning the enterprise of startups, the place we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.
Alex, Natasha and Mary Ann obtained along with Grace as soon as once more this week for our weekly roundup present, and scorching dang was there loads to speak about. A lot in order that we really needed to minimize one matter from our notes, any guesses what which will have been?
Regardless, right here’s the rundown:
- We had an enormous fintech theme this week, kicking off with the large information that Jack Ma is giving up management of Ant Monetary. Two particular tidbits stood out round Ant’s origin story and Ma’s flex of an possession maintain.
- From there, it was time to speak Guava, Pogo, and TomoCredit, our Offers of the Week. The main target right here was round simply how inclusive sure fintechs will be, so thank you to founders who remind us to lift the bar continuously.
- Subsequent up? A brand new solo fund that broke out of a16z. Why go away to do a scary factor when danger is excessive? We discuss that, fintech innovation, and Rex Salisbury’s LP base. (Plus, extra on solo founders coming quickly on Fintech+).
- Then we dug into Mary Ann’s behemoth investor survey, and closed with a have a look at the Coinbase-SEC state of affairs.
And we had a good time besides! Chat quickly!
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