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VCs Think Rate Cuts Could Help Lending FinTechs
Fintech Investments // September 29, 2024

Are recent rate cuts good news for venture capitalist (VC) firms in the FinTech space? A report Sunday (Sept. 29) by TechCrunch says the answer is yes, particularly for those FinTechs that depend on loans to keep cash flowing. Those FinTechs, the report said, include...

Insight Partners Prepares to Close $10 Billion Venture Capital Fund
Investments // September 15, 2024

Venture capital (VC) firm Insight Partners is reportedly preparing to close a $10 billion-plus fund. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Sept. 15), the fund is around half the amount the company had initially planned, but a sign that tech investors are returning to...

VC Firm Upload Ventures Trades Credit FinTechs for AI Investments
Investments // September 11, 2024

Brazilian investment firm Upload Ventures is reportedly upping its artificial intelligence (AI) investments while avoiding credit FinTechs. That’s according to a Bloomberg News interview Wednesday (Sept. 11) with Carlos Simonsen, co-founder and managing partner of the venture capital (VC) firm. “There are a lot of...

Investment Group Iconiq Seeks Value After 3-Year IPO Drought
Investments // September 08, 2024

Investment group Iconiq is reportedly seeking ways to drive value amid a long IPO drought. That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 8) by the Financial Times (FT), which notes that Iconiq recently closed its largest fund at $5.75 billion, following a $4.1 billion fundraise...

Interviews & Exclusives
Has UK’s Cautious Approach to New Technologies Paid Off?

June 06, 2023
New York and London — two of the world’s leading business-destination cities and top global financial centers — have a “strong two-way flow in terms of FinTech innovation,” say Innovate Finance CEO Janine Hirt and Stephen Feline, North America director at London & Partners.  “When you look at our two ecosystems, we are world leaders […]

MENA’s AgriTech Revolution Captures VC Attention and Dollars

May 04, 2023
Total investment raised by startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) and broader Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) area crossed the $3 billion mark in 2022 as investors...

A Venture Debt Deficit Was Coming, SVB Collapse or Not, Says QED’s Gerety

April 17, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) helped pioneer venture debt as a critical source of alternative financing. After its untimely failure, many market observers are beginning to wonder — will that source of...

EU Early-Stage Startups Benefit From VC Dry Powder

April 07, 2023
In a challenging macroeconomic market that has led to a sharpened focus on belt-tightening, FinTech firms are under mounting pressure from investors to pivot from growth to profitability. It’s a...

Quick Reads
IPO Market Struggles as Investors Flock to AI

November 14, 2024
Venture capital firms are reportedly struggling amid a lack of mergers, acquisitions and public listings. It’s a situation that has led to a liquidity drought as artificial intelligence (AI) startups draw investor attention, CNBC reported Thursday (Nov. 14). “In the U.S., when you talk about the presidential election, it’s the economy stupid. And in the […]

VCs Think Rate Cuts Could Help Lending FinTechs

September 29, 2024
Are recent rate cuts good news for venture capitalist (VC) firms in the FinTech space? A report Sunday (Sept. 29) by TechCrunch says the answer is yes, particularly for those...

Insight Partners Prepares to Close $10 Billion Venture Capital Fund

September 15, 2024
Venture capital (VC) firm Insight Partners is reportedly preparing to close a $10 billion-plus fund. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Sept. 15), the fund is around half the...

VC Firm Upload Ventures Trades Credit FinTechs for AI Investments

September 11, 2024
Brazilian investment firm Upload Ventures is reportedly upping its artificial intelligence (AI) investments while avoiding credit FinTechs. That’s according to a Bloomberg News interview Wednesday (Sept. 11) with Carlos Simonsen,...