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Tx Zhuo

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General Partner, @fikavc. Previously: GP @karlinventures, McKinsey & Co, Tech Entrepreneur, Stanford MBA.
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TX is the Managing Partner of Karlin Ventures and has been involved in the startup space since his college days. He started an online textbook retail company while in college, served as the CFO for an electric vehicle startup, Lit Motors, and worked for Innovation Endeavors, a seed stage venture fund backed by Eric Schmidt. Prior to Innovation Endeavors, TX worked for McKinsey & Co in their London office where he was part of their financial institutions and consumer goods practices. TX received…

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Turning payments into a profitable revenue stream for vertical SaaS

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By Tx Zhuo
| Future Nexus
Vertical SaaS has consistently been a darling of the tech industry, as upstarts, like ServiceTitan for contractors and Auditboard for accountants, are poised to make a splash when they go public in 2024. Yet, pundits believe we are still in the early innings of this market’s expansion, with sources predicting the market size to increase at a CAGR of 12.6% and grow to a >$400B total addressable market (TAM) by 2032. This suggests a huge opportunity for vertical SaaS players.
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FedNow instant payments are about to unlock fintech investment opportunities

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By Tx Zhuo
| TechCrunch Verified
The payments industry is on the cusp of a revolution. Thanks to the Federal Reserve's new instant payments initiative FedNow, transactions will soon be faster, more secure and more cost-effective than ever before. This initiative promises to benefit consumers, small businesses and banks of all sizes. As such, given its potential to completely overhaul the way we make payments in the years to come, many opportunities, as well as challenges, are likely to arise.
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Can Medicare save the insurtech market? – TechCrunch

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By Tx Zhuo, James Shecter
| TechCrunch Verified
TX Zhuo is the managing partner of Fika Ventures, focusing on fintech, enterprise software and marketplace opportunities. More posts by this contributor James Shecter is a senior associate with Fika Ventures and focuses on fintech, enterprise software, crypto/web3 and digital health opportunities. Insurtech companies have certainly fallen from grace over the last year.
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