Hintertux Glacier in Tyrol by Markus Fischer via Pixabay What Is This About? Austrian fintech Monkee raised €1.5 million for its "Save Now, Buy Later" model — the opposite of buy-now-pay-later. The app helps users set savings goals and build financial discipline, returning to Startuprad.io after their first appearance in September 2021 to share their funding news. This article is part of our coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland . Execu

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Vienna-based Instigo is building an autonomous growth hacking platform for digital marketers — a multi-platform advertising tool that automates campaign optimization across channels. The startup aims to make performance marketing accessible to businesses without dedicated growth teams.

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? Austria-based fintech Monkee stands out with more than 80% of its users being women — a remarkable demographic in an industry typically dominated by male users. This exclusive interview explores how Monkee's savings-first approach naturally attracted a female audience. This article is

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Meet Monkee, an Austria-based fintech with 84% female clients, helping users save money with innovative financial solutions.