Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

There are many reasons for that, such as private equity and crossover investors investing earlier, or the fact that LPs in VC funds are affected by public market swings and could, theoretically, hit some VC firms to feel the pinch. Maybe it will be 2019, or 2020 — or even 2021. I am expecting a downturn at some point.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

.” April, which Borodach co-founded in 2021 with Daniel Marcous, previously the CTO of Waze, is an attempt to cut through the complexities of the U.S. ” Countless vendors offer online tax prep services, including incumbents like TurboTax and H&R Block. Financing climbed to $131.5 moving to another state).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2023

billion raised across 447 deals in 2021. While of course I still believe fintech is in its early innings, I do also think that people went a little too crazy, too fast in 2021 and a lot of companies that probably shouldn’t have gotten funded did. Snafus can happen even when incumbents and fintechs partner. That compares to $25.3

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

billion valuation, which is 85% below its June 2021 raise…As prices and valuations stabilize, we will see deals ramp back up.”. On the bright side, the fact that VCs are more discriminating about where they put their dollars could actually lead to more M&A activity, according to Ruark. Klarna recently raised $800 million at a $6.7

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

Digital banks, neobanks, challenger banks or whatever you may call them, are among the biggest recipients of VC investments in fintech. Globally, hundreds have sprung forth the past few years to challenge incumbents in their respective markets. In November 2021, Fintech Farm launched in its first market, Azerbaijan.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Thndr, launched in late 2020 by Ahmad Hammouda and Seif Amr , is filling the gap by making it easier to open and manage investment accounts, consequently replacing traditionally slow and outdated processes by incumbents. Tiger Global, Dubai-based early-stage VC BECO Capital and Prosus Ventures co-led the Series A investment.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

When robotic process automation company UiPath filed to go public in March 2021, the startup had just closed a $750 million round that helped it clinch a $35 billion valuation. “They are the strongest company in the segment and well financed in this growing market,” said Forrester analyst Craig Le Clair. per share.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2022

On March 25, PitchBook released its 2021 Annual Fintech Report , which found that the fintech industry raised $121.6 billion last year — up 153% year-over-year in terms of global VC deal value. Ramp says its revenue grew “early 10x” in 2021 compared to 2020 while its cardholder base grew 7x and its user base grew 15x.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

based company’s $35 million Series B in April 2021, which was co-led by TTV Capital, Owl Ventures and SoftBank Group Corp.’s From March 2021 to March 2022, the company says it saw a 2,200% increase in wallet growth. One of the things you do in VC asset allocation is lean in to the winners,” he told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2022

Led by Lindsay Holden, the startup had raised more than $20 million in funding and had built a gamified finance mobile app that aims to help people “save, learn and engage” with their finances. In other words, incumbents in some cases need fintechs even as they compete with them. million in a round led by Firebrand Ventures.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2021

Optimism reigns at consumer trading services as fintech VC spikes and Robinhood IPO looms. Mix in the impending SPAC-led debut of eToro, general bullishness in the cryptocurrency space, record highs for some equities markets, and recent rounds from Public.com, M1 Finance and U.K.-based But will it? There are data in both directions.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

What sectors will recover in 2021 and where are the new and unlikely opportunities to invest? This is a fundamental confusion in the VC space — innovation does not always equal progress. What sectors will recover in 2021, and where are the new and unlikely opportunities to invest? Shawn Carolan, partner, Menlo Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

M1 Finance , a fintech startup that brings together lots of pieces of the fintech playbook into a single service, reached $3 billion in assets under management (AUM) this week. But I really bring up the M1 Finance milestone for a different reason. One more VC Visa-Plaid take. And for Bumble, which filed to go public.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Insurtech companies have been among the biggest victims of the public market selloff, especially those that went public in 2021. Notably, Metromile saw its valuation decline over 85% and was subsequently acquired by peer Lemonade , and it hasn’t been alone in losing a lot of value and being eyed by peers and incumbents.

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TechCrunch

MAY 22, 2022

One day, I’m hearing personal accounts of VCs pulling term sheets at the last minute, with some citing that their own investors had backed out of providing funds, leaving founders scrambling to save a round — and face. One day, I’m having a fintech-focused VC tell me they haven’t invested in any startups since last October.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Same as VC funds are deeply acquainted with Silicon Valley, tech investors cannot ignore this hub of innovation that has produced global market leading companies and serial entrepreneurs. Fintech (specifically embedded finance or financial SaaS), synthetic bio. The cliche VC answer: strong team, big market.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

market in June 2021 , and later went on to add a free “basic” tier to the mix with certain restrictions in place. It’s clear that Neeva has its work cut out if it’s to differentiate in a market that includes long-established billion-dollar incumbents, and other agile startups, with much the same goals.

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