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How These Minority Founders Got Tech Execs to Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are

When it comes to diversity, tech companies talk a big game. Their spending, however, tells a different story…Another way to tap into the power of peer recommendations? Attract — and more importantly, advertise that you attracted — venture investment. Barely 2 percent of venture capital dollars went to women founders in 2018. Tech executives know that, which is why they tend to take a second look at women founders who fight their way in.

One of those rarities is Laurel […]

VC Funding Roundup: 18 Startups Raise More than $315M in March

One quarter down, three to go.

With the start of the new season, Boston startups are looking flush with cash and full of renewed enthusiasm for projects. March was a notable month with some companies raising multimillion dollars in venture funding.

FutureFuel.io, a three-year-old fintech startup based in Back Bay, raised a $11.2 million Series A round. Read more >>

How Laurel Taylor Built A Company That Is Helping Crush Student Debt

Boston-based entrepreneur Laurel Taylor has built a company that provides student debt employer benefits solutions. Read more >>

FutureFuel.io Announces $11.2M in Financing to Help Crush Student Debt

FutureFuel.io, a technology provider of student debt employer benefits solutions, today announced an $11.2 million Series A financing led by Rethink Impact, a female-led venture capital firm that invests in female leaders using technology to tackle the world’s biggest problems. < a href="https://www.prweb.com/releases/futurefuel_io_announces_11_2m_in_financing_to_help_crush_student_debt/prweb16146087.htm" target="_blank">Read more >>

Bottom Line

The business software company FutureFuel.io hired Jim Gould Strategies to lobby for legislation that creates tax incentives for employers to help with student loan repayment. The firm’s founder, James Gould, former chief tax counsel to the Senate Finance Committee, will work on the account. Read more >>

Student Choice partners with FutureFuel.io to bring highly desired student loan repayment benefits to credit unions

Credit Union Student Choice, the leading provider of higher education financing solutions to America’s credit unions, announced that is has partnered with FutureFuel.io to bring student loan repayment benefits to the credit union space. Read more >>

FutureFuel.io Releases Student Debt FinHealth Platform Strategy and Adds Partners to Scale Student Debt-Centric Benefits Nationwide

FutureFuel.io announced the release of its broader Student Debt FinHealth platform, as well as partnerships with multiple channel partners that accelerate the company’s mission to crush student debt across the nation. Read more >>

How Businesses Are Helping Their Employees Ditch Student Loan Debt

FutureFuel.io, a SaaS platform connecting employers, employees, and student loan servicers, is pushing to “crush” student debt. Read more >>

11 Women Who Are Changing The Face Of Finance

The face of finance is changing. Now, more women are emerging as powerful movers and shakers in the finance industry, potentially taking the “old boys’ club” out of the arena once and for all. List include Laurel Taylor, Founder & CEO, FutureFuel. Read more >>

Guide: 12 Boston Startups That Tackle the $1.3 Trillion Student Debt Problem

MIT grad Laurel Taylor created FutureFuel in Boston to tackle two problems: the need for students to pay off debt and the need for employers to hire qualified STEM talent (which currently has a huge shortage). Read more >>