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A tale of two surveys: Fintech VCs change tune on investment landscape

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Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. There’s a lot of fintech news out there and it’s my job to stay on top of it — and make sense of it — so you can stay in the know. I have to say that both my editors and I were very impressed with the thoughtfulness in the responses of these surveys.

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7 investors reveal what’s hot in fintech in Q1 2023

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The global downturn has impacted every sector, but fintech bore the brunt of it as public-market valuations fell off a cliff last year. CB Insights recently found that two of the largest global VC firms, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, actually backed more fintech companies in 2022 than any other category.

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So much fintech M&A

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Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. There’s a lot of fintech news out there and it’s my job to stay on top of it — and make sense of it — so you can stay in the know. — Mary Ann. The deal was just one of many M&A deals in the fintech space that occurred last week.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Edtech VC survey, 5 founder mistakes, fintech liquidity, more

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For our latest investor survey, Natasha Mascarenhas polled 13 edtech VCs to learn more about how “employer-led up-skilling and a renewed interest in self-improvement” is expanding the sector’s TAM. Rising African venture investment powers fintech, clean tech bets in 2020. yourprotagonist. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Advice for laid-off techies, fintech flops, how to build a growth team

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I surveyed six seed- and early-stage investors to get their tactical advice for laid-off tech workers who are thinking about starting up. ” A decade of fintech failures: 4 innovations that didn’t live up to the hype A Black YC alum explains how he raised $107M Image Credits: Andrew T.

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8 founders, leaders highlight fintech and deep tech as Bristol’s top sectors

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The city also has the most fintech startups per head in the U.K. To get a better idea of the state of the tech ecosystem and the investor outlook for this city, we surveyed founders, leaders and executives involved in nurturing Bristol’s startup ecosystem. We surveyed: Coralie Hassanaly , innovation consultant, DRIAD.

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BNPL in 2022: 4 fintech investors discuss regulation, trends and how to stand out

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Frances Schwiep: BNPL, though crowded in established markets, is still ripe for innovation in new geographies like Latin America. We believe building fintech products (versus other classes of products) with geo-specific dynamics in mind is key to their success. I believe the next Alibaba will start as a fintech play.

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