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Simon Champ is a true pioneer in the online lending space. He did something that had never been done before, he created the very first publicly traded investment vehicle for online lending and in the process changed the industry forever. P2PGI launched in May of 2014 in a £200 million IPO and they have now raised a total of £900 million. I interviewed Simon for the latest episode of the Lend Academy Podcast in the London office of Pollen Street […]

One of the largest European banks, BBVA, is also one with the most aggressive in their approach to innovation. They acquired Simple back in 2014 and their venture arm, BBVA Ventures, has invested in the likes of Atom Bank, Prosper, Taulia, Coinbase and many other fintech leaders. They were one of the first large banks to create their own innovation center. The latest guest on the Lend Academy Podcast is Gustavo Vinacua who used to run BBVA’s Innovation Center in […]

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When Rory Eakin and his co-founder, Ryan Caldbeck, created CircleUp they did so in response to a big problem. Consumer goods companies find it very difficult to raise equity capital and most Silicon Valley VCs are not interested in the category. So, they created an equity marketplace focused on that one segment. Fast forward more than five years and CircleUp has become a major funder for small consumer good companies in this country. My next guest on the Lend Academy […]

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Fintech entrepreneurs starting out today have many options to help them grow their business. One of those options is to enter an accelerator program, a place where startups can go to get mentorships, education and introductions to companies that can help them move to the next level. One of the leading accelerator programs today is Plug and Play, they claim to be the world’s largest startup accelerator. Lending Club and many other big names have gone through their program. In 2014 […]

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