The Case for Fintechs
Financial technology firms, popularly called fintechs, refers to up and coming startups that use technology to make financial systems more...
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Why large funds are piling into PE & VC
Private market valuations for tech companies have increased sharply in recent years, with an outbreak of so-called "unicorns" (startups valued at...
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HILLARY! Scourge of Wall, Savior of Main - Preventer of Market Crashes, and Economic Crises
On October 8th, Hillary Clinton offered an Op-Ed on Bloomberg Views (available on the website here) which was a shorter version of...
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Fitbit, a good 'fit' for your portfolio?
In January 2014, I bought my first Fitbit device. At the time, it was a company almost unheard of except by a few. The Fitbit app on the phone was...
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What Silicon Valley has, every FinTech ecosystem needs & investors should look for!
So the prime example of a successful FinTech firm, lending club (with a current total market capitalization of ca. USD 5.5 bn) has been founded in...
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