There were at least 35 financing events resulting in more than $540 million in capital raised by Boston-area FinTech startups in 2019 — significantly more than any previous year except 2018 when Cambridge Mobile Telematics raised $500 million (all from Softbank) on … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ ]Risks of a decline in economic growth, not to mention a recession, are clear. Growth in China has already slowed to its lowest pace in nearly 30 years. In the U.S., job growth unexpected stalled in February. The European Central … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]BlackFin Capital Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in financial services investments across Europe, with offices in Paris, Brussels, and Frankfurt. The firm manages two buyout funds and recently closed its first FinTech venture fund, BlackFin … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]It will be hard not to reach for superlatives in discussing the fundraising success of greater Boston FinTech firms in 2018. There were at least 31 disclosed financing events resulting in more than $1.3 billion in capital raised — roughly … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ ]Nyca Partners is a FinTech-focused venture firm based in New York, targeting firms that will transform payments, credit models, digital advice, and financial infrastructure. It is one of the most active FinTech venture firms globally and has made ten or … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Mike Troiano joined G20 Ventures as the third general partner almost a year ago. The Boston-based firm invests in “early traction” stage (late seed/early A), East Coast enterprise software companies. (Here’s a post from a few years ago on the … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]2017 was a big year for Boston FinTech. September saw the first edition of Boston FinTech Week, a series of mostly sold out events bringing together members of the Boston financial services and FinTech ecosystems for a deep dive into … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ ]With offices in London and New York, Anthemis Group is a very active investor in early stage Fintech. They also advise large financial services firms on digital strategy, work with venture capital and private equity firms, and offer a talent … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Greater Boston, by my definition, runs from Portland to Providence and as far west as Worcester. By my calculations, 21 FinTech startups in the greater Boston area raised north of $248 million from investors in 2016. This is up substantially … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Illuminate Financial Management, founded in 2014 in London, is a venture capital firm funding financial technology startups that have the potential to effect real change within capital markets. Since late 2015, folks at Illuminate have been investing from the IFM … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]“If no one seems to understand, start your own revolution and cut out the middleman.”
“I’m not even sure what I want, but that’s not the point – it’s that I want it now.”
“Whenever the old gives way to the new, everybody with vested interests in the old starts crying that the world will stop. There aren’t many people with vested interests in the new.”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
Federated Investors, with $527.2 billion in AUM, will rebrand as Federated Hermes, bring out new line of ties and scarves. http://j.mp/30IudZv
If you're in Boston February 10, you won't want to miss this Founder's Diary with @circlepay founder @jerallaire. Brought to you by @FPrimeCapital. Go here to request to attend: http://bit.ly/2PqECFO
Swedish open banking platform @tink is on a roll, announcing new €90MM funding round, big expansion plans: http://j.mp/30EJRow #FinTech
Tencent appears to be a big fan of french #FinTech. This deal follows on heels of Lydia investment.
Received a text message from someone at a number I don't know who says he's an investor who wants to buy my house. Gave no last name. Seems like an odd first approach.
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