#Second Byju’s auditor exits in a year amid bankruptcy proceedings

#Second Byju’s auditor exits in a year amid bankruptcy proceedings

BDO, the auditor for Indian edtech startup Byju’s, has resigned with immediate effect, marking the second auditor departure for the embattled startup in about a year and further intensifying concerns about its financial health and governance. In a scathing resignation letter, BDO subsidiary MSKA highlighted multiple issues with Byju’s, including significant delays in financial reporting,…

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#Those ‘Founder mode’ memes keep coming

#Those ‘Founder mode’ memes keep coming

If you spend time on X or Threads, where snarky memes rise and fall, you’ve probably seen posts referencing “founder mode” over the last few days, like this: https://www.threads.net/@carnage4life/post/C_eaQAxyIcV Or maybe this: You may even have seen this parody about “goblin mode.” The chatter ties to a recent blog post that Y Combinator founder and…

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#Impact investors FMO and BlueOrchard back Ghana’s digital lender Fido in M Series B round

#Impact investors FMO and BlueOrchard back Ghana’s digital lender Fido in $30M Series B round

Digital lending platforms have become an easy and swift alternative source of credit for microenterprises and individuals overlooked by traditional banking institutions. These platforms have turned into a lifeline for millions of underbanked and demand will keep growing, pushing the value of the digital lending platform market in the Middle East and Africa to reach…

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#Former Citi, Battery VC has new 8M fund that helps startups land Prudential, Mutual of Omaha, others as investors and customers

#Former Citi, Battery VC has new $378M fund that helps startups land Prudential, Mutual of Omaha, others as investors and customers

PruVen Capital, a fintech and insurance tech venture fund founded by former Benchmark and Citi ventures VC Ramneek Gupta, has closed a new $378.5 million Fund II to invest in financial services and enterprise-focused startups. This second fund is significant because Gupta expanded it beyond a corporate fund with one main LP – Prudential Financial…

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