This is a blog dedicated to building in public, where founders can see what goes on behind the scenes at a venture-backed startup. Weekly internal team emails (on a delay) are juxtaposed against interviews and articles published in real-time.

Email Nelson Chu Email Nelson Chu

A new us

January 24, 2022

Our last two big objectives ahead of our Series B are going to be announced this week, putting an exclamation on what has been one of the most impressive months in our company's history. Both of these types of initiatives normally take up to 6 months or more to complete and we managed to pull them off in less than 3. This week you will see the press release go out about our acquisition of [ ] technology from MidCap Financial, the subsidiary of Apollo, and the release of our new brand identity across all our marketing channels (website, social, etc.).

Read More
Email Nelson Chu Email Nelson Chu

Dream bigger

January 18, 2022

As we begin to think about how we as a company scale to reach that next level, one where we’re a true infrastructure solution in this market, it becomes clear that each team will need to go through a transformation from the top down to adapt to the ever changing needs of their organization.

Read More
Email Nelson Chu Email Nelson Chu

The missing piece of the puzzle

January 10, 2022

The week has finally arrived - the one where we make our intentions known that we are so much more than just another alternative investment platform. We are taking the first steps to demonstrate that this is a managed marketplace and a technology solution that makes lending happen. This week, our press release will go out announcing the release of our underwriter solution, priming our pipeline for the upcoming demos we are going to give to the prospective underwriters we've been keeping warm.

Read More
Email Nelson Chu Email Nelson Chu

Kicking off 2022 with a bang

January 3, 2022

I hope you all had a wonderful and restful holiday week. We're about to get right into the thick of things as January is shaping up to be one of our biggest and most important months ever. Over the four weeks, you will see four major strategic initiatives we've been working on come to life, one after another.

Read More