10 Notable Embedded Fintech Fundraises From August
August’s funding rounds show us how embedded finance is advancing on two fronts: AI-native systems are taking on more financial work inside accounting and industry-specific software, while payments, credit and insurance infrastructure is giving those platforms more ways to move money and manage risk. Those themes were also central to Great North Ventures’ September 2 […]
Deal Flow Is the Lifeblood of Any VC Firm – Here’s How It Happens
by Graeme Thickins Not surprisingly, the more established a VC firm, the more startup pitches it gets. Well-known VC partners get hundreds and hundreds of unsolicited pitches every week. But the real essence of deal flow for a VC is getting to see only the best of the best startups. Of course, that’s easier said […]
Branch: A fintech growth story powered by instant payments
Branch has made instant payments a core workforce benefit, pairing capital-efficient growth with a mission to give working Americans quicker, easier access to earnings. Transformative workforce payment solutions don’t happen overnight. They’re built through a relentless focus on solving real problems for working Americans. Branch, a fintech led by founder and CEO Atif Siddiqi helps […]
Portfolio raises $125M + talking fundraising with Branch CEO
Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! We have a couple of big raises to report, along with updates and job listings from our portfolio. Branch has raised $75M in Series C funding. With $133M raised to date, Branch has grown 2,000% in the last three years and has had 700% year-over-year platform growth in 2021. […]
Atif Siddiqi, Founder/CEO of Branch: Episode 11, Execution is King
In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about the newly launched venture studio project that’s a social app for trading card collectors. They are joined by Atif Siddiqi, Founder and CEO of Branch. Atif is a former EIR of Idealab, a venture studio that has generated multiple unicorns. Branch came out of Atif’s time at Idealab, […]