E44: Mortgage Disruption, Wander UPDATE, Robo-Smoothies, and Hotel Daypasses

On this week’s dose, (2:02) we start things off with a discussion on Pylon, an API-first embedded mortgage infrastructure platform looking to disrupt the mortgage lending industry, hot off their recent $8.5M seed round. (6:31) Next, we talk about Wander’s $100M debt raise, reminisce on covering the startup on the (7:06) our very dose, and (15:14) discuss their new REIT, as well as other exciting developments. (19:42) Then, we break down Smoodi’s $5M Series A, and how the startup’s healthy smoothie-making robot is capitalizing on the growing smoothie market. (23:03) Lastly, we close out this week’s dose with a discourse on ResortPass’s $26M Series B, and how the platform is enabling users and luxury hotels alike to capitalize on their amenities.

Sources

1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/amydobson/2022/12/05/pylon-closes-85m-round-from-conversion-capital-fifth-wall-peter-thiel-and-more-marquee-investors/?sh=778138e83859 
2. https://twitter.com/pylonlending/status/1599814724064976897 
3. https://www.pylonlending.com/ 
4. https://www.forbes.com/sites/amydobson/2022/11/30/wander-raises-100-million-from-credit-suisse-jumpstarting-new-captive-reit-model-for-vacation-rentals/?sh=54168f610ff6 
5. https://twitter.com/jaentwistle/status/1597980444083224578 
6. https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/02/smoodi-robotic-smart-blender-series-a/
7. https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/30/backed-by-jessica-alba-and-gwyneth-paltrow-resortpass-lands-26m-in-new-funding/