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We're thrilled to announce our $20MM Series A & $100MM debt facility! ?? Gynger is revolutionizing the way businesses buy & sell technology and accelerating the growth of so many incredible companies using our embedded financing platform. Today marks an exciting milestone for our team. It's an honor to have the support of some amazing partners committed to our vision PayPal Ventures, Community Investment Management, Gradient Ventures, Velvet Sea Ventures, Deciens Capital, & Black Angel Group! And we're just getting started... Read more about it in TechCrunch here ?? https://lnkd.in/eNgmHTX2

We are so excited to officially welcome?Rajat Agarwal as our new Chief Credit Officer. Rajat brings over 16 years of experience across the financial and tech sectors, with leadership roles at Cleo AI, LendingClub, and Goldman Sachs. His deep expertise in credit, risk, and financial strategy will play a critical role as we continue to scale and help more companies unlock flexible financing for their technology spend. Based in the Bay Area, Rajat is a proud dad of two, an avid cyclist and hiker, and is always planning his family’s next big adventure. Welcome to the Gynger team, Rajat! We’re delighted to have you on board.

For companies developing AI products, tech stack is everything. Building an AI tech stack is about balancing performance, cost, and scalability. The right approach can maximize ROI while keeping infrastructure lean. A high-performing AI tech stack typically includes: - Data management (Apache Kafka, Snowflake) - ML frameworks (TensorFlow User Group (TFUG), PyTorch) - Development tools (Python, GitHub) - Infrastructure: cloud platforms (Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) and GPUs (Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lambda) - Monitoring and maintenance (MLflow) ....Without a smart strategy, costs can quickly spiral out of control. That’s where financing solutions like Gynger come in. Gynger helps AI companies invest in critical infrastructure without large upfront spend. Read our latest article (?? below) to learn how to build a high-performance, cost-effective AI tech stack.

These are ALL of the best-in-class tools every early-stage startup should be using: ???Finance Bank account: Mercury Payroll: Deel Credit card / expenses: Ramp Incorporation: doola Reporting: Equals SaaS financing: Gynger Taxes: Gelt ???Fundraising CRM: Attio Deck: Gamma Cap table: AngelList ????Design & brand Interface design / whiteboard: Figma Landing pages: Framer Motion design: Jitter ????Operations & admin Wiki/notes/projects: Notion Team comms: Slack AI collaboration: Cove Meeting notes: Granola Recruiting: Ashby Forms: Tally Internal tool-building: Budibase Automation: Make Compliance: Vanta Healthcare: Thatch Email: Superhuman ????Marketing & sales Data enrichment / GTM workflows: Clay Social media: Buffer AI revenue operations: Alta | AI Revenue Workforce Buying signals: Pocus Content orchestration: AirOps ????Technology & product Coding: Cursor AI: Anthropic AI engineer: Lovable Developer productivity: Graphite Database: Supabase Analytics: PostHog Email: Loops AI live chat: Rep.ai Data analyst: Julius AI Prompt engineering: PromptLayer Bug tracking: Jam.dev What other tools am I missing? __ follow me @Ben Lang for more posts for founders/startup operators

I'm thrilled to announce my next chapter as Chief Credit Officer at Gynger! Gynger is revolutionizing how businesses purchase and finance technology infrastructure by providing innovative payment solutions for both buyers and sellers in the tech ecosystem. In an era where AI and technology infrastructure spending is skyrocketing, Gynger's mission to make these critical investments more accessible and financially sustainable is both timely and essential. After an incredible 4.5-year journey at Cleo, I'm excited to bring my experience to this new challenge. I'm deeply grateful to the amazing team at Cleo for the opportunity to build something meaningful and for all we accomplished together. We're building an exceptional team! I'm actively hiring for roles in data science, credit strategy, and risk operations. If you're excited about reimagining payments for technology infrastructure in the AI era, please reach out - I'd love to connect. The future is bright, and I couldn't be more excited to help businesses harness the power of technology with smarter payment and financing solutions!

Please join us in welcoming Anthony Minder, the newest addition to our Growth team. Originally from Monaco, Anthony has a background in lead generation and previously ran his own consulting firm before joining Gynger in our NYC office. He is a lifelong competitive sailor, loves to ski and spending time outdoors. . Welcome to the team!

When closing high-value deals, back-and-forth on pricing and payment terms can add additional blockers - increasing the time spent on negotiation and introducing new uncertainty into the sales process. With Gynger, you can offer alternative financing to accelerate deal cycles, remove friction, and secure upfront payments while offering customers flexible terms. Ready for more ‘closed won’ each quarter? Read our article to learn more. #b2bsales #alternativefinancing #fintech

Are you feeling the end of quarter crunch? Don’t let payment negotiations stall your deals. With Gynger, you can offer alternative financing to accelerate deal cycles, remove pricing friction, and secure upfront payments while offering customers flexible terms. ?? Identify higher-priority leads:?Target pre-qualified customers who are ready to move forward. ?? Shorten sales cycles:?Minimize delays with fast approvals and streamlined processes. ?? Boost customer satisfaction:?Offer flexible payment options while securing upfront payments. ?? Focus on selling:?Spend less time chasing approvals and more time closing contracts. Want to close more deals before quarter-end? Read the full blog to learn more. #b2bsales #alternativefinancing #fintech

Where Things Go Wrong: The Cash Flow Crunch Amnon Mishor shares lessons learned from growing companies that didn’t manage their finances properly and ran out of cash. Be sure to watch the full webinar recording to learn how Gynger can help you avoid the same mistakes.

Last week, we hosted an incredible webinar together with GMI Cloud. Here are some key takeaways: ?? Financial Strategy is Key to Scalability – AI startups are spending 2-5X more on infrastructure than they did 10 years ago. Without financial visibility and control, burn rates spiral, runway shrinks, and growth stalls. ?? Focus on Core Innovation – Keep your AI strategy laser-focused on solving real problems. Avoid unnecessary complexity and deliver immediate value to users ?? Technical Foundations Matter – More data isn’t always better. Ethical debt, poor-quality training sets, and overfitting to benchmarks can derail your AI progress. ???Gynger helps AI startups smooth spend, accelerate cash flow, and optimize financial planning so they can scale sustainably. Full recap linked below.