This week, I am re-highlighting Marcia Chong, a woman on a mission to make financial services and capabilities attainable to all.
As an advisory board member to Village Capital, the vision and mission is close to my heart and I have always been impressed with Marcia's ability to think outside of the box and continuously bring new and exciting perspectives into fintech. Since we caught up with Marcia last year, she led the Finance Forward US 2019 accelerator at Village Capital. Finance Forward US is an accelerator for early-stage companies solving challenges on financial health, economic mobility and community resilience in the US. One of the great aspects of the startups in Finance Forward is that they truly come from across the geographic landscape. In face, for Finance Forward US 2019, two south-Florida based companies, Xendoo and Worthy Financial, were selected by their peers to each receive $75,000. To have Florida-based companies participate and be the peer-selected companies, shows rising fintech leadership outside of the typical "hotspots" of NY, SF, and Boston.
This year, Marcia and the Village Capital team are back with Finance Forward US 2020 and applications are closing this week, May 8th. For all of you entrepreneurs out there, please be sure to apply here!