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Swiss Insurtech Startup Map 2020
Insurtech.Rocks, a management and digital consulting dedicated to the Swiss insurance ecosystem, has released their Swiss Insurtech Map for the year 2020 where 20 up-and-coming startups in the ecosystem are highlighted. The following are the 20 insurtech startups in the
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Top 5 Global Fintech Investors: From Q2 2019 to Q2 2020 and Where They Invested
Sequoia Capital, 500 Startups, Ribbit Capital, Accel and Global Founders Capital (GFC) were the five most active fintech venture capital (VC) investors in deal count from Q2 2019 to Q2 2020, according to an analysis by CB Insights. Sequoia Capital
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Holistic Life Risk Assessment and Tailored Coverage with Vlot
With rate of new COVID-19 cases slowing, Switzerland is gradually easing restrictions in a bid to avoid further damage to the economy. As of June 12, Switzerland recorded more than 31,000 COVID-19 cases including over 1,600 deaths, according to data
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Fintech Influencer Switzerland Interview Series: 7 Questions to Spiros Margaris
Fintechnews.ch conducts a series of short interviews around well known longtime Swiss Fintech Influencers. Today we speak with THE Fintech Influencer. Spiros Margaris* was ranked number one Global Social Media Fintech Influencer in quite a few lists. Spiros tells us
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Influence of Coronavirus? Investments in Swiss Startups Drop in Q1
The Swiss Venture Insights report by startup.ch shows that the coronavirus and the threat of a possibly severe recession continue to create an uncertain environment for investors and startups. Despite a strong 2019, where equity investments passed CHF 2 billion
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Insurtechs Led German Fintech VC in 2019
Insurtech startups in Germany raised a record of EUR 442 million in funding in 2019, up a staggering 216% from EUR 140 million the previous year. The figure made insurtech the most successful segment within Germany’s fintech sector, according to
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Swiss Fintech Startups Raised CHF 360M in 2019: Swiss Venture Capital Report 2020
In 2019, Swiss fintech startups raised CHF 360 million in funding through 39 rounds. Compared with the previous year, this represents a 91.8% increase in investment amount and a 50% increase in deal number, according to the Swiss Venture Capital
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Top 10 Fintech and Insurtech Innovators in Germany
Business Punk, a business and lifestyle magazine, has released its ranking of the top ten finance and insurance innovators in Germany, among which founders and CEOs of Finleap, Getsafe and Wefox, among others. The list is part of Business Punk’s
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First German Insurtech Unicorn: 235 Million $ Funding For Berlin Startup
wefox Group, the Berlin-based insurtech has increased its 2019 funding to USD$235 million after successfully closing an additional USD$110 million led by OMERS Ventures, with participation from Merian Chrysalis, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Mundi Ventures and existing investors. Since launching in
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Fintech In Germany: An Overview
Germany is one of the key fintech locations in Europe, and according to the country’s economic development agency, Germany Trade and Invest, the fourth largest in the world. Germany’s booming fintech industry has been driven by robust funding from domestic
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