Reading Unicorns: 31st January

Happy Monday. Here’s this week’s Reading Unicorns round-up:

📖 3 Top Articles from last week:

1. In blow to unicorns, the global IPO market continues to soften (TechCrunch)

2. Exclusive UK tech special: The rocky but unstoppable rise in startup valuations (CityAM)

3. UK InsurTech Laka Nets $12M for eMobility Solution (PYMNTS)

Bonus: Is Winter Coming? The public markets effect on Venture Capital (Medium)

💡 Spotlight - Sprive

Get mortgage free, faster. Founded by former Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley executives, Sprive is an AI mortgage assistant. Connecting your Sprive account with your mortgage using a proprietary Open Mortgage API, Sprive helps you pay off your mortgage faster and ensures you're always on the best deal. An FCA study highlighted that 30% of homeowners pay up to £550 more than they should every time they switch mortgage. It is also expected that millions of people will be paying their mortgage well beyond retirement. Sprive is here to change that.

🎙️ Last week’s podcast: Sacha Michaud, Co-Founder @ Glovo (acquired by Delivery Hero for €2.5bn)

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Have a great week,

The Reading Unicorns team.