Meet Helen Min: From Facebook to Phenomenal Ventures

50% of the entry-level finance workforce are women.  When it comes to women coming through the doors of fintech, many tend to gravitate towards B2C offerings.  However, we need women in every vertical and corner of our industry if we genuinely want fintech to serve everyone. And Helen Min, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Phenomenal…

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How Hard Is It To Raise A Series B?

Two major announcements happened last week to push funding for female founders in fintech forward.  First, Anthemis announced its Female Innovators Lab Fund has received additional investments from Visa, BMO, and other institutions totaling $50 million, making it the largest early-stage fintech fund dedicated to women-founded companies.  The fund will invest in beauty, sustainability, fashion,…

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Meet Stash’s New CEO Liza Landsman

With only 24% of leadership roles in financial services held by women, we still have a ways to go to achieve gender parity at the top. However, some women have been in the game & holding the door open for decades. Liza Landsman, CEO of Stash, among them. This is her story. Liza is an…

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Building Tech Economies Where It Matters

Tipping the pizza delivery guy might not seem like an indicator of wealth.  But for some, it’s the difference between living paycheck-to-paycheck and living large. Meet the tech founder who brings her community that large pizza – with extra toppings.  Latina founder Irma L. Olguin Jr. is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bitwise Industries, a…

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Big Tech Meets FinTech 

The tech industry has been abuzz with news lately. Apple and Twitter have made major moves into the financial world.  Apple is offering a high yield savings account in partnership with Goldman Sachs, while Twitter has teamed up with eToro to enable users to trade stocks directly from its platform.  These moves are just the…

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