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I might be a tad biased, but I'm inclined to agree with Thomas Krogh Jensen 🫣"For early-stage (pre-seed) startups the key is access" And I'd wager that the New Nordic region is where the greatest opportunities lie as of now. Our collaboration with Copenhagen Fintech 🤝 is just one example of industry players banding together to forge impactful solutions. There's a wealth of innovation unfolding within the financial sector here; from companies revolutionizing how artists earn in the music industry to crafting personalized insurance that rewards healthy lifestyle choices. This fact is consistently reaffirmed in the conversations I have with founders – 🫡not a dull moment in a day. More insights into the scene: https://lnkd.in/d_iPiT6X Currently, we're on the lookout to fund and accelerate the next generation of pre-seed fintechs, insuretechs, ESG startups, and more. Share your details and we'll be in touch👉 https://lnkd.in/dWkAhT4H

European Fintech Funding Up 45% in Q3: Dealroom.co Report  Remus Brett, General Partner at LocalGlobe and Latitude: "Europe's fintech sector is back in full force, as these funding figures confirm. Fintech startups, most now AI first, are further accelerating B2C and B2B innovation and opening up more opportunities in this $30 trillion sector. Moreover, the emergence of 'thoroughbred' fintech companies exceeding $100 million in annual revenue is driving growth, job creation, and reshaping the landscape." https://lnkd.in/entfTtqP Annie Azzopardi Imran Ghory Blossom Capital Yoram Wijngaarde Lorenzo Chiavarini Diana Helme Matthieu Demolin #fintech #finance #banking #paytech #payments #fintechnews #paymentsnews

What a Day 🚀 First Ageras and then Lunar - #nordic fintech is on 🔥 Two huge rounds in one day. Talking about AI, 'health and wealth', embedded finance, the drop in investments we saw in 2023, why we see change now and the new program for Nordic and Baltic early stage (pre-seed) fintech founders we launched in collaboration with our close friends in Switzerland, Tenity - 'New Nordic Challengers'. Such a vibrant fintech region. Article in #danish. Thank you team Bootstrapping.dk 🙏 🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇩🇰🇸🇪 https://lnkd.in/dtWTZQQ5

On Aug. 20, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s venture-scaling arm, x15ventures, will close applications for its annual Xccelerate program — an opportunity for tech startups to win a $250,000 investment into their company. The competition reflects the CBA’s broader efforts to establish itself as a dominant force in fintech AI. The bank’s initiatives, including its partnership with Microsoft and the work of x15ventures, highlight its intent to replicate the success of its ambitious digital transformation program that disrupted the banking sector a decade ago. x15ventures: A Hub for Innovation In July, CBA’s x15ventures opened applications for Xccelerate. x15ventures is dedicated to building, buying, and investing in startups that align with CBA’s strategic goals. In the four years that it has been in operation, the program has made a dozen strategic investments in innovations, including Splashup, OwnHome, Payable, and Doshii. These investments have largely been in applications that promote innovation within financial services. But Laura Faulconer, portfolio director at x15ventures, said that the VC is now specifically interested in AI. “We’re interested in a broad range of AI capabilities,” she told TechRepublic. “And some of the areas that we are particularly getting …

As an operator and investor in ASEAN startups and scaleups over the past decade, grateful to Elevandi Navin Suri to give me an opportunity to share my experiences in the ASEAN ecosystem. Summary - The concept of growth hacking originated in Silicon Valley. When we look at startups in ASEAN, they need to create their unique model and playbook for growth hacking since many things that worked in the West would only sometimes work in the East. Over the last 10 years, ASEAN startups have developed their models based on their unique macroeconomic, customer segment, and development models through experiments and trysts with economic cycles. Unlike Silicon Valley, ASEAN startups prefer evolutionary change, and even disruptors focus on creating additional value instead of just being a replacement for incumbents. The focus on avoiding extreme free-market approaches and varying degrees of centralised planning makes the ASEAN growth model unique. ASEAN cherishes order among chaos, alignment among debate, and construction of the future before disruption. Most ASEAN economies have been independent for less than 80 years. The first 40 years after World War 2 focused on establishing the basics, such as public infrastructure, social stability, and monetary policy autonomy. Venture capital and startups have become mainstream in ASEAN in the last 20 years, only as a mixture of government initiatives, corporate venture arms by local and regional corporations, and Asian arms of global venture arms. In this paradigm, founders and investors in ASEAN apply various approaches to growth driven by its unique cultural and economic factors. Fintech Nation Singapore FinTech Festival Pat Patel Rebecca Martin Rafat Kapadia Sopnendu Mohanty / 漠汉帝 / 模範帝 / सोपनेंदु / ସୋପ୍ନେନ୍ଦୁ Damien Pang Vanessa Ho Tawishi Singh Kai Zen Theng Chris Lim

The Rise of Fintech Unicorns: Investing in the Future of Financial Technology - TechBullion: The Fintech Unicorn Landscape. The term “unicorn” refers to privately held startups valued at over $1 billion. Within the fintech sector, unicorns ...

"What sets us apart, I think, is that our technology transfer terms are pro-growth company. We have very competitive terms - we're not giving things for free, but our terms are such that they create the foundation for great growth companies." We are thrilled to share that our incubator's founder Lotta Partanen, Head of Incubation and Acceleration, was interviewed for Startups Magazine by Paige West! 🚀 To read the whole article, you can subscribe to the magazine (https://lnkd.in/dxHUJTJJ) and check their latest Finance and Fintech issue. 🙌

📢 Attention Startup Founders in MENA – This is a Must-Read! 📢 If you're navigating the fast-evolving world of Fintech in MENA, don’t miss out on our latest White Paper: Essential Market Research Guide for Startup Founders – focused exclusively on Fintech insights tailored for our region. 🌍 From identifying high-growth opportunities to understanding critical customer insights, this guide dives into key metrics that are reshaping the industry landscape. With MENA’s fintech sector booming, knowing how to leverage data and market insights is your competitive advantage. 📊 💡 Why You Should Read It: Discover what really matters in MENA’s fintech space 🧭 Access actionable insights to fine-tune your strategy 🔍 Learn how to use research to make impactful, data-driven decisions 💪 Whether you’re a founder, investor, or startup advisor, this white paper is packed with essential guidance. Let's drive fintech innovation forward in MENA! 🚀 #fintech #startups #founders #MENA

These fintechs have already received rounds this year: luck or brilliance? The world speeds up as more and more fintech startups emerge. Let’s take a look at the ten magnificent fintech startups that have already received a great boost and a firm shake from investors this year: US: Booke AI, Inc. (founded by Vadim Chumak) $300.000 by Alchemist Accelerator GoldenBasis (founded by Grant A.) $500,000 by Y Combinator Aladdin Digital (founded by Darlington Onyeagoro) $600,000 from StartUp DOJO Vector ML Analytics (founded by Sadeq Safarini, MSc Fin, FMVA) $50,000 from Plug and Play Tech Center We Are Gretel (founded by Duncan Stevens) $1,000,000 from InsurTech Gateway UK: Noggin HQ (founded by Evangeline A.) £710.000 from Bethnal Green Ventures Connect Earth (founded by Alexander L.) £1,340,000 from Entrepreneur First Level2 (ABN AMRO + Techstars '23) (founded by Shantanu Johri) $780,000 from Techstars Darksquare (founded by Daniel Harman) CHF50,000 fromTenity  Lemon (founded by Matt Bird) $500,000 from Pitchdrive and SFC Capital Modern fintech companies disrupt traditional banking, lending, wealth management, and payment processing. #FintechInvestments #FintechStartups #FintechUS #FintechUK

Looking for new Startups to look at and invest? Here's a short list of my research and portfolio in the fintech space - hope it helps! ;) #fintech #unicorns #unicornstartup