In the fall of 2019, Honghao Deng and his co-founder Jiani Zeng joined 500 Global’s accelerator program, as part of Batch 26. Their company Butlr, an MIT Media Lab spin-out, had developed sensors that anonymously track through body heat how people move indoors, to help businesses manage the use of commercial space. Applications include monitoring foot traffic, maintaining clean bathrooms, or activating air conditioning when needed. Butlr was set on deploying its sensors in commercial building...
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In the fall of 2019, Honghao Deng and his co-founder Jiani Zeng joined 500 Global’s accelerator program, as part of Batch 26. Their company Butlr, an MIT Media Lab spin-out, had developed sensors that anonymously track through body heat how people move indoors, to help businesses manage the use of commercial space. Applications include monitoring foot traffic, maintaining clean bathrooms, or activating air conditioning when needed. Butlr was set on deploying its sensors in commercial building...
Neon Founder Megha Agarwal On Simplifying Buy Now Pay Later
Rise of the Next
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3 years ago
Neon Founder Megha Agarwal On Simplifying Buy Now Pay Later
Megha Agarwal came to the U.S. in 2014 from India to attend the University of Chicago Booth School of Business before working in fintech and founding Neon at the onset of the pandemic in 2020. Her company allows users to “buy now pay later” for essential recurring bills, such as rent, utilities, and insurance–all on one platform. It also lets consumers make payments in installments and free of interest. In this episode of Rise of the Next, Megha explains how she’s able to take on that r...
Rise of the Next
In the fall of 2019, Honghao Deng and his co-founder Jiani Zeng joined 500 Global’s accelerator program, as part of Batch 26. Their company Butlr, an MIT Media Lab spin-out, had developed sensors that anonymously track through body heat how people move indoors, to help businesses manage the use of commercial space. Applications include monitoring foot traffic, maintaining clean bathrooms, or activating air conditioning when needed. Butlr was set on deploying its sensors in commercial building...
