venture capital

·Mar. 8, 2019

Omidyar Network Spins Off a New Venture Fund Called Flourish

One of the leaders in venture capital focused on financial inclusion, Omidyar Network, has launched a new initiative it is...

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Feb. 15, 2019

U.S. Fintech Unicorns Valued at $147 Billion

Last year was a record year for fintech funding with VC-backed fintech companies raising close to $40 billion globally; there...

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Sep. 25, 2017

Europe’s Top Venture Capital Investors

CB insights has compiled a list of the top European venture capitalists by country based on the number of portfolio companies they have backed; the list focused on the most active investors of the last five years and included VCs, corporate VCs, growth equity firms and super angels. Source.

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Fintech News Roundup

·Apr. 26, 2017

The Latest Themes in Fintech Venture Capital

Fintech companies are always looking for the right type of venture capital for their business; at LendIt USA 2017 we hosted a panel that featured a diverse group of leading venture capitalists in the fintech space; the panel was a great mix with a seed stage investor, an international investor, a nonprofit fund looking to grow jobs and the fintech sector in New York, a credit fund who has moved into venture capital investing and a strategic investor at a key Wall Street bank; panelists discussed their investment strategies when evaluating companies and when they look to invest during a company's lifecycle; panelists also discussed key areas where money is currently being invested and what areas of fintech are oversaturated with capital. Source

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Peer to Peer Lending

·Oct. 14, 2015

What VCs Really Think of Banks

[Editor’s note: This is a guest post from James Alexander, an experienced marketplace lending executive who has been following this industry...

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Feb. 21, 2019

Gender Bias is Still Prevalent Across Investment Landscape

There was an analysis done in 2017 showing that 2 percent of VC capital went to startups founded by women...

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Europe Fintech News Roundup USA

·Dec. 13, 2017

Artificial Intelligence Helping VC’s Uncover Investments

Machine learning and predictive analytics have started to make a real difference in the VC world when it comes to finding investments; VC’s typically traveled a lot and met with thousands of companies to find a few investments; by using machine learning to break down troves of data, like job postings or performance in the App Store, investors can find potential gems without the same laborious effort; VC firms are investing in tools to help them refine searches and comb through thousands of companies quickly; increased computing power and cheaper ways to rent server capacity has really helped VC’s, even the small firms, use these techniques every day. Source.

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