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Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Cyphr will reveal how it makes lending easier for small businesses at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch

Cyphr uses AI and alternative data to streamline small-business lending, enabling faster, smarter underwriting and borrower-centric access to capital.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Trump's War on DEI is Hurting Small Lenders in MAGA Country

When Dominique Thornhill tried to get a loan to launch a child-care center in 2020, every conventional bank she approached glanced at her thick business plan and slim finances, then turned her away. "I thought that's what small-business loans were supposed to support, but I didn't receive that support at all," the former Pittsburgh-public-school teacher told me. "Instead, it was Come back to us when you're already established."
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