Economic Health

Long before Openly began selling home insurance, co-founders Ty Harris and Matt Wielbut kept getting the same feedback from potential investors: “Can you distill your...

At Obvious Ventures, we see generative science as the next big wave in AI innovation. Last week, I sat down with three brilliant minds to...

Engineering shortages have long plagued the U.S. tech sector. Big tech companies point to immigration restrictions that hamper their efforts to find employees. The idea...

In 2024, we’re exploring these key areas in world positive fintech.

At Obvious, we see AI is ushering in a major transformation to how we find and do our best work. We believe it has the...

60 million Americans and 35% of small businesses don’t have access to traditional banking services. Embedded finance is, at its essence, the offering of financial...

How Howdy Corrals Top LATAM Talent

If 2021 was the golden year for fintech fundraising, with $130 billion invested in financial services startups, 2022 was the year of the major pullback....

Jessica was walking into work one morning at a large distribution center in rural Illinois when something caught her eye. It was an advertisement for...

Verticalized tech for SMBs, a once untenable VC category, is about to have its moment

How entrepreneurs are helping consumers get better-priced, higher-quality care—with more opportunities ahead

Corvus CEO Phil Edmundson is building a safer world at the intersection of insurance and technology

Purpose-driven founders are primed to transform our financial systems. Get ready.

Re-moat advantages, new kids on the blockchain, and more

Small business owners are primed to gain equal footing in crowded e-commerce landscapes

Building the economic infrastructure for a new era of self-employment

Today’s retail rebalancing is enabling a first-of-its-kind, broad base of long-term wealth creation. It’s about time.

How might we design a better toolkit for professional transformation in this new world?

Millions more Americans are in financial distress today. It’s time to rewrite the personal finance playbook, with purpose.

Insurtech providers are set to play an increasingly critical role in making civil society more resilient today

With the exponential implications of remote work emerging, it’s time to move forward with meaningful intention

Five questions for entrepreneurs to consider before diving in

An inspiring purpose, curated convenience, and thoughtful personalization is their recipe for success