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Fintech in 2022: A story of falling funding, fewer unicorns and insurtech M&A

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If you thought the fourth quarter of 2022 felt slow when it came to investment activity in the fintech space, that’s because it was. fintech funding since 2018, according to CB Insights’ State of Fintech 2022 Report. billion in 2022, down 46% compared with 2021, but up 52% compared to 2020. In the U.S.,

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I’ve worked with hundreds of unicorns: Here’s what founders and executives need to focus on

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.” As I look back on what these businesses have done to succeed, my best tips for company leaders encountering VUCA now are to empower their operations, invest in digital transformation and seek M&A opportunities. Invest in digital transformation to make your data actionable.

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Constrafor, a construction procurement company, goes ‘SAFE’ route with new capital

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million in equity and debt in 2022, and since then, Constrafor has grown from 15,000 customers to 23,000. In addition, the investment includes access to a credit facility with Apollo. The general contractor then reimburses Constrafor for the invoice. If we can be at $10 million ARR, that will be better.”

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Dan Teran shares Gutter Capital’s challenge of closing its first fund

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Gutter Capital , a New York venture capital firm, closed on $25 million in capital commitments for its first fund to invest in pre-seed and seed stage companies focused on affordability, economic mobility and climate change. They also had to prove that they could translate their angel investing experience into leading rounds. “It’s

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Why Checkout??.com lowered its internal valuation

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Unlike Klarna’s down round , the new valuation wasn’t determined by a VC firm willing to invest in the company. If Big VC Firm is willing to invest $100 million for a 25% stake of a startup, the startup is now worth four times this investment, or $400 million — at least on paper. Entrepreneurs need to make some concessions.

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Three Learnings for Startups after Big Tech’s Q3 Earnings Beatdown

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Investors are punishing Big Tech for several strategic errors Photo: Unsplash 65% of S&P 500 companies have already reported Q3 2022 earnings, and 70% have beaten earnings expectations, consistent with the 10-year average. MUCH better than most investors feared.

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7 investors discuss why edtech startups must go back to basics to survive

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Reach Capital’s Jomayra Herrera encapsulated the changing landscape well: The deal pace has definitely slowed down in 2022 across most sectors. Emerge Education’s Jan Lynn-Matern, meanwhile, was quick to point out that edtech investment in Europe is growing despite the slowdown in the United States — the sector has secured $1.4

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