Why our money is on this Brazilian female fintech founder: meet Monica of Grão
A former securities broker and two-time entrepreneur, Monica Saccarelli was the first female partner at Brazilian brokerage house Link...
Lean user research: How Diin sequenced data analysis and user interviews to generate insights
Startups typically chase growth by acquiring more and more customers. It is tempting to interpret more customers as a...
Can fintech bridge the digital divide in India?
Forecasters predict that Indians will conduct more than US$1 trillion in digital transactions by 2025. Eighty percent of Indians...
Four Steps to Being Agile for Fintech Companies
Banco Maré’s Journey from Working Enthusiastically to Working Deliberately Startups have great ideas and the best intentions for impact;...
Accelerating to Investment: Four Strategies for Securing Follow-on Funding for Fintech Startups
The goal for every startup — fintech or otherwise — is securing funding for growth. Yet most fintech startups...
Six Steps to an Intelligent AI Strategy: The AI Readiness Toolkit
Are you a startup seeking to prepare yourself for artificial intelligence (AI), but don’t yet have a concrete strategy...
Tracking Churn to get to Profitability
Sokowatch’s experience integrating a retention dashboard At Catalyst Fund, we have helped 20 inclusive fintech startups move from idea to prototype,...
Don’t be THAT CEO
Management styles that hold you and your team back from product-market fit When it comes to venture-building, we can...
Three Essential Tips for Winning Over Investors at SOCAP 2018 and Beyond
Catalyst Fund’s “How to SOCAP” for Entrepreneurs #3 Connecting with the right investors is one of the most important...
Risky business: how to de-risk your fintech startup before it’s too late
Co-written by Elizabeth Davidson If you’re a fintech entrepreneur, it’s probably not news to you that failure is more...