Tagged: cb insights

November 7, 2023 @ 9:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CBInsights has released the State of Venture in LatAm Report for Q3 2023. The comprehensive report from CBInsights includes data and analysis on dealmaking, funding, and exits by private market venture companies in Latin America. According to the update, there has been a 101% jump… Read More

November 6, 2023 @ 1:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global corporate venture capital-backed funding and deals drop to the lowest levels since 2018, according to an update from CBInsights. Quarterly corporate venture capital (CVC)-backed funding “has fallen 73% from its all-time high ($48.6B) just 2 years ago,” the CBInsights report revealed. In that same… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hitting their Covid lows, tech M&A deal volume dropped to its lowest level since 2020, according to a report from CBInsights. The CBInsights report also reveals that risk-off strategic acquirers are the primary drivers of “a slowdown in tech M&A activity.” The report further notes… Read More

December 19, 2020 @ 1:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech-focused venture capital mega-rounds ($100 million+) reached a record high this year, according to a report from research firm CBInsights. With just a couple of weeks left in Q4 2020, the CBInsights team took an early look at the global Fintech investment trends taking place… Read More

December 15, 2020 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech sector has been growing rapidly across the globe, especially following the COVID-19 outbreak which has accelerated the shift towards digital financial services. Although the Coronavirus crisis has negatively impacted certain business sectors in Europe like travel and the hospitality industry, the European Fintech… Read More

December 11, 2020 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research firm CBInsights has released a new report titled, Unbundling Bank Of America: How The Traditional Bank Is Being Disrupted. The report looks at mortgages, Robo-advisors, trading software, and also examines how Fintech firms have been trying to “unbundle” Bank of America’s front office. According… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights, a private New York based firm with a business analytics platform and database that offers market intelligence on private companies and investor activities, recently published its Fintech 250 (2020), which is its annual ranking of what it considers the “top” private global Fintech… Read More

August 7, 2020 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech sector managed to secure more funding, globally, during Q2 2020 than it did during the first quarter of the year, according to a recent report from CB Insights. The report noted that the Fintech industry in all major world regions, except for Asia,… Read More

July 5, 2020 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  The global Fintech industry is being transformed by the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting socio-economic problems and challenges, according to a recent report from CB Insights. As mentioned in the report, the first quarter of this year was quite difficult for the financial services sector… Read More

December 4, 2019 @ 11:12 pm By Cali Haan  |  

CB Insights, a company that provides a technology market intelligence platform that, “analyzes millions of data points on venture capital, startups, patents, partnerships and news mentions,” has noted a stark decline in mentions of the term “blockchain” in quarterly earnings calls. According to the firm,… Read More

November 19, 2019 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech funding for the 3rd quarter of 2019 surpassed $8.9 billion – a new quarterly record if you factor out Ant Financial’s whopping $14. billion investment in Q2 of 2018. Fintech, and its various subcategories remains a hot sector of venture financing as the year… Read More

October 15, 2019 @ 9:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

US venture capital funding fell in the third quarter of 2019 as both funding levels and the number of deals both declined. As funding dips, the Unicorn herd has hit a new record as there are currently 180 private companies valued at over $1 billion…. Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech deals backed by VCs hit a record during 2018. According to a report by CB Insight, Fintech rocketed 15% year over year raising $39.57 billion for 1,707 different deals globally. This number was helped by the good number of “mega-deals” or funding rounds in… Read More

October 25, 2018 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based online lending platform Lendio announced on Wednesday it was named to the 2018 CB Insights Fintech 250 List of Fast-Growing Fintech Startups. This news comes after the online lender reported it has facilitated more than $1 billion in financing to more than 51,000 small businesses… Read More

October 22, 2018 @ 3:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

PeerStreet, a crowdfunding platform for real estate loans, has been recognized as one of the fastest growing Fintech startups in the US. The 2nd annual CB Insights Fintech 25o list has included PeerStreet for the 2nd year in a row. PeerStreet was founded in 2013 and… Read More

July 16, 2018 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

CreditEase, a China based peer to peer lending platform, has been recognized for its Fintech venture fund by a CB Insights report. According to the report, the CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund is number three in the world when it comes to ranking the most active… Read More

April 28, 2018 @ 5:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, CB Insights published their quarterly report on global investment into Fintech and following the numbers from Q1 the authors are making a bullish prediction. They expect global Fintech investment to hit a new high during 2018. The first quarter of 2018 saw 323… Read More

July 28, 2017 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia is out with a statement saying that two recent independent reports bode well for the underlying strength of Australia’s Fintech industry and further opportunities for growth. Earlier this week, the Reserve Bank of Australia released a discussion paper on consumer payment methods.  On… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

CBInsights is out with their Q2 report on global Fintech investment and according to their tally Fintech investment in 2017 is on pace for a record breaking year. While 2016 saw a dip in VC Fintech investment, 2017 has regained its mojo with a current… Read More

July 7, 2017 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CreditEase announced on Friday its CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund (CEFIF) has backed 13 fintech startups that were selected to join CB Insights’ Fintech 250 list. This list was revealed during the Future of Fintech conference, which took place in New York City on June 27th…. Read More