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These Greater Boston Fintechs Found Funding in 2024

In FinTech, Startups, Venture CapitalTags BostonPublish DateJanuary 6, 2025

Roughly 190 active fintech startups that I am aware of are based in the Greater Boston area, the geography of which runs in my view approximately from Portland in the north to Providence in the south, and west to the Connecticut River. This is down only slightly from last year despite some extensive pruning of the list. While it became clear that more than the usual number of startups had shut down (two that will be missed are MainVest and …

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20 Questions with Partech’s Philippe Collombel

20 Questions with Partech’s Philippe Collombel

In Venture CapitalTags AI, France, venture capitalPublish DateJanuary 29, 2024

Partech is a global investment firm headquartered in Paris, with offices in Berlin, Dakar, Dubai, Nairobi, and San Francisco, and about 70 employees. It was founded in 1982 in San Francisco as a corporate venture arm for the …

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How Did Greater Boston’s Fintech Startups Do When it Came to Fundraising in 2023?

How Did Greater Boston’s Fintech Startups Do When it Came to Fundraising in 2023?

In FinTech, Startups, Venture CapitalTags BostonPublish DateJanuary 2, 2024

There are now nearly 200 active fintech (insurtech, regtech, etc.) startups in the Greater Boston ecosystem, the geography of which runs in my view approximately from Portland in the north to Providence in the south, and …

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Discussing Digital Identities with Jackie Shoback of 1414 Ventures

Discussing Digital Identities with Jackie Shoback of 1414 Ventures

In Digital Identities, Venture CapitalTags Boston, startupsPublish DateSeptember 19, 2023

I’ve learned via Google that, spiritually speaking, the number 1414 represents the power of positive thinking and the importance of having faith in oneself. But we’re here because in 1414 England’s King Henry V passed the Safe Conducts …

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Funding for Boston’s Fintech Firms Falls in 2022

Funding for Boston’s Fintech Firms Falls in 2022

In FinTech, Startups, Venture CapitalTags BostonPublish DateJanuary 4, 2023

January 4, 2023 I follow roughly 180 active fintech (insurtech, regtech, etc.) startups headquartered in Greater Boston which, by my definition, runs from Portland to Providence and as far west as Springfield.1  This is up from …

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12 Questions with Claire Calmejane, CIO of Societe Generale

12 Questions with Claire Calmejane, CIO of Societe Generale

In Innovation, Venture CapitalTags banks, France, Societe Generale, venture capitalPublish DateMarch 8, 2022

September 7, 2022 Headquartered in Paris, Societe Generale is the seventh largest bank in Europe and the 18th largest in the world. SocGen, as it’s known, has more than 130,000 employees serving 30 million customers in 61 countries.  SocGen …

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Greater Boston Fintech Startups Raised $3.8 Billion in 2021

Greater Boston Fintech Startups Raised $3.8 Billion in 2021

In FinTech, Startups, Venture CapitalTags BostonPublish DateJanuary 3, 2022

January 3, 2022 I follow roughly 165 active fintech (insurtech, regtech, etc.) startups headquartered in Greater Boston which, by my definition, runs from Portland to Providence and as far west as Springfield. The number hasn’t changed …

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The Best and Worst of Times

The Best and Worst of Times

In FinTech, Startups, Venture CapitalTags BostonPublish DateJanuary 1, 2021

January 1, 2021 2020 was a wretched year by every measure except this one: 46 Boston-based fintech firms raised more than $1.12 billion in private equity and venture capital — significantly more than any previous year except 2018 …

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Introducing Brewer Lane Ventures

In InsurTech, Venture CapitalTags blockchain, Boston, Brewer Lane, Fannie Flagg, MassChallengePublish DateMay 5, 2020

Brewer Lane Venture is a new, Boston-based VC firm focused on early-stage InsurTech and FinTech startups. Former New York Life President and Chief Investment Officer John Kim is the founder, and veteran investor Martha Notaras joined the …

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Another Strong Year of Fundraising for Boston FinTechs

In FinTech, Startups, Venture CapitalTags BostonPublish DateJanuary 6, 2020

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 …

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Are Startups Ready For the Next Recession?

In Startups, Venture CapitalTags startupsPublish DateMarch 15, 2019

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 …

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