Curt Sigfstead on how Clearco is helping to revolutionize how founders raise capital

<p>The heyday of Main Street is over. The spotlight now shines on Digital Street. </p><p>Curt Sigfstead has been long drawn to the power of entrepreneurs and the opportunity they present to transform the world. After leading the prominent West Coast technology investing division at JP Morgan, Curt joined Clearco. Clearco is at the forefront of digital growth, where they are busy building out the capital infrastructure for the internet in the realm of embedded finance. Working with digital founders, software platforms, and financial institutions, Clearco is helping to revolutionize how founders raise capital.</p><p><strong>Show Links</strong></p><ul> <li>Follow <a href="https://clear.co/"><strong>Clearco</strong></a> on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/getclearco/"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/getclearco/"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> </li> <li>Connect with Curt Sigfstead on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtsigfstead/"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/Curt_Sigfstead"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> </li> <li>Connect with Andrew Seski on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-seski-819b2581/"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a> </li> </ul><p><strong>Key Takeaways<br></strong><br></p><p><strong>1:44 - Providing capital based on data</strong></p><p>Digitally-founded businesses often don’t have the traditional assets required to raise capital. By providing capital based on more diverse factors, Clearco is serving a new, data-driven market.</p><em>“It means that we can, in a very innovative way, provide capital, provide advice, provide benchmarking, provide a means by which entrepreneurs can improve their business with capital by using data. That's an important core of our business; our ability to leverage third-party data sources to create a modern finance platform that can serve these digital founders. As you were getting to Andrew, [Clearco is] serving what is a global transition from Main Street to Digital Street. And as more and mo