Neobank Juno raises $3M in seed from Sequoia’s Surge, Polychain Capital, others
Varun Deshpande, Co-founder of Juno, said,
“With these marquee investors onboard, we are now well capitalised to launch Juno in the US and onboard initial customers with our High Yield Checking Account.”
“We are currently in the process of finalising our partner bank and launching in private beta. Once finalised, we will be able to create checking accounts for customers with our partner bank, initiate ACH transfers, issue debit cards and start providing you with ways to save more,” added Varun.
Juno was founded in July 2019 by Varun Deshpande, Ratnesh Ray and Siddharth Verma, who also created the Consensys-backed Nuo protocol in 2018. The trio had earlier founded BeeWise, an alternate credit analytics platform acquired in 2017 by Aditya Birla Money.
Juno said its goal is to completely phase out the use of Savings Account by building a powerful High Yield Checking Account which can help save more with direct deposits, free cash withdrawals and no fees.
“Our mission with Juno is to help create an open financial system for the world by providing equal opportunity and access, no matter where you are born or how much you earn,” said Varun.
Source: Yourstory
