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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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Global Fintech Fundraising Fell in First Half of 2019, Germany Fintech on the Rise, Fintech China on Halt
Global investment in fintech ventures fell sharply in the first half of 2019, as fundraising and deal activity in China that had soared a year earlier ground to a halt, partially offsetting strong gains in the U.S., U.K. and several
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Salesforce Ventures Lanciert Neuen 125 Millionen Dollar Trailblazer Fund für Europa
Salesforce Ventures, die globale Investmentgruppe des Anbieters von CRM Lösungen, hat ein neues 125 Millionen Dollar umfassendes Investment-Programm aufgelegt. Ziel des Europe Trailblazer Fund ist es, europäische Cloud Start-ups zu unterstützen. Salesforce Ventures war im vergangenen Jahr das aktivste Corporate
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What Are Germany’s Top Funded Fintech Startups Doing With Their Funds?
Fintech continues to thrive in Germany with the number of fintech companies and investment volume steadily growing. Berlin in particular has emerged as one of Europe’s leading fintech hubs, hosting 27% of the country’s fintech companies. Frankfurt and the wider
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10 Most Active VCs in the European Fintech Sector
2018 witnessed an explosion of high-profile venture capital (VC) deals in the European fintech space, surpassing the US by nearly EUR 100 million, according to PitchBook. Just a few weeks ago, UK banking startup OakNorth raised US$440 million from SoftBank’s
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What Happened to Fintech Switzerland’s Previous Pick of Hottest Fintech Startups?
In mid 2016, after sifting through copious amounts of reports, studies and our own internal evaluations we’ve come up with a definitive list of the 30 hottest fintech startups in Switzerland. (an updated list for 2019 is also available here)
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19 Influential Fintech Founders in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH)
With 100 million Internet users, a developed tech community and a large pool of investors, the DACH region, which comprises Germany, Austria and Switzerland, is one of the fastest growing EU economic regions with a booming fintech sector. DACH is
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