Around the globe, digital financial services (fintechs) that claim to serve the underrepresented (unbaked or underbanked) are causing widespread hardships. While ostensibly “democratizing” and speeding access to financial services, time and time again, fintechs are taking advantage of regulatory gray areas and exploiting users, who tend to be vulnerable. For example, in India and Kenya,... Continue Reading →
[Disclaimer: the analysis and views expressed in this article are solely my own unless stated otherwise.] Last week, I published an article that analyzed 265 Toronto startups that made it through my angel investment pipeline. I want here to continue the analysis by looking at the cutting-edge technologies that those startups used and/or are offering to their... Continue Reading →
[Disclaimer: the analysis and views expressed in this article are solely my own unless stated otherwise.] In the fall of 2016, I became an angel investor by officially joining Maple Leaf Angels(MLA). It is quite the experience to have moved to the "other side of the table" after 5 years of hustling and bootstrapping. My motivations... Continue Reading →
