by Emmalyn Shaw It was the summer of 2016 when co-founders Sean Harper and Lucas Ward took the stage for the first time at the 500 Startups mini conference to give their two-minute pitch and launch their business. At the time, the start-up was named Bright Policy and Sean kicked off the discussion comparing Insuretech...
By Arjuna Costa, Managing Partner Brazil’s 17 million micro-, small- and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) face a significant credit gap. This is largely due to banks’ inability to effectively serve these customers with the short-term working capital products they need in a cost-effective way, resulting in intensive applications, cumbersome approval processes and high interest rates. As...
