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...
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 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...
Venture capital group G Squared has reportedly raised $1.1 billion for its latest fund. The firm aims to tap into increasing investor demand for G Squared’s strategy of buying pre-existing stakes in start-ups, the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (Aug. 26). As that report noted,...
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 […]
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...
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...
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...
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 companies that provide fleet cards such as Ramp and Coast, […]
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...
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,...
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...
