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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Why an early exec quit unicorn food delivery startup Deliveroo to launch a food business in the middle of a pandemic

* A former Deliveroo exec has launched a market food hall startup in the middle of COVID-19. * Dan Warne was managing director of the unicorn startup until 2019, but has now launched Sessions Market as a community food hall concept to rejuvenate UK towns after the pandemic. * Warne says he hopes to bring his experience from Deliveroo, particularly about customer behavior, to the analogue world of food halls. * The first venue, Shelter Hall on Brighton seafront, launches July 4. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. On Saturday, the UK's bars, restaurants, and cinemas will fling their doors open to customers for the first time since a strict lockdown commenced in late March. Given continued public health concerns around the coronavirus pandemic, it might be unwise to open a new food business right now. But Dan Warne, a former high-level executive at British unicorn startup Deliveroo, has launched Sessions Market, a series of community-orientated food hal...

The $136,000 Maserati Levante GTS is a drool-worthy preview of what Ferrari's SUV could be like (FCAU)

* I tested a 2020 Maserati Levante GTS SUV that with thousands in options stickered at approximately $136,000. * The Maserati Levante GTS has a 550-horsepower, twin-turbocharged V8 engine, plus a gorgeous red interior. * The Levante GTS is beautiful, powerful, and fast. That puts it near the top of the luxury, high-performance SUV segment. * But competition is coming — and the Levante is a great preview of what Ferrari may put on the road in the next few years. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Let's say you want a Ferrari, but you hail from a strange region where nobody is taught the lore of Maranello sports cars. An SUV is just your style, you decide. So you swing by your friendly neighborhood prancing horse dealership one day and ask if you can look at a couple of utes. The dealer would thank you for your interest and slip you the business card of a colleague who represents Maserati, which since 2016 has been selling the Ferrari of SUVS, right dow...

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...

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