Lessons from an entrepreneur-turned-investor whose startups emerged from a downturn stronger than ever — This article was originally published on TechCrunch We are living through one of the nation’s longest periods of economic growth. Unfortunately, the good times can’t last forever. A recession is likely on the horizon, even if we can’t pinpoint exactly when. Founders can’t afford to wait until the midst of…

To say there’s a lot of hype and speculation surrounding cryptocurrencies would be the understatement of the past few years. It seems like everyone from celebrities like Snoop Dogg and Paris Hilton to Ivy League institutions has jumped onto the crypto bandwagon. While some investors have full-on grabbed the…

We’re excited to back the team whose technology is changing the game for appointment-based small businesses “How much do I owe you?” — That is how most interactions between consumers and businesses or service providers end. But that ending is slowly starting to disappear to the point where, in…

This week, my portfolio company Synapse announced their $33M Series B. Trinity is incredibly proud to support the mission of Sankaet Pathak and the rest of the Synapse team with this latest infusion of capital, alongside Angela Strange at Andreessen Horowitz who led this round. Reflecting on my thoughts from…

Something amazing is happening in financial services: It’s disappearing. Of course, the financial services sector itself isn’t disappearing. It has rarely been stronger, but the processes are becoming so integrated and seamless that, from an end-user perspective, they’re seeming to fade into the horizon. Thanks to the widespread availability…

A significant number of US consumers are having trouble making it from one paycheck to the next, creating overwhelming financial stress. As I’ve written about previously in TechCrunch, employers are also adversely affected party by their employees’ financial hardship, and as the largest source of most people’s finances, they are…

Trinity is proud to lead the Series B for Branch International, a company modernizing finance where it’s needed most. Access to capital is a basic human need. It allows us to purchase goods for today and to save for tomorrow — essentially to build the foundations of our livelihoods. Yet…

Join me and executives from Comcast, Betterment, Zenefits and Alice Financial for a panel discussion at Money20/20 this Sunday, October 22 from 3:40–4:30 PM to find out what’s driving employers to offer financial services to their employees — and what it means for fintech startups and the broader financial services…