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JC Bahr-de Stefano

JC Bahr-de Stefano

Podcast: JC on Venture Grounds

Podcast: JC on Venture Grounds

⬅️Originally published by Rho here. In this Venture Grounds episode, JC Bahr-de Stefano from Better Tomorrow Ventures explains why the best FinTech companies aren't leading with AI — they're leading with the problem they solve. He breaks down why AI is enabling technology, not the product itself,

Services Won't Become Software

Services Won't Become Software

There's a growing consensus in venture right now that AI is transforming services businesses into software businesses, so much so that services companies are now considered venture-backable in ways they never were before. Several prominent VC firms framed it as a $4.6 trillion "service as software&

Fireside Chat with Yoseph West of Relay

Fireside Chat with Yoseph West of Relay

It was a pleasure to host a fireside with Yoseph West last week. Yoseph is the CEO and Founder of Relay, a platform designed to give small business owners complete control over what they are earning, spending, and saving. In 2025, Relay surpassed $1 billion in customer deposits! Yoseph shared

BTV AGM: Fireside Chat with Docshield

BTV AGM: Fireside Chat with Docshield

At our AGM, JC moderated a fireside chat with Elliot and Azhar, the Founders of Docshield. Transcript from the session copied below! JC: Tell us about yourselves and the pre-Docshield story. Elliot (CEO & Co-Founder): Hi everyone, I'm Elliot, the CEO and co-founder of Docshield. Azhar and I

BTV AGM: Fireside Chat with Layer

BTV AGM: Fireside Chat with Layer

At our recent AGM, Sheel moderated a fireside chat with Justin, the Co-Founder of Layer. Transcript from the session copied below! Sheel: Before we dive into Layer, tell us a bit about your background and the pre-Layer story. Justin: Absolutely. Before starting Layer, I was at Square for six years

BTV AGM: Checking In on Embedded Fintech

BTV AGM: Checking In on Embedded Fintech

Back in our Fund I pitch deck, we said "everything is fintech." We even have a big neon sign in our office that says it! The idea was that fintech would become an increasingly important component of successful businesses that others don't traditionally think of as