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<ul><li>Betterment and Wealthfront survived the robo-advisor purge by building the biggest brands in the space.</li><li>Growth slowed to low double-digits for both Wealthfront and Betterment in 2021 and 2022 with the rise of meme investing via Robinhood.</li><li>As interest rates have climbed to 5.25-5.50%—the highest levels since 2001—Betterment and Wealthfront’s AUM growth has re-accelerated, growing 50% and 77% respectively.</li></ul>

Betterment and Wealthfront survived the robo-advisor purge by building the biggest brands in the space.Growth slowed to low double-digits for both Wealthfront and Betterment in 2021 and 2022 with the rise of meme investing via Robinhood.As interest rates have climbed to 5.25-5.50%—the highest levels since 2001—Betterment and Wealthfront’s AUM growth has re-accelerated, growing 50% and 77% respectively.

Wealthfront, Betterment, And The robo-advisor Resurrection

<ul><li>Betterment's revenue growth rate has significantly increased in the past year.</li><li>The valuation trajectory of Betterment indicates a positive outlook for the coming quarters.</li><li>There is a strong emphasis on expanding customer base and improving technology offerings.</li></ul>

Betterment's revenue growth rate has significantly increased in the past year.The valuation trajectory of Betterment indicates a positive outlook for the coming quarters.There is a strong emphasis on expanding customer base and improving technology offerings.

Betterment Revenue, Growth, And Valuation

Chime Financial / Private Capital Markets

<ul><li>Chime (launched 2012) found initial product-market fit marketing to millennials and the 75% of Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck with no-fee accounts and 2 days early access to their wages.</li><li>Chime can grow ARPU from the ~$30-$120 of a top interchange-based neobank to the $1,200 of a full-service consumer retail bank like a Bank of America and increase LTV by turning on additional features like crypto, investing, insurance, and most importantly, lending.</li><li>Chime’s lead gives it the chance to build the CNBC of finance superapps, positioned against Cash App’s meme-y, Wall Street Bets-adjacent finance superapp.</li></ul>

Chime (launched 2012) found initial product-market fit marketing to millennials and the 75% of Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck with no-fee accounts and 2 days early access to their wages.Chime can grow ARPU from the ~$30-$120 of a top interchange-based neobank to the $1,200 of a full-service consumer retail bank like a Bank of America and increase LTV by turning on additional features like crypto, investing, insurance, and most importantly, lending.Chime’s lead gives it the chance to build the CNBC of finance superapps, positioned against Cash App’s meme-y, Wall Street Bets-adjacent finance superapp.

AngelList Venture / Private Capital Markets

<ul><li>AngelList Venture recently raised $100 million at a $4 billion pre-money valuation from Tiger Global and Accomplice, bringing their total raised since inception to $224 million.</li><li>AngelList Ventureʼs Assets Under Support (AUS) has increased by 10X since 2018 at a CAGR of 115.4%, while the number of GPs on AngelList has increased from 255 (2018) to 800 (2021).</li><li>GPs invested $3.6 billion into 7000 startups in 2021 using AngelListʼs platform, with ~$1 billion from AngelList LPs (who discovered deals through AngelList's listings).</li></ul>

AngelList Venture recently raised $100 million at a $4 billion pre-money valuation from Tiger Global and Accomplice, bringing their total raised since inception to $224 million.AngelList Ventureʼs Assets Under Support (AUS) has increased by 10X since 2018 at a CAGR of 115.4%, while the number of GPs on AngelList has increased from 255 (2018) to 800 (2021).GPs invested $3.6 billion into 7000 startups in 2021 using AngelListʼs platform, with ~$1 billion from AngelList LPs (who discovered deals through AngelList's listings).

<ul><li>India is a capital control country.</li><li>Swastik is the founder and CEO of Winvesta, a fintech building cross-border banking platform.</li><li>We are at a very early stage.</li></ul>

India is a capital control country.Swastik is the founder and CEO of Winvesta, a fintech building cross-border banking platform.We are at a very early stage.

Swastik Nigam, CEO Of Winvesta, On Building cross-border Fintech

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Wealthfront, Betterment, And The robo-advisor Resurrection

TL;DR: Betterment and Wealthfront survived the robo-advisor purge by building the biggest brands in the space—before the cost of customer...

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Betterment Revenue, Growth, And Valuation

Sacra model for Betterment's revenue, AUM, and competitors.

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Chime: The $1.3B/year could-be Superapp

Chime (dataset) built the #1 neobank in the United States by focusing on lower-income consumers looking for early access to paychecks. Now, they...

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Primer: AngelList Venture - 25 May 2022

Marketplace and back-office software for startup investors and venture fund managers

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Swastik Nigam, CEO Of Winvesta, On Building cross-border Fintech

Sacra interview with Swastik Nigam, founder & CEO of Winvesta

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