What is AFT? According to Visa’s official documentation, Account Funding Transactions (AFTs) is a transaction type used to withdraw funds from a Visa or Mastercard account for the purpose of funding another account. In simple words - it is an…
What is an ACH transfer? It is an electronic payment that moves money between bank accounts through a centralized network (Automated Clearing House). ACH network processes these transactions in batches and this post is specifically about th…
TLDR: RFP is a capability offered by RTP and FedNow rails. It offers instant “pulls” from users’ external bank accounts without employing AFT. This system offers instant settlement. Main issue of t…
This article is made for anyone in the payments (payouts) space, but especially for those in the crypto payments space. I will describe in detail what I believe to be one of the most elegant ways to utilize Virtual Cards. First of all, what is JIT?…
Starting life as a tech nerd curio, cryptocurrencies are now increasingly woven into the fabric of the contemporary startup scene. There are all sorts of ways this is happening. But here, we’re just interested in how it’s producing some …
Disclaimer: This is a collaborative post. Fundraising Radio is not providing any financial advice or encouraging you to purchase any particular stocks. This content should be used for educational purposes only and we highly recommend you conducting …
Background Joe Tonnos is a principal at Mistral Equity Partners and a Co-Founder of Ketch Ventures, which is a syndicate group he co-founded with a colleague from his investment banking days. Mistral Equity Partners is primarily focused on …
Background: This blog post is based on the conversation we had with Taylor Nieman for the Fundraising Radio podcast. Taylor Nieman is the CoFounder and CEO of Toucan which is a browser plugin that helps you learn a new language while going ab…
Background (This blog post is based on our conversation with Abboud Chaballout for the Fundraising Radio) Fundraising Radio was proud to host Abboud Chaballout in our recent guest lineup. He has built himself an amazing portfolio as he is th…
Raising capital involves knowing your strengths and weaknesses as a firm, as well as understanding what investorsare looking for. There are many factors that can influence your ability to fundraise for your business. Marketconditions, your team, you…
This blog post was written by : Luis Bravo. This article is based on a conversation we had with Brian Mac Mahon on the Fundraising Radio podcast. Here is the link to that episode if you would like to check it out: https://www.fundrais…
This Fundraising Radio blog post is based on our interview with Greg Shepard. Greg is a serial entrepreneur with over 14 exits who was also part of a $985 million dollar transaction with eBay. It started with eBay buying one of Greg’s companie…
Background: This article is based on an interview we had with Ryan Zhang and Mi Tu for Fundraising Radio. Ryan Zhang and Mi Tu are partners and Co-Founders of Standard Capital L.P. , a hedge fund. Ryan is a Chinese immigra…
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Artem Mashkov to pick his brain for a while. He provided us and our listeners with invaluable business advice. Some background on Artem: For the uninitiated, Artem is the COO of SwagUp and the founder and p…
This blog post is a short summary of Jinal Jahaveri's episode. Jinal is an engineer turned entrepreneur and also an investor. He is founder and chairman of the company «SchoolMint» (https://www.schoolmint.com) , as well a…
This blog post is based on a conversation we had with Troy Zander for the fundraising radio podcast.Troy Zander is a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP. He is the partner in charge of the San Diego Office, and the head of the firm's venture lendi…
This blog post is based on a conversation we had with Reza Sabahi for the Fundraising Radio podcast. Reza Sabahi is the managing director at Wells Fargo Capital finance (https://wellsfargocapitalfinance.com) , which is one of the specialized lending…
In this short FundRaising Radio blog post we will summarize the tips Sarah Leners, Venture Capital Senior Associate at Bull City Venture Partners, shared in regards to getting your first call with an investor. Networking advice for founders…
This blog post is based on the conversation we had with Nitin Pachisia on the Fundraising Radio podcast. First of all Nitin gives some background on himself and on Unshackled Ventures which he started about six years ago. While discussing&n…
How five investors source their deals, by Luis Bravo. Jasmine Yu Zhang, Venture University and Angel Investor: Jasmine Yu Zhang is a partner at Venture University. According to its LinkedIn, Venture University is “the world's leading i…
In today’s blog post we will make quite a relevant summary of our guests’ views on the investing, fundraising and basically surviving during COVID-19. We have chosen 5 episodes in which this topic was discussed. That way you will …
In this article Jessica Li, investor at Soma Capital, tells us about choosing the right person to invest in your idea, she shares some details about early stage fundraising and about her personal investment preferences. Some bac…
This article is based on the conversation we had with Sedale Trubovsky. For the uninitiated Sedale Trubovsky is a serial entrepreneur, who is currently the founder and CEO of Open Grants. Sedale’s interest and proclivities for grants stems fro…
Now we would like to offer you some commonly used (in the startup investment field) abbreviations so that you don’t feelconfused or stupid when investors or other founders through them at you. 1. VC - venture capital or more frequently meanin…