JC Bahr-de Stefano @jbahrdestefano Twitter profile

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

3 years

Some incredibly exciting news - I joined @btv_vc !! 🤓 Can't wait to back and partner with incredible founders building the next generation of financial services and learn from / work with this amazing team 💪 @pitdesi @iamjakestream @jenny_colgate @_laurenmessner 🚀

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

1 year

The Mint Demo Day is coming up in a few weeks... If this tweet gets 250+ likes, I will dye my hair Mint Green for the big day... let's see if we can make it happen 👀

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@jbahrdestefano

2 months

Kick off day for cohort III, let’s go!!! 🍃 🚀

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Me: *flosses every single night* My dentist (seeing my gums start to bleed after blasting my gums with power tools for 20 minutes): you should really be flossing daily 😑

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Never thought I would get a mullet… and certainly never thought that me getting a mullet would be work-related 😂

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@jbahrdestefano

7 months

The second cohort of @TheMint_vc kicks off next week. Has been tons of work but also lots of fun spending the last few months selecting the cos and figuring out how to structure an experience that will be even better than the last one. LFG!!

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@jbahrdestefano

3 months

HELOC credit card provider @avencard just raised $142M in Series D funding at a $1B val. Some of the investors: Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Caffeinated Capital Some stats on the biz: - 33k customers - $1.5B in credit lines issued - Annualized rev $100M+ (3x YoY growth)

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Wanted to share some of the key insights discussed during the panel that I moderated at Fintech Meetup. Check it out! Shout out to the awesome panelists @josebet1 at @MethodFinancial , @EmaSpeaks at @pavedev , and @zanes at @AtlasFYI !

Building the next decade of consumer finance

Last week in Las Vegas, I had the great pleasure of moderating a panel at Fintech Meetup re: building the next decade of consumer finance…

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@jbahrdestefano

7 months

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Silver - Automatically Collect, Identify, and Submit FSA/HSA Eligible Expenses

Connect to retailers you use everyday to find health related expenses and let Silver submit claims for you. Most users find $300-$700 of expenses.

www.withsilver.app

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@jbahrdestefano

1 month

👀💸 Brico, which automates financial license applications + management (e.g., MTLs), raised $8.1M in a seed round led by @pearvc ( @FlourishVC , @Cambrian_HQ , @restivevc ) According to , they work w/ @marqeta , @FundingCircleUS , @BiltRewards , @conduitxyz , and

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@jbahrdestefano

7 months

We loved having @immad , Co-Founder + CEO of @mercury , back at @TheMint_vc ! It was a great conversation reflecting on the journey of building Mercury: the lessons learned from building a product at the earliest stages. Here are some of those insights + learnings:

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@jbahrdestefano

4 months

Getting minty 🍃 in Times Square 😤 @TheMint_vc Applications for cohort III are open!! Run, don’t walk to Shoutout to @brexHQ + @_laurenmessner for making this happen!!!

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

15 days

🚀 Excited to announce @btv_vc 's investment in Permanent! Farmers today need one thing most critically: buyers. Smaller farms lack the resources to handle logistics, & rely on costly brokers with manual, opaque processes to access larger buyers. That’s where Permanent comes in.

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

1/ Feel like the pace of fintech M&A is really starting to pick up. Given the fact that an IPO doesn’t appear to be a great option for fintech cos at the moment, paired with the challenges in raising venture funding in this macro environment, expect to see a lot more M&A activity

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@jbahrdestefano

1 month

“The free market will regulate itself.” Free market:

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Epic start to the day hanging with lots of fintech friends!!

Better Tomorrow Ventures

@btv_vc

2 years

NYC friends! We’re co-sponsoring a coffee hang on Feb. 7 with @CitiVentures , @roibendaniel at Received, and @ValleyBank . Good coffee, new friends, and convos about fintech…that’s our kind of Tuesday! Who’s coming?

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Getting our guy @pitdesi ready for the big weekend!!! Ft @btv_vc toesies

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@jbahrdestefano

1 year

It was awesome to have @gokulr as our special guest at The Mint a few weeks ago! He shared great insights on how to set a solid foundation of growth thinking at the earliest stage. Here are our favorite snippets!

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Happy birthday to the legend!!! @jenny_colgate 👑

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@jbahrdestefano

1 year

Here we go! *Mario voice*

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@pitdesi

1 year

We're launching an accelerator @btv_vc ! Fintech founders have unique needs; we're building the best accelerator to serve them. Our first cohort starts in SF on Aug 1. Check us out at - happy to answer any questions, & please send founders our way!

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@jbahrdestefano

8 months

Learning from the best @pitdesi @iamjakestream @nbobba @_laurenmessner Saying no all the time sucks… least we can do is try to send actually valuable feedback

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@pitdesi

8 months

It's hard to send concrete feedback to founders you pass on, but can be so valuable to a founder! @jbahrdestefano always sends great feedback on his passes - try to meet with him... even if he passes you'll learn something!

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@jbahrdestefano

7 months

Overheard (so far) during the first day of @TheMint_vc : - "We just signed a $10k per month contract" - "Can we use the office on the weekends?" aaaaand we're off!! 😤😤😤

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@jbahrdestefano

1 year

Watching the solar eclipse at Camp BTV 🌞 🌚 😱

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@jbahrdestefano

5 months

Proud to announce @btv_vc 's continued investment in @bankwithrelay as part of their $32M Series B financing! Business banking has fundamentally changed, + Relay is the new leader in doing it right. Learn more here cc @iamjakestream @ycwest @pitdesi

Relay raises $32.2 million to help smaller businesses manage their cash flow | TechCrunch

Relay, a fintech startup building a money management app aimed at SMBs, has closed a new round of funding.

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@jbahrdestefano

1 year

We had @timchen , CEO of @NerdWallet , at The Mint to talk to our founders. To make things fun, @iamjakestream , Tim’s Co-Founder, interviewed him. It was a great conversation reflecting on their early days of starting + growing a co. Here are some of the insights + learnings!

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Stoked to moderate a panel at @FintechMeetup on the importance of leveraging real-time data & cash flow forecasting to build the next decade of consumer finance! Will be awesome to hear from our panelists @EmaSpeaks @ @pavedev , @zanes @ @AtlasFYI , & @josebet1 @ @MethodFinancial

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@jbahrdestefano

7 months

While I am proudly NYC >>>, first time in a @Waymo was very cool. Admittedly the most futuristic thing I’ve experienced to date 👀

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@jbahrdestefano

8 months

In Nov '22, we launched @btv_vc 's quarterly newsletter. Its an extension of our LP update but is public-facing and covers a broader range of BTV portfolio updates + news. Now that the content page of our website is live, check out the latest edition!

4Q23 Newsletter

👋 Hello, It's BTV Welcome back to our quarterly newsletter! Not to toot our own horn, but Jake has been dropping some fire!! Over the last year or so, finding himself having many of the same hard...

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@jbahrdestefano

5 months

Happy @TheMint_vc Demo Day!!! 😤💪🥹

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@jbahrdestefano

5 months

Announcement 🎉: @BrikMate is out of stealth and announcing their pre-seed round, led by us ( @btv_vc )! It was a real pleasure to have @JosefPipoly + @AliYeysides join us for the 2nd cohort of our pre-seed program, @TheMint_vc (quick plug: the next cohort starts in August!)

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@jbahrdestefano

4 months

NYC 🤝 @btv_vc Shoutout to our co hosts @SiliconVlyBank

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@jbahrdestefano

1 year

It was so much fun watching all the companies from our inaugural cohort absolutely crush it at Demo Day!! Crazy to think about how much each of the teams accomplished in the last 3 months. Can't wait to see all of the amazing things our spearmint-ers go on to do from here :) 🍃🚀

Sheel Mohnot

@pitdesi

1 year

Just finished the 1st cohort of The Mint, @btv_vc ’s fintech-focused accelerator. It's been awesome to be in an office in SF working with founders daily. The 7 inaugural "spearmint" companies pitched their startups to >200 investors at Demo Day. detail on every company 👇

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1 year

It’s time to get minty (sung to the tune of Get Schwifty) 👀 🍃 🚀

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@jbahrdestefano

3 months

We just published the latest @btv_vc quarterly newsletter. If you want to learn more about the latest happenings at BTV and within our portfolio, check it out! 👇

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@jbahrdestefano

7 months

Our most recent talk at @TheMint_vc was on how to Close Design Partners, from @jordanxwan . Jordan gave incredibly tactical advice + guidance on how to find, work with, and close design partners as a b2b focused company. Here are some of the insights + learnings:

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@jbahrdestefano

17 days

We are continuing to build @btv_vc into something special... come work with us!

Sheel Mohnot

@pitdesi

17 days

We’re hiring a new investor at @btv_vc ! We are small and collaborative team, so you’ll get exposure to nearly every aspect of being a VC. We’ll expect you to play a critical role in sourcing new investments, conducting due diligence, and supporting portfolio companies. We're

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We had @jmgards , Founder of @marqeta , as our special guest at @TheMint_vc 🍃 The story is inspiring + unconventional. It took ~7 years for Marqeta to hit its stride, & at one point, it nearly ran out of 💸. Eventually, Marqeta went public @ a $15B val. Jason shared valuable

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@jbahrdestefano

2 months

Was a treat to hear from @itaidamti last night about @unit_co_ ’s story and what’s happening in BaaS Shout out to @FirstMarkCap - @adamn + @DezFleming always do an awesome job of gathering great nyc fintech peeps and bringing in great nyc fintech founders to speak 👏

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@jbahrdestefano

10 months

Last year, we launched @TheMint_vc , a pre-seed investing program to better support fintech founders. If u want to learn more the program / why we did it, check out this 🧵 from @pitdesi If u want to join cohort #2 (Mar-May) or know folks who would be a good fit, hit us up!!

Sheel Mohnot

@pitdesi

10 months

The 1st cohort of our fintech-focused accelerator, @TheMint_vc wrapped in October w/ 7 companies, and was a huge success... so we're prepping to do it again in March! Curious about The Mint? Summary + why we decided to launch an accelerator in tweets below.

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

@CharleyMa This is also a pet peeve of mine

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@jbahrdestefano

1 year

We had @drewhouston , CEO and Co-Founder of @Dropbox , at The Mint last week to talk to our founders in a fireside-style chat. Drew shared inspiring reflections on the early days of starting a company + how things have changed in the ensuing 16 yrs (!), check them out!

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Excited to share a cool milestone for @fintechupdate : we’ve hit 1k Substack subscribers! @JoeOehmke @KieranJPasco 💪🚀 (1/5)

The Fintech Update | Substack

The week's biggest fintech stories, direct to your inbox. Click to read The Fintech Update, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

thefintechupdate.substack.com

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@jbahrdestefano

6 months

👀👀👀 @mercury announced earlier today that it is expanding into consumer banking with the launch of Mercury Personal! Mercury Personal customers can set auto-transfer rules to move $$$ between accts, give access to addtl users + customize permissions for each, issue multiple

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Feel like PE fintech activity starting to heat up. Some headlines over last 6 mos: Vista to acquire Avalara for $8.4B (Aug 22) Centerbridge & Bridgeport to acquire CSI for $1.6B (Aug 22) Cinven to acquire TaxAct for $720M (Nov 22) Vista to acquire Duck Creek for $2.6B (Jan 23)

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@jbahrdestefano

6 months

We loved having @jaltma , Founder + Chairman of @LatticeHQ , as our special guest at @TheMint_vc a few weeks ago! It was a great conversation reflecting on the journey of building Lattice. Here are some of the insights + learnings:

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@jbahrdestefano

1 year

Our final founder fireside speaker at The Mint was @eglyman , CEO + Co-Founder of @tryramp ! Eric shared tons of inspiring reflections about starting + selling Paribus along with building + growing Ramp. Here are some of our favorite takeaways:

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@jbahrdestefano

6 months

We had a great panel on all things early-stage GTM at @TheMint_vc , featuring a group of awesome founders: @trenthedge from @pylonlending , @The_HedgeFund from @vouch_group , @gautamsivakumar from Lunar, + @ycwest from @bankwithrelay . Here are some of those insights + learnings:

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

The team at @btv_vc gets me. I mean, realllllly gets me. Look verrrrrry closely at this incredible gift from my amazing team :) I’m lucky! 🥰

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@jbahrdestefano

1 year

Epic morning with our NYC fintech friends. Thanks to everyone who came out early to hang!!

Seth Rosenberg

@SethGRosenberg

1 year

Fun co-hosting a carriage house breakfast to close out fintech week with @pitdesi @jbahrdestefano @btv_vc

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Was on a Zoom with @pitdesi early this AM. I was in the office but he wasn't. He saw I was wearing a @tacobell T shirt so he changed into one so that when he was in the office later in the day, we'd both be wearing TB shirts. I made this art to commemorate this touching moment.

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@jbahrdestefano

9 months

🔥 fintech office decor 👏 @unit_co_

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1 year

Happy first day of the Premier League to all those who celebrate 🥳

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4 months

Gm from the nyc subway @mercury @tryramp

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3 months

👀💸 @FranShares , which gives investors the chance to invest in franchises for as little as $500, raised $4.2M in seed funding. Their marketplace helps franchise operators access investment and fund expansion by connecting them w/ investors wanting a piece of a biz

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Love this new feature where @SubstackInc let's us at the @fintechupdate shout out the other fintech newsletters that we enjoy reading! This community is pretty special - nothing better than highlighting each other 💪 @mikulaja @sytaylor @NikMilanovic @AlexH_Johnson @talbschwartz

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Wow @mercury acquired 👀 Teal had raised $8M in seed funding to build its accounting infrastructure for vertical software-as-a-service businesses. Their tech allowed the vsaas companies to build their own accounting tools to offer to their SMB customers

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What a week for fintech funding 💸 @withcaliza 🪙 ( @btv_vc portco) raised $8.5M @AdaptiveBuilds 🚧 raised $19M Series A @AvenCard 🏡 raised $142M Series D @materasolutions 🇧🇷 raised $100M @coastpayments 🚚( @btv_vc portco) raised $40M Series B @carryhq_ 💰 raised $10M Series A

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@jbahrdestefano

1 year

Okkkkk SF 👀 PS - gm

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@jbahrdestefano

1 year

A few weeks back, @yinonar , CEO & Founder of @albertapp , spoke to our accelerator batch. Yinon shared valuable reflections, including those on being a wartime CEO and going from burning cash to profitability, so we’re sharing some of the insights and learnings.

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@jbahrdestefano

1 year

Nothing better than watching one of my bosses @pitdesi ratio on the bird (now letter) app 👏😤🥰

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Contrary to popular belief, ice baths can be fun 🫠

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2 years

Weather in NYC today absolutely bussin 🫠

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1 year

In SF for the next few months - who wants to kick it / what should I do??

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@jbahrdestefano

5 months

@dgmason Who you hanging with in NYC??? Must be peeps who grew up on the upper east side 😂 As someone who was born and raised there, hasn’t been my experience at all - always has been a city defined by its hustle + grit

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1 year

Thrilled to announce our investment in @TrebolHQ ! At @btv_vc , we think there is a massive opportunity to transform business verification in Latin America. While banks and lenders can verify a consumer's identity with a few pieces of information, allowing customers to open new

FF News | Fintech Finance

@fintechf

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Trébol Secures $3 Million to Help Banks and Lenders in Latin America Automate the Verification Process for Businesses #Fintech #Banking #Paytech #FFNews

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1 year

I looooooove city swimming

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7 months

Proud to have contributed to the Young VC’s Handbook. The Young VC's Handbook answers many of the questions I had when I first started the job - it has something for everyone interested in VC / even on the job, check it out! @skbjml did an excellent job pulling this together

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@skbjml

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The Young VC’s Handbook is now live! When I started in venture, I was overwhelmed with implicit rules and jargon And it looked like I wasn’t the only one - many who joined the industry before or after me also had the same set of questions (1/5)

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It was a real treat to have @seanharper , Founder + CEO of @KIN , host a fireside chat at @TheMint_vc 🍃 The five 🔑 insights + learnings: 1. Find an underserved segment of the market 2. Innovation isn't always primarily about product features 3. Figure out your differentiators +

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2 years

You know what time it is 😤

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2 years

Great piece from Jeremy at @nyca (3rd of a 3 part credit focused series) on merging alternative data with conventional bureau data. Would love to talk to any other folks interested in solving some of today's problems in credit data and modeling!

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Real phone call from last night between me & the owner of an NYC pizza institution Me: what time do you guys close tonight Guy on phone: 🤌 when we run out of dough 🤌 That's exactly what you want to hear. Pizza was 🔥🔥🔥

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2 years

Did my best to ~chill~ this morning after a crazy couple of days…

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5 years

Three things that we are all in control of: 1 - How we respond; 2 - How we treat others; and 3 - How hard we work.

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@andruyeung 👋 from @btv_vc 🏭 sector: All things fintech! 📈 stage: Pre seed and seed 💵 check size: generally $500K-$2M ❓ other: typically prefer to lead or co-lead rounds. Other than that, not much - happy to invest pre-revenue / pre-product and we invest globally :)

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More fintech M&A! @Experian acquired behavioral analytics co. @neuro_id . NeuroID analyzes users’ real-time behavior e.g., keystrokes, mouse movements + typing speed, to determine intention. Terms not disclosed Personally, expect a lot more consolidation to come in this space

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1 year

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Launching something new 👀 Searching for office space for 30ish people for a few months in SF. Anyone have spare space for a sublet? Starting Aug 1.

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Busy day for consumer fintech! @Klarna announced that it is launching its credit card in the U.S. Some features / perks: - No annual fee - No foreign txn fee - Users can earn up to 10% cash back on selected merchants Partner bank --> WebBank

Klarna credit card launches in the US as Swedish fintech grows its market presence | TechCrunch

Klarna launched a credit card in the EU several years ago but this will be the first time consumers in the U.S. can apply for one.

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2 years

Hot start to the week for fintech funding: - B2B BNPL co. @tranch_hq raised $100M in equity and debt in a seed funding round (congrats @PKelvin7 !) - B2B enterprise sales closing & financing platform @vartanainc raised $12M in Series A funding and a $50M line of credit (1/2)

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1 year

People really weren't joking when they said there are 4 days per year where its 80 degrees+ in SF. Last Wed - Saturday. Aaaaaaaand it's gone.

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2 years

Just stumbled across this tweet... is it time to make @alextoussaint25 an honorary member of Better Tomorrow Ventures @btv_vc ?? What do we think @SloaneNichole @pitdesi @iamjakestream @nbobba @jenny_colgate @_laurenmessner @digmonster @arfrank

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4 years

Sacrifice today for a better tomorrow

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2 years

Me trying to convince my friends to do daily cold exposure (ice baths, cold showers, etc.) - “I like doing things that suck. That’s part of my philosophy.”

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@jbahrdestefano

2 years

To all of the amazing people at Affirm impacted by the RIF, please reach out. There is no shortage of awesome opportunities across the growing BTV portfolio! And if those don't work for you, would love nothing more than to help find something else great.

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Best team @btv_vc 🥹 !!! Level of attention to detail is this is second to none 😤

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@btv_vc

2 years

Happiest of birthdays to @jbahrdestefano !!! Sending love from the BTV fam all over

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

2 years

ModernFi, the interbank solution that allows banks to exchange deposits on demand via a tech-enabled marketplace, raised $4.5M in a seed funding round led by a16z.

Andreessen Horowitz backs ModernFi’s deposit marketplace for banks | TechCrunch

ModernFi's marketplace connects the banks to exchange deposits on demand, manage balance sheet size and earn potential revenue.

techcrunch.com

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

2 years

Wellllll it’s official. Fully padel pilled.

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

6 months

What a week in fintech! - @one started offering BNPL @ 4600 @Walmart stores - @Uber rolled out Pay By Bank + added @Klarna 's pay now offering - @Visa launched open banking in the U.S. (Tink) - @stripe is back in on crypto after a 6yr hiatus You know where to find it 👀

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

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There's been a good bit of fintech M&A these last few weeks: - @Payoneer acquired HR & payroll co. @JoinSkuad for $61M cash - @Square acquired no-code rules engine for risk & fraud @usesliderule (terms undisclosed) - @stripe acquired payments co. @lmsqueezy (terms undisclosed)

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

4 years

Some exciting personal news - today is my last day at @PromontoryFG ! Being a part of this firm for the past 3 years & 4 months has been an incredible personal & professional experience. However, I have been deeply interested in the fintech space for some time.

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

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African remittance + B2B payments co @NALAmoney raised $40M in Series A funding - according to TC "one of the largest Series A txns in Africa." 👀 Founder + CEO @Benji_Fernandes shared on LI "34x growth in 20 mos, 10x revenue growth in the past 10 mos + profitable."

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

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Another busy week in fintech! - New regulatory guidance on third party risk management for community banks ✍️ - a look under the hood @Chime - compliance lapses at @Square - @binance 's former founder + CEO going to jail for 4 months You know where to find it 👀

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

4 months

Busy week in fintech! - @Plaid launched a new consumer report product to help lenders underwrite using bank data; - @CapitalOne , @stripe , + @Adyen partnered to fight fraud; and - @RobinhoodApp agreed to purchase crypto exchange @Bitstamp for $200M You know where to find it 👀

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

11 months

👀 @venmo just dropped split expense functionality "With Venmo Groups, users will be able to track, split, manage and settle up these ongoing expenses within the Venmo app."

Venmo gets a new way to split expenses among groups | TechCrunch

PayPal-owned Venmo is rolling out a new feature starting today that will allow its users to track and manage multiple expenses among groups -- like

techcrunch.com

JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

1 year

What are some good examples of easy / good user experiences to handle group engagement AND split payments? Only one that comes to mind is splitting an Uber with friends mid ride. DoorDash group ordering is cool but one person pays so you still have to square up separately after

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

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Awesome to see @sytaylor shout out @withsilverapp ( @dansomrack ) in the latest edition of Fintech Brain Food 👀

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

4 years

That is why I accepted an offer to join @Affirm - what became resoundingly clear during the interview process is that this is a very exciting time for a great company with a great mission and great people. I can't wait to get started!

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

2 years

I'll be at @FintechMeetup next week – if you're a fintech founder or friend (or both), let me know if you'll be there too and want to hang!

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

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Let's say that, in theory, the fellas were gonna have a slumber party this weekend. Theoretically, what sort of activities are must do iiiif this sort of thing were to happen (e.g., pillow fights, energy drinks + video games, etc.). All theoretical suggestions welcome.

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

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👀💸 @SavvyWealthInc raised $26.5M in a Series A round led by Canvas Ventures ($15.5M of which comes from a "Series A-2 funding round") Savvy provides tech-enabled solutions for wealth management firms that eliminate manual back office tasks and workflows for financial advisors

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JC Bahr-de Stefano

@jbahrdestefano

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Digital bank @gogreenwood_ , created to improve financial access & opportunities for Black & Latino individuals & business owners, acquired Kinly, a fintech focused on improving the financial outcomes of Black America. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Greenwood Acquires Kinly, A Mobile Banking Platform, to Bring Together Two of The Largest Black-O...

Greenwood, the digital banking platform for Black and Latino individuals and businesses, today announced its acquisition of Kinly, a digitally native

www.businesswire.com

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