Chris Cheng

@thetysonchen @kleinerperkins @MeritechCapital @generalcatalyst @Amplify @FortuneMagazine Congrats man! You guys are changing the services industry

Today, I’m thrilled to announce Avoca has raised over $125M across Seed to Series B at a $1B valuation, backed by @kleinerperkins, @MeritechCapital, @generalcatalyst, @Amplify, and other top Silicon Valley investors to bring AI to the services economy. @FortuneMagazine Exclusive by @agarfinks fortune.com/2026/04/27/avo…

Bay Area - come refresh your headshot and network with the fintech community! Women in Fintech and @obviousvc are excited to be bringing you Headshots & Happy Hour — complimentary photos and sips with new friends! 📸🍸 April 4th, 4-7PM in SF. RSVP here: lu.ma/or69mxfk

The current system suffers from misaligned incentives and a lack of attention to customers. Embedded finance can help solve these issues and be the bridge to financial services for consumers and businesses alike.

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 services at the point of transaction instead of at a bank. obvious.com/ideas/embedded…

If you’re working on something exciting in fintech, we’d love to hear from you. DM us at @VishalVasishth and @Ccheng805.

Risk Rewards: From the pandemic to climate change, businesses need new solutions to help mitigate crises. New digital insurance solutions will arise that improve underwriting, distribution, and experience, particularly in areas of new emerging risks.

If 2021 was the golden year for fintech startups, then 2022 was the year of the major pullback. But what about 2023? @VishalVasishth and I foresee a focus on profitability + building trustworthy products. Here are our other fintech predictions.

In 400 BC, Hippocrates wrote that we should let food be our medicine. Those words are the perfect harbinger for my top ten food and wellness trends in the year ahead. Here's the thread:

Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, yet they continue to face challenges. A new generation of startups will create the tools to tackle these problems and elevate these businesses. Here's how: #smbs #fintech #venturecapital #startups obvious.com/ideas/building…

Inspired by @onefinancehq @CorvusInsurance @openly____ @hedviginsurance @GustoHQ @ltse... @VishalVasishth + @ChengoUnchained's drop their 2022 #fintech predictions across + banking + insurance + wealth management + payments + infrastructure + blockchain worldpositive.com/22-fintech-pre…