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FinDEVr Silicon Valley: Looking Back, Moving Forward

Fintech Labs Insights

Debuted first eBook, A Better Financial Life. Teamed up with WooCommerce to help online merchants manage sales taxes. Announced sales-tax accuracy guarantee. Teamed up with fellow alums OnDeck and CAN Capital to form Innovative Lending Platform Association. Honored by Marketplace Lending Power 20 Awards.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

BTCjam, a P2P marketplace launched in 2012 to borrow and lend using bitcoin, announced the company has made “the difficult decision” to close up shop, according to multiple news sources. It did not close because the customer base isn’t there or due to a lack of demand for its lending products. Product: All Romance eBooks.

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