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JC Bahr-de Stefano

JC Bahr-de Stefano

Why We Invested in InstaSwitch

Why We Invested in InstaSwitch

Excited to Announce Our Investment in InstaSwitch! We are thrilled to share our investment in InstaSwitch! We led their pre-seed round and invested in their seed round led by Chicago Ventures. 5.4 million U.S. small businesses try to switch banks every year. Most never finish. The story goes

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