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(21st December) Hopin's GM / VP Engineering building something new
Welcome to the 63rd edition of the Geeks Of The Valley (GOTV) Newsletter, where we curate interesting early-stage ventures news every week. If you enjoy and want to keep abreast with insights and interesting early-stage startups before they go big, subscribe to this newsletter ✌️.
Geeks of the week
Startup Name: Wind
Geography: Singapore
One-liner: Decentralized bank, built on self-custodial wallets that facilitate instant, almost free, global payments.
Founder(s) Background: Co-founder @ Pathao (Bangladesh-based super app; Raised $50m+), Head of BD @ Brankas (SEA-based open finance platform; Series B).
Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): Backed by Saison Capital.
Startup Name: Bestever
Geography: US
One-liner: Video commerce platform supporting brands and local businesses.
Founder(s) Background: Senior Software Engineer @ Uber, Lead Software Engineer @ Apple.
Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): NA
Startup Name: Liquifi
Geography: US
One-liner: Carta for crypto.
Founder(s) Background: Engineering Manager @ Amazon, PM Lead @ Adobe, Product Lead @ Eco (Series B; raised from L Catterton, a16z, Pantera and more).
Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): Raised $5m. Backed by Dragonfly, YC, Packy McCormick, Kathryn Haun (Haun Ventures), Balaji and more.
Founders building in stealth
Venture Ideas & Trends
It's 2023 prediction season at @a16z 🥳
What am I looking for next year?
Companies that unlock access to inventory. Platforms like @Whatnot, @Shopify, and @tiktok_us allow anyone to spin up an online store or sales channel.
But these sellers need products to offer...
— Justine Moore (@venturetwins)
4:56 PM • Dec 15, 2022
Is anyone building the financial operating system for franchise businesses? (financing, banking, bookkeeping & more)
Potentially valuable problems to solve & might be something that chains would love for their franchisees.
— Itai Damti (@itaidamti)
3:47 AM • Dec 17, 2022
This week we published a 4-part AI series (including one of mine!), the result of much debate & discussion as a team. I hope it's just as thought-provoking for you. indexventures.com/perspectives/t…
— Mike Volpi (@mavolpi)
7:42 PM • Dec 16, 2022
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