Dan Angius

Specialty finance companies partner with Cascade for their entire debt capital journey. From simple on-balance sheet loans to forward flow agreements and securitizations. We can handle it all. Scale your business without scaling your operations. #fintech #specialtyfinance #privatedebt

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At our annual meeting last week, Carta Head of Insights Peter Walker shared a master class on #seed VC deal dynamics with a special focus on the South. Carta is Valor's fund administrator, and we sure enjoyed having Peter come out from SFO to join our community of courage in person. Listening to his talk, founders and investors will learn: 1) How #valuations and amounts raised play out for founders right now--including the perceived (but not that meaningful) differential between the South and Silicon Valley 💰 2) Where #SAFE dilutions are trending, and why stacking SAFEs is more dangerous than ever ⚠️ 3) How #M&A in the South has recovered, even surpassing the Northeast in the most recent quarter 📈 Here are some highlights and a video for those who want to dive in. https://lnkd.in/gYwsQ6Jv Please share with smart founders and investors you care about. CC: Steve George Catherine Abely Megan McDougall Gary Peat Jean-Luc Vanhulst Cliff Baker Sean Cook

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We agree with Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon that there are ingredients for an upturn in M&A ---> The best way to get more deals done is to screen more targets. Our Robin Reports product is designed to do exactly that: We automate the first stages of your due diligence, so you can figure out which deals are worth pursuing, and either quickly move to the next stage or move on. If you want to give your legal team an edge, try it for free and see for yourself ⤵️ #mergers #legalAI

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Excited to share the "Primes and Funding" panel at FedTech's Inland Empire Innovation Summit with Christopher Lay, Djian Rembrandt Salgado, Rachel Stern, & James Kainz. Key takeaways for startups building in the defense and government ecosystems: Shifting Defense Posture: In 2022, the DOD's SBIR program saw a remarkable 20% year-over-year increase in contract amounts. This growth goes beyond traditional military assets like shipbuilding and covers the entire national security infrastructure, including logistics, cybersecurity, IT services, and more. Finding the Solution Match: Startups selling to state and local governments? Research the legislation introduced into your target market. Does this problem have government funding? Is there a working group behind it? Focus on solving known problem sets for local or state governments. Make Sure You Can Walk the Walk: As a startup, primes understand you don't have all the answers. Ensure you can deliver or seek help when needed. Don't wait until it is too late. For more insights, watch the full panel discussion here: https://lnkd.in/gfZ-MbRe

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Discover how @PinegroveCP is set to acquire SVB Capital, backed by key creditor groups, paving the way for enhanced venture capital liquidity options. #VentureCapital #Acquisition #StrategicPartnership

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FinTech IPO Index starts 2025 with losses as Blend, Lemonade and SoFi lead market declines in final trading days. https://hubs.ly/Q03157Hg0

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Late-stage VC funds are earning dismal returns relative to the S&P 500 and take little risk. So why are LPs continuing to fund them? What the heck is happening in VC and can we fix it? In his three-part series on why VC is dead, Joe Merrill condenses conversations he's had from leading money managers all over the world into what's happening in VC today. Read the first part here and stay tuned for part 2: https://lnkd.in/gmCMx6wR #vc #article #latestage #earlystage #learning

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KairosWealth's AI can now search through millions of financial records in less than a second to find the best advice for you. ✅ 8x reduction in database size ✅ Sub-0.3 second queries on 2.4M vectors ✅ Efficient multi-tenancy & advanced recommendation features Want to know how AI is changing finance? Check out the full story! https://lnkd.in/gtvtVPY7

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We mapped out the biggest software PE investors of the last decade!🚀 📊Leading the pack are TA Associates, Vista Equity Partners, Thoma Bravo, Hg, and Battery Ventures. 👉They are not just backing companies but are helping founders scale their software business to new heights. 🌟 For founders in the software space looking for PE investment, we have covered detailed profiles of these PE funds that include their investment criteria such as investment size, geographical focus, revenue requirements, and board seat preferences. 👉The strategies of these funds range from growth equity to full buyouts, impacting software companies at various stages. 🔥Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dXzrEG2B #software #privateequity #softwareinvestor #mergersandacquisitions

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Another very interesting piece of Thought Leadership by our Polish Globalscope Partners Ltd partner, Aventis Advisors, regarding the biggest PE investors in the Global Software vertical in the last decade. Congratulations Marcin Majewski and the rest of the team for such an insightful research. 🔥Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dXzrEG2B #LiberdadeCapital #AventisAdvisors #GlobalscopePartners #GlobalTeam #ThoughtLeadership

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Is fintech too crowded? 💭 Kamran Ansari of Kapital Ventures joins this episode of @Finovate with Greg Palmer for a high-level examination of the ecosystem right now, and where we’re going from here. http://spr.ly/6040tr0iC #podcast #finovate #fintech #innovation #VC

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Capital.com integrates Newsquawk real-time news feeds to empower retail traders Capital.com Newsquawk Dana Massey Niamh Byrne Mehul Patel #forex #cfds #cfdtrading #broker #news #newsfeed

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 Venture360 Client Spotlight: Connetic Ventures | Brad Zapp, CFP® Connetic Ventures, led by Co-Founder Brad Zapp, CFP®, is breaking barriers with the launch of the Connetic Venture Capital Access Fund ($VCAFX). This innovative fund allows everyday investors access to privately owned tech and consumer product companies—opportunities typically reserved for institutional and high-net-worth individuals.With nearly 100 early-stage private companies in its portfolio, no carried interest, and IRA eligibility, this fund is reshaping investment opportunities. Powered by their in-house software, Wendal, Connetic Ventures is driving data-driven, efficient investing. Read more about this game-changing launch below! https://lnkd.in/gkYcRrzj

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Today's #fintechdeal is for Parsyl. 🔥 Parsyl, a Denver-based supply chain insurer, raised $20 million in a Series C funding round led by The Lightsmith Group, with participation from HSCM Ventures, GLP Capital Partners, Lineage Ventures, and FirstTracks Ventures. 🚀 💲💲💲 Harvey Hudes Marcel van Oost Mike Linton Alex Haar Ben Hubbard 👉 Subscribe to the FR for the latest on the top fintech deals that matter. Sourced daily, in one convenient place: https://bit.ly/subscribeFR. #FintechNews #Fintech #Insurtech

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📢 LAUNCH UPDATE: Managing digital assets at scale is a major challenge. Traditional custodial solutions lack security and seamless integration, forcing companies to relinquish control of their assets. But what if you could have both scalability and security in a customizable solution? Just one week after launching io.vault, io.finnet has already onboarded leading financial institutions and digital asset players. Learn more about how io.vault is changing the game for institutional investors: https://lnkd.in/e54Jx2fG #digitalassetsecurity #digitalassetcustody #iofinnet #iovault

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✨ 2024 Wealth Access Executive Summit ✨ At the Wealth Access, Inc. Executive Summit, one key insight emerged loud and clear: data is the engine for growth. It’s not just about collecting data—it’s about using it to fuel strategy and innovation at every level. 🚀📈 Dave Hanson, CEO at Fulton Private Bank, positions data as the engine for driving organic growth in the future.  #WealthAccessExecutiveSummit #Leadership #OneWealth #OneBank #OneData #IntegrationHub

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Our CEO Ryan V. and Jason M. Pereira, host of the Fintech Impact podcast, recently did a deep dive into how Opto uses technology to help its RIA partners meet the challenges of building a custom private markets program. And Ryan explains why “more transparency and awesome data would make private markets a lot more exciting.” Listen to the full conversation: https://lnkd.in/e_rBnDmY Interested in learning more about diversifying your practice with a custom fund? Read our recent paper Simplifying private markets for RIAs via custom funds #wealthmanagement #privatemarkets #fintech

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