Senior executives from a host of fintech giants - including PayPal, Stripe and Grab - have banded together to launch an angel investment network that will look to put money into early-stage startups in Southeast Asia.
I’ve definitely been wrong on market value. I’ve sometimes been right about the market value but too early. And I’ve been spot on with both but backed the 2nd, 3rd or 4th best player in a market. In…
Peanut, the maker of a social networking app for women, is entering into the investing space with today’s launch of a microfund called StartHER. As the name implies, the new fund will focus on investing in women, as well as other historically excluded founders “of all ages, life stages, ethnicities and sexual orientations,” the company says. […]
South African-founded travel-focused fintech Wunderlust aims to make travel more affordable to locals by offering monthly installment payments for flights.
People don't buy products. Investors don't invest in businesses. People buy people and investors invest in people. Perception is everything. #motivation
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I have invested in Bryggefisk AS and have a 10% stake there now and have a focus on solving a perennial problem for Norwegian fishers: Direct access to markets and getting paid for premium quality.
We will be the channel for solving this problem for fishers. We are going to lead a digital disruption of the fishery supply chain, harnessing and tapping into the full value of Norwegian fishery (1 billion USD) and then globally.
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