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Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage

TechCrunch

After investing more than $1 trillion in new technology from 2016 through 2019, the majority of banks globally have yet to see any financial boost from digital transformation programs, according to Accenture. Never before has this gap been more prevalent than amid the pandemic as customers migrated online en masse.

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Why you have to pay attention to the Indian startup scene

TechCrunch

billion in Q2, the lowest quarterly tally since 2016. But data via KPMG and PitchBook make it plain that Q3 was a rebound , with $3.6 As always, there was more good stuff to share here than I can possibly fit, so let’s get right into the data, takes, links and other delicacies. Various and Sundry.

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Apptopia raises $20M to expand its competitive intelligence business beyond mobile

TechCrunch

The new financing was led by ABS Capital Partners, and follows three consecutive years of 50% year-over-year growth for Apptopia’s business, which has been profitable since the beginning of last year, the company says. Rivals had more accurate data from about 2016 through 2018 because of their use of mobile panels, Kay says.

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Hidden First Rounds

Ian Hathaway

Many startups in Silicon Valley and other leading startup hubs have increasingly relied on unpriced rounds (SAFEs or convertible notes) for their first or even second rounds of financing. But as today’s data pull (the October 2019 Vintage) shows, 2017 was actually an increase from 2016 (though still down compared with 2014).

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