Tagged: venture capital

October 29, 2020 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Draper Esprit (LSE: GROW, Euronext Growth: GRW), a venture capital firm that invests in a variety of digital businesses including Fintechs, has posted a mid-year update regarding its portfolio ahead of results scheduled for release on November 30, 2020. According to Draper Esprit, it has… Read More

October 27, 2020 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al Khalifa, the CEO at Qatar Development Bank (QDB), which offers financial services, banking, and loans to support the development of the nation’s economy, has said that changing mindsets regarding entrepreneurship is “critical to growth.” QDB plans to help both government employees… Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 10:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Canapi Ventures, a company that aims to invest in early to growth-stage Fintech firms offering “disruptive” alternatives to outdated business models and technologies, has been making substantial investments in the financial tech sector, especially since August of this year. Headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina and… Read More

October 12, 2020 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Utsav Somani, partner at AngelList India, has revealed that they’re launching a new fund, called iSeed Southeast Asia. Somani notes that the project is being led by Wing Vasiksiri and it’s reportedly backed by Naval Ravikant, the co-founder, chairman and former CEO of AngelList, and… Read More

September 15, 2020 @ 11:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital technology sector in Scotland has reportedly been growing as fast (if not faster) than that of London and the South East for the past few years. E-commerce giant Amazon is now planning to create new jobs for the residents of Dundee and Fife…. Read More

August 30, 2020 @ 4:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Frank Rotman, who claims to be a 20+ year Fintech veteran, says that the “most disturbing” trend he’s seeing in the early-stage financial technology ecosystem is businesses or companies raising between two to three back-to-back investment rounds with minimal or not enough progress in-between.  … Read More

August 30, 2020 @ 4:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fuse Capital, a company established by experienced VCs and business owners based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently revealed that it’s raising its first overseas fund for investors looking for long-term, but high-risk investment opportunities. Launched in November 2019, Fuse Capital aims to assist Brazilian… Read More

July 28, 2020 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rebecca Schot-Guppy, the CEO at Fintech Australia, a member-driven organization that’s focused on supporting the financial technology ecosystem in the country, has argued that the success of Fintech outliers such as Afterpay and Airwallex during the COVID-19 outbreak should serve as a reminder that the… Read More

July 12, 2020 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Steve Sloane, a Principal at Menlo Ventures who focuses on investing in SaaS applications, marketplaces, and robotics, points out that Fintech has dominated the news cycle during 2020. He notes that there were some large exits this year, including those involving Credit Karma, Personal Capital,… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Draper Goren Holm, a blockchain and Fintech venture firm, announced on Tuesday it signed the Equity.District’s #RacialEquityEcosystem pledge, which is led by Techstars Co-Founder Brad Feld, and Draper Goren Holm Venture Partner and Opportunity Hub (OHUB) Chairman and CEO Rodney Sampson. Along with signing the… Read More

June 21, 2020 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VC firm MiddleGame Ventures (MGV) has reportedly received a €10 million grant from Enterprise Ireland, in order to establish a pool of funding of up to €20m for Fintech businesses operating on the island. As noted on MGV’s official website: “Middlegame Ventures is a venture… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 1:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tonik Financial Pte Ltd, a company planning to launch a digital bank in the Philippines, has reportedly secured $21 million in capital through a Series A equity funding round.  The round was led by major blue-chip venture capital investors, including Sequoia India and Point72 Ventures…. Read More

June 3, 2020 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital investments have been increasing steadily in Latin and South America, Southeast Asia, and India. Last year was particularly notable because of considerably more venture investments allocated towards emerging private capital markets, including Southeast Asia, Latin and South America, India, Central Eastern Europe, and… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Giant VC firm Andreessen Horowitz is arguing that the growth of social media, application developers, digital asset prices, and the rise of blockchain startups may eventually lead to the development of a more stable cryptocurrency industry. The US-based firm published a report on May 15,… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Around £1.4 billion (appr. $1.7 billion) of total UK Fintech-related investments might potentially be lost due to the deadly COVID-19 outbreak. This, according to a recent survey of Fintech industry professionals carried out by techUK and blockchain company Qadre. About 68% of the 59 Fintech… Read More

May 12, 2020 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

This should come as no surprise but Q1 was horrible for VC-backed Fintechs as the Coronavirus pounded private capital markets and crash-landed the once robust market. According to CBInsights, the first quarter of 2020 was one of the worst quarters for Fintech funding in years…. Read More

May 9, 2020 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zurich-based Numbrs, a mobile banking app provider, will be laying off 62 employees after investors backed out of a deal to allocate funds toward the development of the firm’s business. In August 2019, the Fintech firm claimed that it was valued at around CHF 1… Read More

April 23, 2020 @ 2:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Applied Blockchain, an enterprise-grade blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) solutions provider, has secured £2 million (appr. $2.5 million) in capital through a new funding round. The company’s investment round was led by QBN Capital, a Hong Kong-headquartered venture capital company. Applied Blockchain’s management… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 7:30 pm By Michael Burtov  |  

It’s no secret that there has always been a disconnect between the Venture Capital (VC) industry and the Startups that they fund. VCs are the embodiment of old school funding and their investments have, until recently, been the judge, jury, and executioner for countless innovation… Read More

April 14, 2020 @ 8:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cerebro Capital, a U.S.-based digital commercial loan marketplace, announced on Tuesday it received additional venture capital funding through its latest investment round, which was co-led by Ulu Ventures and Grotech Ventures with participation from Sterling Partners, Inner Loop Capital, and Point Field Partners. Launched in 2017, Cerebro describes itself as… Read More