{"id":4492,"date":"2017-04-12T07:13:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T07:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/europe\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2019-04-12T17:06:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T17:06:43","slug":"b2b-fintech-are-less-glamourous-but-yet-super-attractive-nav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/europe\/industries\/finance\/alternative-funding\/b2b-fintech-are-less-glamourous-but-yet-super-attractive-nav\/","title":{"rendered":"B2B Fintech are less glamourous&#8230; but yet super attractive &#8211; Nav"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As part of its\u00a0series on [B2B Fintech], Techfoliance is proud to introduce you Nav: the modern way for businesses to manage their business credit profile and access financing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reports show that 2017 will be the year for the rise of B2B Fintech with more and more start-ups now positionning on\u00a0a B2B model in the\u00a0investments space, asset management, crowdfunding or\u00a0payment sector, according to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.consultancy.uk\/news\/12840\/two-thirds-of-european-fintech-startups-eye-strong-revenue-growth\"><strong>recent study<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published by Roland Berger.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Techfoliance will introduce you B2B Fintech start-ups that you may have never heard of but yet well positioned to shake the financial\u00a0industry.<\/p>\n<h3>Nav: business credit and financing<\/h3>\n<h4>The story<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nav.com\/\"><strong>Nav<\/strong><\/a> is a Californian-based fintech startup that\u00a0helps business owners <strong>build, protect, and leverage their credit data<\/strong>.\u00a0Founded in 2012, Nav is the modern way for business owners to <strong>manage their business credit<\/strong> and get streamlined access to financing. Its founders, Levi King and Caton Hanson, are lifelong friends and entrepreneurs. They were inspired to create Nav after their own experience dealing with the <strong>complexities of business financing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4>The product<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eby4635P--E\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eby4635P&#8211;E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nav wants to significantly <strong>reduce the default\u00a0rate<\/strong> of small businesses by bringing transparency, certainty, and efficiency to <strong>B2B commerce and financing<\/strong>. Its mobile app gives free access to easy-to-read <strong>personal and business credit reports<\/strong> and monitoring. It also provides tools to build <strong>business credit<\/strong> and a marketplace that matches users to <strong>lending options<\/strong> based on their approval odds. It\u00a0all makes it much easier for business owners to get affordable funding, lowering costs and saving time.<\/p>\n<h4>Ambition matrix<\/h4>\n<p>The app is already used by more than <strong>200,000 small business owners<\/strong>.\u00a0Levi King&#8217;s ambition is to reach the <strong>1M users in the next 2 years<\/strong>. As of today, the company has partnered with more than <strong>50 of the top business lenders and credit cards<\/strong>. It has offices in Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, <strong>up to 72% of small businesses<\/strong>\u00a0are rejected\u00a0for bank loans. Nav\u2019s research shows that small business owners who <strong>understand their business credit<\/strong> <strong>scores<\/strong> are <strong>41% more likely <\/strong>to be approved when they apply for a business loan. The\u00a0survey also showed nearly <strong>one quarter of business owners<\/strong> who were turned down for a loan didn\u2019t know why they were denied.<\/p>\n<p>Nav&#8217;s business model is innovative and is a combination of\u00a0<strong>personnal and business credit dat<\/strong>a lenders (BtoB and BtoC).\u00a0In 2015, the start-up\u00a0was named on Forbes\u2019 Fintech 50 list.\u00a0In 2016, it raised\u00a0<strong>$25M in Series B<\/strong> Funding.<\/p>\n<p>Its ambition is to become a <strong>market leader in America<\/strong>. It regularly works with the U.S. Small Business Administration and local Small Business Development Centers to host educational presentations and webinars.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of its\u00a0series on [B2B Fintech], Techfoliance is proud to introduce you Nav: the modern way for businesses to manage their business credit profile and access financing. 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