The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

The average salary in this UK talent category is around £36,000. The finance industry has seen significant growth in recent years and this is, on the whole, due to developments in technology and the rise of fintech. million new engineers will be required between now and 2025. But many roles command much higher rates of pay.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

It is being driven by financial technology, popularly known as FinTech. As of 2018, 80% of the top FinTechs can be found in Southeast Asian nations. The countries are Singapore (490 FinTechs), Indonesia (262 FinTechs), Malaysia (196 FinTechs), Thailand (128 FinTechs), Philippines (115 FinTechs), and Vietnam (77 FinTechs).

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 23, 2020

Tech-centric businesses are common, with FinTech being particularly popular in London. In London alone, these new companies raise billions in investment capital, allowing them to go from fledgeling companies to thriving empires. However, the UK has been a proven incubator of many different kinds of organisations. But how is this possible?

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Fintech, and more recently proptech and insurtech are startup categories that many VCs and corporates are targeting and I’m guessing they are indulging in a bit of marketing to try and stimulate activity in their own backyard.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Winners in 10 categories will be honored at the Accelerator Award Ceremony (7 pm Sunday, March 11), at the Hilton Austin. A finalist in Payment and FinTech Technology category, Pawame is lighting up rural communities in Africa with clean, affordable and reliable solar home systems.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The other half is more distributed, but consists on tools for content creation and distribution and finally a minority of tools focused on admin tools (fintech, managing the business, back office, etc). To understand the trends, follow the money. According to CB Insights, the Creator Economy has attracted over $1.3 Creators as SMBs.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2014

E-commerce will cease to exist as a separate category. Obviously, I’m not entirely unbiased here, but I think that next year will be a big one for fintech companies in the public markets. 2015 will be a good year to be a mobile wallet or point-of-sale terminal company. Omnichannel payments” are here to stay. The reason?

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Startup landscapes, while not perfect, are useful as they provide a way for us to define a space/category and the players of that vertical. Because entertainment categories are so broad, and because entertainment models the world in many ways, the types of implemented technology are derived from a variety of sources.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

For March 2018, we are seeking forward-thinking startups in ten different categories: — Augmented & Virtual Reality  — Enterprise & Smart Data  — Entertainment & Content  — Health & Wearable  — Hyper-Connected Communities  — Payment & FinTech  — Security & Privacy  — Social & Culture  — Sports & Performance Data  — Transportation (..)

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 16, 2018

The BMW Financial Services Collaboration Lab accelerator program provides entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses in fintech and other fields with the opportunity to partner with BMW to develop and realize innovative solutions and game-changing new technologies. A Wildcard category. Data Analytics and Insights.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 12, 2018

Fintech and Blockchain are expanded topics this year, as we’ve seen global innovation in all areas of finance. Our Fintech experts on stage will make sure you understand Blockchain 360 and will give you a guide on how to apply blockchain in your business. Award Categories. Challenge the Expected. Change the Future.

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 25, 2020

The “absolutely yes” category was dominated by creators who had branched beyond their initial piece of content and created some persistent space for the community to aggregate. FinTech Today (financial technology and startups) has a newsletter and a Slack group. Most typically in Slack, Facebook, WhatsApp or Discord.

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Hippoland

OCTOBER 16, 2016

In this post, I’m going to very *simplistically* dive into some high level categories and talk about how early stage investors consider each. Loosely speaking, I’ve divided companies into 4 categories in my mind — this is not an industry standard — this is just how I personally see things. So what is in this category?

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Transformify

APRIL 28, 2018

London, UK 12th April 7.30pm BST: Transformify , a UK CSR Recruitment Platform helping businesses to access talent, transfer secure payments, enter new markets, and boost sustainable growth, made it to Top 10 Fintech Innovations. The 100 finalists that make up the list will now compete for the public vote in one of 10 categories.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

This is not a new category, as we’ve previously listed companies that do carbon accounting and encourage reduction for enterprises ( Watershed ) and consumers ( Aerial , Wren ). Some companies in this category: ChargeLab , Synop , Dimo. Climate Fintech & Crypto. Carbon Footprint Assessment & Reduction.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Our relationship with money, whether physical or virtual, is being reinvented by revolutionary startups called fintechs. This new scenario was assessed by CB Insights, who released a report listing 250 fintechs that are transforming banking around the world.

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Eric Friedman

JANUARY 24, 2020

A real business, with real customers, real revenue and a flywheel that makes sense to the fintech innovation ecosystem. This can come to life outside of a competition winning startup fair, and simply be more about a focus or category they care deeply about. I don’t think anyone looks at this deal and scratches their head.

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David Teten

AUGUST 7, 2019

Fintech investor Guillaume Amblard points out that Momentum and Value are never static classifications. were clearly Momentum, but [in hindsight] they were also Value.” Lower-visibility companies and categories tend to attract fewer well-funded competitors. Many VCs interested. Momentum Investment. Few VCs interested.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 13, 2023

When compared to other industries, such as healthcare or fintech, which require more complex products, have entrenched distribution channels, and face greater regulatory scrutiny, it becomes clear why the media and entertainment industry is more susceptible to disruption. We have made an investment in this category as well with Munch.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

I lovingly call him the curmudgeon of fintech – in this episode we go deep into how he is building a venture capital firm and practice, not just running a fund and how he views the world of fintech investing. In my mind, that’s a lot of my role in the boardroom or with entrepreneurs, On Dan being the “Curmudgeon of Fintech”.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

It is led by two partners: Aditi Maliwal on the Seed Investment Team who also leads our Fintech practice and Seksom Suriyapa on the Growth Team who joined Upfront in 2021 after most recently leading Corp Dev at Twitter (and before that at Success Factors and Akamai). The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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Hippoland

DECEMBER 4, 2016

As I’ve mentioned before, eacjh of the 4 categories of startups are looked at very differently. But, if you are in areas that are say 1) highly regulated (such as fintech or healthtech), 2) are extremely technical (such as only 5 people in the world can build what you’re building), or 3) are a pure consumer product (e.g.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Winners in 10 categories will be announced at the Pitch Award Ceremony at 6:30 pm Sunday, March 10, at the Hilton Austin. London has a fantastic startup ecosystem, particularly for FinTech and Insurtech. We have learned that you need to well-organized, passionate and willing to take a risk!

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

He focuses on investments in fintech, the internet, and software. Chaos often creates some of the best opportunities, so we tend to back category leaders. It’s very different for every company in every category. The theme of this episode is how to scale unicorns. Jonathan Siddharth . Welcome, David.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2024

There were a few modest winners – fintech and retail tech startups saw double digit funding growth in Q4 2023. Fintech also saw 8 new unicorns in Q4’23. The rise of generative AI is expected to affect every vertical: health, education, fintech, gaming – creating opportunities for startups.

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Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In this first inning of software companies in SEA, major consumer businesses have started taking off, but so many other categories are just starting to emerge. B2B, for example, hasn’t even even really started as a category yet. In the US, I’d argue that most categories are crowded. more on this below).

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Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In this first inning of software companies in SEA, major consumer businesses have started taking off, but so many other categories are just starting to emerge. B2B, for example, hasn’t even even really started as a category yet. In the US, I’d argue that most categories are crowded. more on this below).

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

We list here all of the active Flexible VCs we have identified, broken into these categories: revenue-based; compensation-based; and blended return streams. Versatile is particularly interested in fintech and salestech companies. Please contact us if you are deploying capital using this strategy. Revenue-Based Flexible VCs.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 25, 2021

Fintech stack shifting to the cloud From the outset, Melio’s broader platform vision of enabling B2B payments in a contextual way has been key. Melio is the poster child of one of the key trends highlighted in the Accel 2020 Euroscape : the fintech stack shifting to the cloud. The integration of Melio by Vinosmith is a good example.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 1, 2020

AI and ML technology adoption in the world of finance has been so swift and complete that it spawned the whole new business category of fintech. When startups are seeking an AI or ML market with solid growth prospects, their best bet is to go where the money is – which in this case means to the financial sector itself.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

It’s inspiring to see that the world of cloud is now flat and any region can generate a category defining company, from Atlassian in Australia to UiPath in Romania, Celonis in Germany, Snyk in Israel, and Docusign and Crowdstrike in the US. What’s next? Outsourcing compliance and API-first implementations shorten lead times.

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VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2020

In this post I’ll aggregate a collection of recent Israeli startup landscapes across Artificial Intelligence, retail tech, sports tech, Fintech, health (specifically relating to Covid-19), wellness tech and others. Wellness is a category that mixes several verticals within. Covid-19 Israeli tech landscape. Source: Grove Ventures.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 2, 2023

In terms of sectors, in 2022 cycber, fintech and devops remained the most active investment sectors in Israel. We are still open for business and looking to back pre-seed founders building category defining startups. As growth investments (and valuations) go down, unicorns might struggle to survive, according to Globes.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Insurance is the next big wave of the fintech revolution that has been going on for the last 5-10 years. In most advanced economies, 40-50% or more of insurance is bought and managed over the internet, but in the US, it’s 1-5% in most insurance categories. We want to do more! leehower | LinkedIn. Authenticity to NextView.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Insurance is the next big wave of the fintech revolution that has been going on for the last 5-10 years. In most advanced economies, 40-50% or more of insurance is bought and managed over the internet, but in the US, it’s 1-5% in most insurance categories. We want to do more! leehower | LinkedIn. Authenticity to NextView.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Generally speaking this breakdown applies to Israel as well, with a number of huge outcomes in fintech (Melio, Rapyd, eToro, Papaya Global, etc) and of course Cybersecurity. Global unicorn breakdown by category (Source: CB Insights ). Unicorns aren’t rare in Israel, but it’s hard to track them.

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Transformify

JULY 11, 2018

Fintech, HR-tech and AI are empowering not only the recruiters but also helping to bridge the digital skills gap , creating opportunities for people in need and revitalizing high unemployment areas and post-war zones ’’ – Lilia Stoyanov, CEO. Proceeds from the night will be donated to the WCIT Charitable Trust.

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