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After a decade of venture-fueled growth in FinTech, there is still plenty of room for innovation in financial services. However, not all business models are created equal. Which models stand to win and lose over the next decade? Read our thoughts here coatue.com/blog/perspecti…

We’re thrilled to welcome three new board members: Dan Crumb, kunle.app, and Katie Rizzo. Their diverse expertise in finance, compliance, and technology will provide invaluable guidance as we continue to grow and innovate! lead.bank/blog-posts/lea…

If you don’t know much about Lead, you can check out the profile in Steve McLaughlin FT monthly bank review. 💪🏼💯

1/N There has been a lot of chatter about Chime and how it’s going to price next week. Ultimately, this is a supply and demand equation with public investors that are valuing growth again and are absolutely starved for new names to trade. One thing is clear, Chime has built a

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THE METRICS BEHIND AN EXTRAORDINARY COMPANY At the core, every extraordinary business does two things incredibly well. First, they efficiently acquire customers. Exceptional businesses are exceptional customer acquisition machines with low payback periods, enabling them to grow

Excited to see the Melio Payments acquisition announcement by Xero today. Great outcome for a great company. My Marathon partners Michael B. Gilroy and Chase Packard , in their prior lives, led not one but TWO rounds (back to back) in Melio. Though MG and CP are too humble to

We're thrilled to announce that Melio has agreed to be acquired by Xero! 🚀This means we're set to supercharge our mission to simplify payments and empower SMBs and their advisors. It's a significant milestone not just for us, but for the future of business payments!

Thrilled to be partnering with the stellar team at Marathon, and particularly excited about working closely with Gokul Rajaram and Chase Packard. The product expertise and investment acumen that this team brings to the table is unparalleled. Their understanding of both the

We at Marathon are beyond thrilled to be leading Niural AI’s Series A. Payroll has existed for 75+ years—but it hasn’t kept up with the world around it. Three massive shifts have changed everything: 1️⃣ Remote Work → Global hiring, fragmented systems 2️⃣ Generative AI → Ops

Our latest Series A funding has accelerated our mission to redefine intelligent finance. After years rebuilding payroll, payments, and compliance from scratch, Niural is poised to drive intelligent finance from bold ideas to everyday advantage, turning back-office turmoil into

Fragmentation breeds errors, missed deadlines, and 2 a.m. Slack pings. The office of the CFO remains one of the most disjointed areas in enterprise software. Despite hundreds of vendors, companies still struggle with disconnected systems, manual processes, and compliance

Proud to see Marathon portfolio company Atlas on the Future 50, which is fast becoming a prescient window into greatness. Some quotes about Atlas from the article: "How does one secure a spot at The Corner Store? Or a table at Cotogna? What should one do to get

Coupon books are out and Atlas is in

“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” - Matthew 5:11–12