Penta, Part II: Inside the Business-Banking Fintech

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Previously titled “Interview With Penta, Part II” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 10, 2026

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Recorded07 Sep 2019

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Originally published 2016/09/23 We kept track of Penta for quite some time. Learn more here: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/finleap-bought-penta-but-we-kept-track-of-them-since-2016/ John and Joe talk again with Luka in our second part of the interview with Penta, the banking app for small and medium enterprises. If you missed it, here is the interview part one, in which we talk about Luka (aka Luke) and the company he co-founded: Penta. This time Luka talks mainly about raising venture capital and his experiences, since he did it already in the US and is right now in the process in Berlin. So he compares the environment in Germany (Europe) and the US. He also points out some important points about raising venture capital. During the interview we touch: Seed fundingPost seed fundingSeries A financingAnd here is your link to the (a bit edgy) interview with Edwina from Startupbootcamp Fintech London. Affiliated Links GlobalUSAEuropeGermanyCo-WorkingWeWorkWeWorkWeWorkWeWorkMarketing / SEO / Graphics / Sounds and moreFiverrFiverrFiverrFiverrEmail service?G-SuiteG-SuiteG-SuiteG-SuiteLearn more about our Affiliated Marketing here: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/affiliate-marketing-at-startuprad-io/ © Startuprad.io - All right reserved --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fintechgermany/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fintechgermany/support This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

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