Fintech and clean tech? An odd couple or a perfect marriage?

The Valley’s rocky history with clean tech investing has been well-documented. Startups focused on non-emitting generation resources were once lauded as the next big cash cow, but the sector’s hype quickly got away from reality. Complex underlying science, severe capital intensity, slow-moving customers, and high-cost business models outside the comfort zones of typical venture capital, […] Continue reading Fintech and clean tech? An odd couple or a perfect marriage?

UK’s Tide raises $14M to challenge big banks with a mobile-first service for SMBs

 Europe has seen a large wave of startup banks pop up in the last few years — businesses like N26, Atom and Monzo that are taking on the big incumbents by creating faster and cheaper services for a new class of consumers as they grow up and enter the working world. Now a startup has raised a sizeable Series A to tackle what it believes is a similar opportunity in the small business… Read More Continue reading UK’s Tide raises $14M to challenge big banks with a mobile-first service for SMBs

UK’s Tide raises $14M to challenge big banks with a mobile-first service for SMBs

 Europe has seen a large wave of startup banks pop up in the last few years — businesses like N26, Atom and Monzo that are taking on the big incumbents by creating faster and cheaper services for a new class of consumers as they grow up and enter the working world. Now a startup has raised a sizeable Series A to tackle what it believes is a similar opportunity in the small business… Read More Continue reading UK’s Tide raises $14M to challenge big banks with a mobile-first service for SMBs