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Edly Edly ’ s income-based student loans repayment offer provides an alternative way for students and their families to access college tuition , helping them close the funding gap .

Unlike some other private lenders , it requires no cosigner and claims to approve three times more applicants than other private loan providers .
Edly ’ s team is still relatively small , but its financing solution has caught the eye . So far , funding in the region of US $ 180m has been raised .
Elwood Technologies is a fintech building digital assets infrastructure for institutional investors .
Founded by British hedge fund billionaire Alan Howard , the seamless , end-to-end platform has been created by industry experts with decades of experience in investment management and digital technology .
It connects to global crypto exchanges , custodians and liquidity providers while delivering execution and portfolio management functionality with advanced risk management tools for the digital asset markets .
Series A funding co-led by Goldman Sachs and Dawn Capital last year raised US $ 70 million .
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