
Brainfood — Weekly AI, Payments & Banking Newsletter
Investor Due Diligence Report
The #1 weekly fintech newsletter read by 48,000+ professionals. Expert analysis on AI in finance, stablecoins, payments innovation, and the future of money. Free.
48K
+1.1%
Weekly
1.6 posts/week
74/100
Consistent (~4.4d avg)
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Growth Consistency | 87/100 | 15% |
| Publishing Consistency | 77/100 | 10% |
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzinga | Ring The Bell | 814K | N/A | Free | substack |
| Unusualwhales Newsletter | 412K | -0.3% | $10/mo | substack |
| Belanger Trading | 317K | -0.3% | $1,400/mo | substack |
| The Finance Newsletter | 113K | N/A | $25/mo | substack |
Platform Dependency
Uses beehiiv platform
Publishing Consistency
Regular publishing schedule
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier
Subscriber threshold
48K subscribers — above the 3K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
56% of 25 similar-size peers in Finance have paid tiers
Disclaimer: This report is generated automatically based on publicly available data and proprietary estimation models. Estimated subscriber counts are derived from engagement patterns and should be verified through direct disclosure. Revenue estimates are based on known pricing and estimated paid subscriber counts. This report is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for investment decisions.
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| 111K |
| N/A |
| $15/mo |
| substack |