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UPCOMING ISSUE — AUGUST 2026

THE UNCERTAINTY PLAYBOOK: HOW THE SMARTEST FOUNDERS ARE WINNING IN 2026

Real stories from founders who've been through the fire. Hard-won lessons from leaders who didn't have a playbook. And the frameworks that help you make sharp decisions, even when the ground keeps shifting.

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The Future of Fundraising, Investability, and Building Smarter Ecosystems: Conversation with Christopher Coomes

Early-stage fundraising has long been a paradox: founders pour countless hours into pitch decks and investor meetings rather than their actual product, while investors wade through an avalanche of decks searching for the rare deal worth their attention. In a recent conversation, Christopher Coomes — entrepreneur, investor, and builder of X1 Pipeline — unpacked why the system is broken and how AI is reshaping it.

Building a Financial Home Base for Underserved Hispanic Communities

Find out why IM Financial is like a “financial home base” on your phone, where you can safely manage money, build credit, save, and access fair financial products without the confusion, hidden fees, or being treated like you don’t belong.

Stockpile When Others Flee: Inside the Investment Philosophy Powering Tykr

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June 2026

ISSUE #3 - JUNE 2, 2026

This time, Signals Magazine maps the terrain every growth-stage founder is navigating right now: a market where the rules of fundraising, scaling, and compliance are being rewritten faster than most playbooks can keep up. From the M&A moves quietly reshaping fintech infrastructure, to hard-won frameworks on GTM sequencing, investor readiness, and building with AI without losing your edge, this issue is a field guide for the founders who refuse to mistake motion for progress.

APRIL 2026

ISSUE #2 — APR 2, 2026

Issue #2 puts the spotlight squarely on the founders building the next wave of fintech — the ones reshaping payments, wealth, and financial access before the market has caught up with what they're doing. Through candid interviews, real growth stories, and operator playbooks, it captures hard-won clarity, unexpected pivots, and deliberate trade-offs that got them there.

NOVEMBER 2025

ISSUE #1 — NOV 1, 2026

Issue #1 of Signals Magazine goes behind the decisions that separate startups with real momentum from those optimizing for the wrong things, spotlighting the top startups to watch in 2026 alongside unfiltered founder conversations on pivoting, product clarity, and building for people rather than metrics. From Jelli's bet on Gen-Z financial behavior to WealthKernel's CTO on scaling without losing the human layer, it's a sharp, jargon-free read for founders and operators who want the deeper logic behind what works.

Top Stories

Rethinking Credit: How Clusivi Rewards Planning Instead of Debt

Clusivi helps consumers and small businesses plan ahead for high-value purchases and qualify for affordable credit based on real-time prepayment behavior rather than traditional credit scores.

The Best Scaling Decision You’ll Make Has Nothing to Do With Infrastructure: Conversation with Giorgio Natili

The Fortnight That Could Save Your Startup: Interview with Bettina Slater

Bettina has spent 25 years watching smart founders execute themselves into corners. Now, with SuperRise, she is building the platform that gives every founder access to the senior strategic thinking they could never afford right when they need it.

Overbuilt and Overwhelmed: What’s Really Wrong With Your MVP?

Traction Is a Lie (Unless You Define It Right)

“Traction” is one of the most overused and least defined words in the founder–investor conversation. Ask five fintech founders what traction means, and you’ll hear five different answers. For one, it’s 5,000 people downloading your budgeting app; for another, it’s chasing a flashy feature.

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