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Podcast: Building Innovative RegTech Solutions. The Journey of Asurity
The Ukrainian CEO Podcast talks to Andy Sandler about his entrepreneurship journey and building Asurity. Listen Here.
Read MoreGoodbye Counter Clocks. Under new owner, Lexington’s baseball team changing name again
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Podcast: Building Innovative RegTech Solutions. The Journey of Asurity
The Ukrainian CEO Podcast talks to Andy Sandler about his entrepreneurship journey and building Asurity. Listen Here.
Read More5 reasons to love impact investing
Impact investing isn’t just popular – it’s powerful. Here are 5 reasons impact investing is good business for both returns and impact.
Read MoreMeet the five impact ventures we invested in 2022
Last year, impact investing became a more significant focus for our team. Meet the ventures helping to make the world a better place.
Read MoreHow Savi helps borrowers wipe out $28K of their student loan debt
Students are eligible to get more than $400B of their debt forgiven, but only 3% of that has been claimed. Why? It’s a complicated process. Savi’s making it easier.
Read MoreHow 4P Foods is rebuilding a climate-positive food system one bag of veggies at a time
Our entire food system — how we grow, pack, ship, store, and deliver food – contributes nearly 34% of global greenhouse gas emissions. 4P Foods is trying to fix that.
Read More3 ways to impress pre-seed Investors with you financial model
We explain why early-stage start-ups need a sound financial model.
Read MoreFintech Startup Sunny Day Fund Helps Workers Build Emergency Savings for a Rainy Day
Sid Pailla built Sunny Day Fund to bridge the benefits gap for smaller employers and to aid employees with an active savings strategy.
Read MoreTemerity Capital backed Esusu, Vesta and Eyrus raise over $150M in Q1
Investing in an early-stage business is not for the faint of heart. When a startup closes a new round of funding, it signals its vision is becoming a reality. Here’s a look at the progress of Series A and B raises in our portfolio for Q1 2022.
Read MoreWhy We Are Pre-Seed Impact VC Investors
Discovering and believing in a startup that successfully matures into a large, profitable company is nearly equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack. We are on the hunt for a needle in a hayfield: the early-stage + impact startup.
Read MoreChipping Away At Toxic Partisanship – Embracing Rank Choice Voting
If one believes restoring democracy in the United States requires a functional two-party system, Rank Choice Voting (also known as RCV) is an important improvement to our current voting process.
Read MoreOur Plan to Invest in 10 Impact Startups in 2022
We are looking for founders with scalable financial inclusion and impact-as-a-service products that strengthen vulnerable communities.
Read MoreWhy No One Invests in CivicTech, But We Do
If we don’t begin to invest in civic solutions with the same vigor as we do transportation, housing, finances, and food – is our democracy doomed?
Read MoreHow Baseball Revitalized a Venerable Mill Town
Baseball might not seem like the economic catalyst Kannapolis, N.C. needed. Yet for this former mill town, once the top global producer of towels, baseball is driving the community’s revitalization.
Read MoreWhy We Invest in Credit Building Fintech Solutions
You can’t build credit if you can’t access credit. Within this paradox lies our investment strategy: break this Catch-22 by investing in credit building products designed for people with poor credit and debt.
Read MoreBloomberg dives into Ranked Choice Voting
Bloomberg speaks to FairVote, an organization the Sandler Family Foundation supports.
Read MoreIncreased scrutiny makes data more important than ever
To quote a great American philosopher (and pretty good baseball player and manager), Yogi Berra, in the Fair Lending world, “It is deja vu all over again.”
Read MoreNatGeo: How COVID Could Transform the Food System
Temerity invested in 4P Foods at the start of the COVID-19 crisis because leadership determined it was a no-brainer: A…
Read MoreAndy Sandler on Labor Day past, present, & future
Where is that life now for first generation Americans without formal education?
Read MoreA grandfather’s hopeful outlook
Jack, my promise to you is that I will do my best to contribute through words and deeds to move our country forward.
Read MoreThe Sandler Family Foundation: Giving During COVID-19
In this pandemic, every thing we do that shows our humanity and connects with others in need matters more than ever.
Read MoreLeveraging Human Expertise
It is critical to think about RegTech as an opportunity to leverage subject matter expertise – not a substitute for such expertise.
Read MorePortfolio News
Lexington Professional Baseball Acquired by Temerity Baseball
(LEXINGTON, KY) – Temerity Baseball has partnered with a local investor group to acquire Lexington’s Atlantic League (“ALPB”) team and…
Read MoreAsurity is a 2023 HousingWire Tech 100 winner
Asurity is known for its innovation and commitment to providing best-in-class mortgage software products and services.
Read MoreFennel listed among top 10 innovative companies in personal finance (FastCompany)
Fennel is listed among the top 10 most innovative companies for 2023 for their approach to aligning investors with their values.
Read MoreEsusu turned 326 rejections into a unicorn (Fortune)
Esusu co-founder and co-CEO shares his journey with Fortune magazine.
Read MoreUpwardli raises $2 million in seed funding
Milwaukee fintech startup is building an app to help immigrants establish credit.
Read MoreSelf Financial adds rent and utility reporting
Self Financial adds rent, utility and cell phone payment reporting on its platform.
Read MoreEyrus launches Eyrus, Evolved
Eyrus launches new solution to help general contractors make decisions related to progress, risk, and safety.
Read MoreEsusu teams up with FannieMae to help millions of renters build credit
Esusu engaged with Fannie Mae to develop a joint initiative that will create a more equitable housing market for homeowners and renters alike.
Read MoreWorld Bank’s IFC partners with Aspiration
The IFC, a World Bank affiliate, partners up with Aspiration and others to help boost the use of carbon offsets.
Read MoreCharlotte Business Journal: What’s next for Kannapolis
As the City of Kannapolis embarks on Imagine Kannapolis, including investments in housing and multi-use developments.
Read MoreVesta partners with Asurity to offer RegCheck
Vesta, a modern mortgage loan origination system and software-as-a-service company, announces its first integration with Asurity.
Read MoreEsusu Named Top 10 Innovative Company
Esusu was named among FastCompany’s 2022 list of Most Innovative Companies.
Read MoreLuma Health announces LumaBot
Luma Health launches LumaBot, an actionable, EHR-integrated web-based chatbot.
Read MoreEyrus Receives $12 Million In Series A Funding
Eyrus, the leading job site intelligence platform for the construction and oil and gas industries, announced that it has closed $12 million in Series A funding.
Read MoreCard Isle partnering with grocery store startup
Card Isle, the greeting card category leader in eCommerce grocery, partners with OPIE, the drive-through grocery startup.
Read MoreEsusu impact startup becomes unicorn
Esusu is one of the few Black-owned startups to reach unicorn status both in the United States and globally.
Read MoreVesta Closes $30M in Series A
Vesta aims to provide a customizable platform for mortgage origination, supporting approval, underwriting, and the closing and funding of home loans.
Read MoreMitchell Sandler Expands Practice
Mitchell Sandler grows to more than 20 lawyers and increases its capacity to serve mortgage industry clients with a group of 15 new hires.
Read MoreAsurity Launches RegCheck
Asurity, the leader in mortgage regulatory compliance technology, launches its new innovative mortgage loan compliance solution, RegCheck.
Read MoreFreddieMac Partners with Esusu
Freddie Mac, the largest purchaser of multifamily loans, announces partnership with Esusu to provide a program to help renters build credit history and incentivize rental units to report on-time rent payments.
Read MoreThe Reserve Trust Listed As Top Fintech Company
Temerity Capital Partners’ portfolio company The Reserve Trust named top 250 fintech company by CBInsights.
Read MoreEyrus’ CEO Makes Inc.’s 2021 Female Founders 100 List
Alexandra McManus featured among 100 exceptional, trailblazing and diverse women.
Read MoreSelf Raises $50M in Series E Funding
Self – a fintech company making building credit and savings more accessible – raises $50 million in series E.
Read MoreResolve Saves Its Members $1,000,000 in 2021
Resolve announces that it has saved its members more than $1,000,000 in 2021.
Read MoreBloomberg: Cagney’s Figure Valued at $3.2 Billion
Figure – an innovative blockchain-based start-up – raises $200 million.
Read MoreRainbow Housing Assistance Corporation partners with Esusu
Read about Esusu’s latest partnership with Rainbow Housing Assistance Corporation.
Read MoreJulia Sweeney Joins Asurity as EVP, Asurity Mortgage Group, Software Products
Asurity proudly announces that Julia Sweeney, formerly President of Infolinx System Solutions, has joined the company as Executive Vice President,…
Read MoreAsurity Receives HousingWire Tech100 Award for Fourth Consecutive Year
HousingWire’s annual Tech100 Award, celebrating the 100 most innovative technology companies serving the mortgage and real estate industries, once again…
Read MoreOliver joins Wells Fargo startup accelerator
Oliver joins the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator.
Read MoreRiskExec’s Breakout Year in 2020
Asurity announces a year of unprecedented growth for RiskExec, a comprehensive web-based compliance reporting and analysis platform that automates HMDA,…
Read MoreNew York Times Profiles Wemimo Abbey, Global Good Fund Alum
The Sandler Family Foundation supported Abbey as a fellow in the Global Good Fund.
Read MoreSandler Law Group closing team lead wins award
The Temerity family congratulates Shay Vaughn on her recent award.
Read MoreWashington Post: First Lady Biden Makes Cancer Care A Priority
The Sandler Family Foundation is a long-time supporter of the dynamic organization working to improve outcomes for cancer patients nationwide.
Read MoreGlobal Good Fund Leader: Social Impact Should Be In Your Company’s DNA
Carrie Rich says: “Bake social impact into your company’s DNA.”
Read MoreNasdaq Interviews Esusu Founders
Samir Goel and Abbey Wemimo share their entrepreneurship journey.
Read MoreHousingWire Names Asurity Tech100 Winner
Asurity is recognized as a top 100 tech company in regtech.
Read MoreAsurity: 2019 CRA Peer Data Now Available in RiskExec
Asurity announces the successful integration of the 2019 CRA peer data set into RiskExec, its comprehensive web-based compliance reporting and…
Read MoreSavi Raises $6m To Further Its Cause Helping Student Loan Borrowers Find Loan Forgiveness
Savi is helping students reduce their education debt.
Read MoreAsurity’s Latest Partnership
Asurity Technologies, a Temerity portfolio company, announced its partnership with First American Mortgage Solutions.
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Lexington Professional Baseball Acquired by Temerity Baseball
(LEXINGTON, KY) – Temerity Baseball has partnered with a local investor group to acquire Lexington’s Atlantic League (“ALPB”) team and…
Read MoreGovernor Cooper Honors Donald Moore with The Order of the Long Leaf Pine
(Greensboro, NC) Greensboro Grasshoppers President and General Manager Donald Moore was honored with a new title the evening of September…
Read MoreGreensboro’s “Mr. Grasshopper” Donald Moore Shifts to President Emeritus After 22 Years at the Helm
(GREENSBORO, NC) – If Donald Moore’s game attire included a uniform number on the back of his customary beach-style button down,…
Read MoreCharlotte Business Journal: Savannah Bananas dance — and occasionally pitch and hit — at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis (PHOTOS)
Erik Spanberg writes about the baseball sensation’s visit to Kannapolis, N.C.
Read MoreGreensboro Grasshoppers owner’s big plans for the future (WFMY News)
Join WFMY News 2 on their tour of Kannapolis, NC.
Read MoreStadium Lofts to be ready by spring 2023 (Salisbury Post)
Stadium Lofts is on pace to be move-in ready by the Cannon Ballers baseball season.
Read MoreTBJ: Atrium Health Ballpark named Ballpark of the Year
Excerpt from the Triad Business Journal: New Greensboro Grasshoppers owner Andy Sandler has big plans for First National Ballpark in the north end of downtown.
Read MoreCBJ: Development near Greensboro Grasshoppers’ ballpark
Excerpt from Charlotte Business Journal: The owner of the Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball team and First National Bank Field has big plans for the ballpark.
Read More2022 Ballpark of the Year: Atrium Health Ballpark
A modern ballpark must do more than just host a baseball game: it must serve the community on many levels.
Read MoreDowntown Greensboro Ballpark development plans
Andy Sandler discusses development plans in Greensboro, N.C.
Read MoreCannon Ballers Attendance Doubles 2019 Numbers
2021 was an unusual year for everyone – especially for baseball. The Cannon Ballers, however, saw a different story altogether.
Read MoreGrasshopper New Brand and Leadership
Beginning with a new CEO in May 2021, Grasshopper expands its brand and mission to serve new businesses and the innovation economy.
Read MoreTemerity Acquires the Greensboro Grasshoppers
Temerity Baseball, a subsidiary for Temerity Capital Partners, formalized its acquisition of the Greensboro Grasshoppers, a High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Read MoreAndy Sandler Tips Hat to MLB on Voting Rights Stance
By moving the All-Star Game, MLB has taken an important step in advancing Baseball’s claim to be America’s Pastime.
Read MoreCannon Ballers Prepare for Fans
Watch WSOC’s report on North Carolina’s new guidance regarding fans in stadiums and ballparks, and see why locals say the…
Read MoreHundreds Receive COVID-19 Vaccine at Atrium Health Ballpark
Read local news coverage about the mass vaccination event at Atrium Health Ballpark, home of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers. More…
Read MoreSalisbury Post Names Cannon Ballers “One to Watch” in 2021
From the Salisbury Post By Ben Stansell KANNAPOLIS — The year 2020 was set to a big one for the…
Read MoreKannapolis Cannon Ballers Honor Heroes Through Field of Honor Tribute
(KANNAPOLIS, NC) – In a tribute of those whose actions made them heroes in our lives, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers…
Read MoreTemerity Baseball Launches Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
(KANNAPOLIS, NC) – In a nod to the historical significance of Kannapolis as a mill town whose history is tightly…
Read MoreTemerity Baseball Purchases Kannapolis Intimidators
Temerity Baseball, LLC acquires the Kannapolis Intimidators, a single-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
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Goodbye Counter Clocks. Under new owner, Lexington’s baseball team changing name again
Read the Lexington Herald Leader for more
Read MoreAsurity Technologies® Expands Its Ecosystem of Financial Services Regulatory Offerings by Establishing Asurity Advisors, LLC
Washington, DC (February 8, 2024) – Asurity Technologies, LLC (“Asurity”), a leader in consumer lending compliance software, announced it has…
Read MoreGrasshoppers Get a Refresh
Read more on WFMY about the update of an iconic baseball brand.
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