Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck real-estate startup Sundae used to win investment from Founders Fund and QED Investors

* Real-estate startup Sundae just raised $16 million in a Series A fundraising round backed by Founders Fund and QED Investors. * Sundae aims to help those selling a rundown home get a fair price and avoid predatory investors. * House "flipping", in which investors purchase properties and quickly sell them for a profit, rose to an eight-year high in 2019 – accounting for 6% of all home sales in the US. * We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck Sundae used to bring Founders Fund, QED Investors, and others on board. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Sundae, a real-estate startup helping homeowners sell their rundown properties, has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round backed by QED Investors and Founders Fund. House "flipping", in which investors purchase properties and sell them quickly for profit, usually after fixing them up, rose to an eight-year high in 2019, at 6.2% of all home sales, according to ATTOM Data Solutions. Sundae says it can help those forced to sell fast due to unforeseen circumstances — a death in the family, a divorce, or job loss — find the best deal and fend off predatory investors. The team puts together video walkthroughs, 3D renderings of potential renovations, and structural reports, before sharing it all with potential buyers. We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck Sundae used to bring the likes of Founders Fund and QED Investors on board.
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Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck London fintech Lanistar used to raise $19 million at a $190 million valuation

* London-based fintech startup Lanistar has raised a £15 million ($19 million) funding round from Milaya Capital. * Founded in 2019, Lanistar is building a personal financial management platform that will launch later in 2020. * "We're expecting a huge amount of growth upon our launch and have already seen strong interest among our sign ups," Gurhan Kiziloz, founder and CEO of Lanistar, told Business Insider. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The coronavirus lockdown in the UK has brought the importance of managing money into sharp relief. A recent study from Money.com shows that 71% of UK households have saved cash during lockdown, and, with uncertainty about jobs and the economy looming, money management is now front of mind for many. Lanistar, a banking platform with a focus on personal finance, is one company offering tools for consumers to better manage their money. It has just raised a £15 million ($19 million) funding round from Mil...

How a trusted investor saved Attentive CEO Brian Long from building a 'disaster'

* Attentive is a buzzy New York ad tech startup. * But it might never have been born if investor Scott Friend, a partner with Bain Capital Ventures, hadn't told founder and CEO Brian Long that his original idea for the company was mediocre. * Friend and Long had met and grew to trust one another when Friend invested in Long's previous startup, TapCommerce, which sold to Twitter for $100 million in 2014. * Long had VCs pounding down his door offering excellent terms for his second idea, he told Business Insider. He had the product built and a big customer. * But Friend convinced him that his idea wouldn't pan out in the long run, Friend told us. * Because Long trusted Friend, he listened and Attentive was born: a company that makes a mobile messaging app used by over 3,000 brands and organizations, including Coach, Sephora. * Here's how their friendship helped turn Attentive into a company that might "go on forever." * Visit Business Insider's homepa...

SpaceX has a 'go' from NASA to return 2 astronauts to Earth on Sunday as Hurricane Isaias threatens several Florida splashdown locations

* NASA on Saturday gave SpaceX a "go" to undock the company's first crewed space mission, called Demo-2, and land it on Sunday evening. * Hurricane Isaias complicated original plans to return two astronauts to Earth aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship in the Atlantic Ocean. * Elon Musk's aerospace company may now try to splash down NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley in the Gulf of Mexico. * Two out of seven total landing sites near Florida must have good weather conditions, and NASA has until about 5 p.m. ET on Saturday to call off the undocking. * Should the weather worsen, NASA and SpaceX can try again a day later or some other date over the next two months. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have a "go" to return to Earth this weekend and wrap up an historic space mission for both NASA and SpaceX. Behnken and Hurley launched to orbit aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehic...

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