Your Daily FinTech Podcast - June 29th, 2022

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Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast.

THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS

Brazilian Super App Inter sees a Nasdaq listing as a springboard to US consumers. The super app offers a digital front door for a range of activities — from banking and investing to insurance, peer-to-peer (P2P) and beyond.

WHAT ABOUT FUNDING ROUNDS AND INVESTMENTS?

Thepeer, an African tech infrastructure startup connecting businesses’ wallets, has raised a $2.1 million seed round led by the Raba Partnership.

WHAT’S THE LATEST ON VENTURE FUNDS?

San Mateo, CA-based The Employee Stock Option Fund (ESO Fund) closed ESO Venture Fund V, LP, at $200m.

WHAT ABOUT CRYPTO?

Celsius Network on Monday denied reports of the CEO leaving the US, claiming that all related allegations are false. The crypto lender platform's CEO Alex Mashinsky was reportedly stopped by authorities from leaving the U.S., amid insolvency rumors about his company.

WHAT ARE THE LATEST INSIGHTS?

Only 7% of founders at Europe’s future unicorns are women, according to the ranking of 100 VC-backed, B2B European future unicorns published by Sifted. Out of the 100 companies, only six have a female CEO (or co-CEO). Sixteen companies on the ranking were founded by mixed-gender teams, and in total 19 of the cofounders in the cohort are women — representing 7% of the total number of cofounders among the 100 companies.