Israel VC Starts Viola Fintech, Raises $100M For Global Fintech Investment
Israeli venture capital firm Viola Venture has raised $100 million towards a new independent fintech-focused fund, dubbed Viola Fintech. The ...
Tag: venture capital (VC)
A Steady Third Quarter for Fintech Globally
With one new unicorn and steady VC- backed deals amounting to $4 billion globally, Q3 2017 has been another positive ...
TransferWise Preparing Share Sale That Could Raise Valuation to $1.6B
Shares of cross-border payments company TransferWise are set to change hands in a sale that could boost its current $1.2 ...
ING Bank Creates ING Ventures, Focuses €300M Fund on Fintech
Dutch bank ING has created its own fintech venture fund, ING Ventures, which the bank will use solely to invest ...
Ex-Googler Tony Fadell Starts VC Firm, Includes Fintech Investments
The ex-Google, ex-Apple employee Tony Fadell is moving forward with his next idea, an investment firm looking to boost startups ...
RegTech and Insurance Remain Hot with Seed-Stage VCs
Compliance, insurance, and workflow solutions: these are the most interesting areas for a seed-stage fintech investor right now. Chris Fortunato, principal ...
Payments Companies Are Most Likely to Attract Funding
Does the fintech you’re building have anything to do with payments or remittances (even a little)? That's something to consider, ...
ICOs Over VCs, Blockchain Investors Say
Traditional venture capital is so passé. Blockchain investors are more interested in ICOs, or initial coin offerings, than traditional investment ...
VC Funding for InsurTech Dropped 64% in 1Q
Deal activity in insurtech, especially for early-stage startups, is slowing down in the first quarter. Total venture capital funding for ...
What Can Startups Learn from Marketplace Lending Troubles? [Video]
The marketplace lending industry is far from dead. Rather, it’s going through a reboot, which will include improved software, increased ...
