The Real Odds of Getting Venture Capital for Your Startup

Just about every startup wants to land venture capital. The odds are stacked high against them. Out of the approximately 600,000 new businesses launched each year, only 1,400 will secure venture capital financing. Angel investment, business credit cards.

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We are global pioneers in raising private funds for the education of talented young people that may have their futures at risk by not having the means to finance their higher education. For over 10 years, we have helped thousands of young people from Chile, Colombia, USA, Mexico and Peru, investing in their talent with USD 40 million in private capital, managed through our investment funds. Lumni designs, markets and manages "Income Share Agreements", an innovative investment vehicle for financing education. Students agree to pay a fixed percentage of their individual incomes for a predetermined number of months after graduation. The arrangement traspases part of the risk of investing in education from the student to the investor, who is in a better position to diversify it. To date, Lumni has provided higher education financing to over 8,000 students and mobilized more than US$40M in capital from over 200 investors. Lumni has received awards from the World Economic Forum, Endeavor, As

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Marketplace Payment Statistics

Infographic | December 12, 2019

Payment processing is one of the most crucial aspects of running an eCommerce marketplace. When you’re starting an online mall like Amazon or eBay, make sure you can offer the most convenient payment methods for your customers. It’s important to keep in mind that the payment method’s popularity greatly depends on the country you’re selling in. You can easily lose customers at checkout if they don’t trust or don’t like your payment methods.

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AI,ML and Deep Learning in Finance

Infographic | July 12, 2022

Banking customers, aren’t out there thinking about AI, ML. They are looking for convenience, value, better experiences, and sometimes connections. -Alex Jimenez, Strategist, Influencer in Fintech, AI, and Data Analytics

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Digital transformation beyond financial management with CFO 3.0

Infographic | February 11, 2020

the past decade, technology has transformed virtually every aspect of business. As businesses become increasingly complex, it's now more important for organizations to analyze data, not just historically but in real-time. That's what CFO 3.0 is all about. A new era where emerging technologies and real-time data help leaders to predict the future and plan for different scenarios.

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WHEN WE SAY “CLOUD”, WHAT DO WE REALLY MEAN?

Infographic | January 7, 2020

More and more banks are on their journey to the cloud. It is no longer seen as the future or an emerging trend; it has become a critical tool to remain competitive. But the first question banks must ask themselves is, what does ‘cloud’ mean to them?

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Unscrambling the U.S. Auto Debt Explosion

Infographic | December 16, 2019

Owning a car should make life much easier. But while automobiles have become a modern necessity, for others, it’s a costly amenity. This infographic, courtesy of CarPaymentCalculator.net, shows how automotive debt has grown rapidly due to rising vehicle prices, longer loan terms and consumers increasingly opting to trade in vehicles with negative equity.

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Financial Management – The 5 Jar Method

Infographic | March 9, 2020

How well we manage our money is more important for our financial wellbeing than the size of our income. You see…the default for most of us is to pay for whatever we need to pay for and then “save” the rest. This is not a sound financial plan. Most Australians live pay cheque to pay cheque. While there are numerous root causes for this, they all manifest as a failure to manage money effectively.

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Lumni Inc

We are global pioneers in raising private funds for the education of talented young people that may have their futures at risk by not having the means to finance their higher education. For over 10 years, we have helped thousands of young people from Chile, Colombia, USA, Mexico and Peru, investing in their talent with USD 40 million in private capital, managed through our investment funds. Lumni designs, markets and manages "Income Share Agreements", an innovative investment vehicle for financing education. Students agree to pay a fixed percentage of their individual incomes for a predetermined number of months after graduation. The arrangement traspases part of the risk of investing in education from the student to the investor, who is in a better position to diversify it. To date, Lumni has provided higher education financing to over 8,000 students and mobilized more than US$40M in capital from over 200 investors. Lumni has received awards from the World Economic Forum, Endeavor, As

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