Meet Cherotich Rutto, venture lead of Tawi, our digital marketplace connecting farmers to commercial kitchens
Wrapping up our series of interviews with our venture leads this International Women’s Month, we speak to Cherotich Rutto, venture lead of Tawi, our digital marketplace, offering secured e-commerce transactions, financing and value-added services from farm to fork. Tawi’s mission is to create a more connected, trusted and transparent agriculture and food ecosystem while positively […]
Meet Amelia Ng, CEO of Olea, our fully digitized trade finance origination and distribution platform
Celebrating International Women’s Month, we speak to Amelia Ng, CEO of Olea, our fully digitized trade finance origination and distribution platform, which takes a radically transparent approach to partnering with both suppliers and investors to drive meaningful impact in the global economy. In our latest interview, Amelia shares her views on what she believes it […]
Meet Lynette Lee, venture lead of Huma, our solution focused on demystifying ESG due diligence
Celebrating International Women’s Month, we speak to Lynette Lee, venture lead of Huma, our solution focused on demystifying ESG due-diligence, about what three traits she thinks every successful entrepreneur should have, how she approaches gender biases along her founder journey, and the advice she would give her younger self – and budding entrepreneurs embarking on […]
Meet April McKenna, CEO of Autumn, our all-in-one financial planning platform helping customers own their future
Celebrating International Women’s Month, we speak to April McKenna, CEO of Autumn, our all-in-one financial planning platform that helps customers own their future, about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, how we can overcome gender bias in the venture space, and the advice she would give her younger self – and budding entrepreneurs […]
Meet Fernn Lim, Chief of Staff of Standard Chartered nexus, our BaaS solution
Kicking off the first in our series of interviews with our female venture leaders this International Women’s Month, we speak to Fernn Lim, who is the Chief of Staff for Standard Chartered nexus. Standard Chartered nexus is our white-label plug and play Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solution powered by Standard Chartered with a vision to redefine the […]
#IWD2023: Celebrating Our Female Venture Leaders
At SC Ventures, we believe that International Women’s Day is a necessary celebration of diversity. We are by design, a group of highly diverse individuals – former entrepreneurs, design thinkers, technologists, bankers and investment and risk professionals – across genders, nationalities and generations. While it can sometimes be challenging and uncomfortable, our magic lies in […]
White Paper: The Metaverse – An Overview
Written by: Simon Figures, SC Ventures San Francisco Email | LinkedIn In Brief The metaverse is best described as a future version of the Internet where people interact socially and professionally in persistent, shared, and immersive virtual worlds. Numerous analysts are predicting a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity with far reaching implications for a broad range of industry […]
FinTech Bridge Live: Sustainability in PropTech
In our recent SC Ventures FinTech Bridge live session, Marion Bernardi and Harald Eltvedt spoke with Ashish Jerry Justin, CEM® CMVP® RCx Pro, Marie Cheong, Virginia Brumby Ferreira and Apurv Suri about trends, regulations and opportunities to drive sustainability and impact in the booming #proptech space. Here are some key takeaways: 💥 Tech advancements, hybrid work arrangements, increasing business focus on achieving #netzero and government regulations are key factors […]
Mobilizing the potential of AI for sustainable trade finance
Around the world, 1.7 billion people still lack access to a formal bank account. As data grows exponentially, AI has the power to transform this data profusion into financial inclusion, with the right infrastructure and ethical framework. In a recent World Economic Forum article, SC Ventures’ Amelia Ng and Laurent Le Moal, CEO of PayU, share the three key elements needed […]
Zodia mastering digital custody and gender balance
SC Ventures founded Zodia to manage digital assets for institutional clients while maintaining a robust compliance and control framework – a unique selling point. Find out how Zodia is pioneering institutional-grade digital custody solutions and how gender diversity plays in Zodia’s success story. The need for a regulated digital custody solution Zodia by SC Ventures […]