Startups are raising Series As without having the right ‘metrics’
Some startups are raising capital too early and with many suffering a ‘down-round’, according to Techstars managing director Chris Adelsbach in a research interview...
San Francisco VC firm eyes Lithuanian FinTech investment
Venture capital startup Launchpad Capital is investing up to $35m in early-stage Lithuanian startups who are looking to break into the North American market.
Why Canadian family office aims to pair FinTech and AI with new accelerator.
AI and finance are a ‘natural fit’, and the Holdun Family Office hopes to connect them in its new accelerator, according to Holt FinTech Accelerator co-founder Brendan Holt Dunn in a research interview with FinTech Global.
Balderton eyes machine learning and social media opportunities in FinTech as future growth areas
Machine learning and social media are yet to fulfill promised impact on FinTech, but that may be set to change according to Colin Hanna...
Will InsurTech startups come out as the big winners of the coronavirus pandemic?
COVID-19 could be great for the InsurTech industry as the crisis highlight where insurers’ shortcomings are. But that does not mean there won’t be hard times ahead.
How investors can help merge FinTech into the traditional market
Convergence between FinTechs and financial institutions is slow, but more value-add investors can help, according to Viola FinTech partner Tomer Michaeli in a research...
Klarna backer launches new VC enterprise to fill seed funding gap
The co-founder of European VC Atomico Mattias Ljungman has launched Moonfire Ventures – a VC aimed at providing seed stage funding for FinTechs among others.
What is holding back challenger banks’ expansion?
Challenger banks’ big issue currently is they’re not actually banks and lack the experience to thrive, according to Alior Bank managing director Bruno Ferreira in a research interview with FinTech Global.
Santander InnoVentures sees payments and micro lending as Latin America’s prime investment opportunities
Latin America’s unique payments situation could be a major opportunity for investors and startups according to Mariano Belinky from Santander InnoVentures, in a research interview with FinTech Global.
Snyk bags $200m in new funding round led by Addition
Having joined the unicorn club earlier this year, cybersecurity venture Snyk has added another $200m to its coffers in a new funding round.
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