Tagged: cb insights

May 2, 2017 @ 2:17 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Despite a quiet start to Fintech deals on a global level this year, Europe looks like it’s on pace to break records, according to CB Insights’ recent Q1 report. CB Insights reported that European fintech firms raised over $667 million over the first three months of the year… Read More

December 22, 2016 @ 7:23 am By Jessica Pham  |  

During the first half of 2016, regulators feared that Fintech would become all too powerful.  Then, in November, they concluded that the Fintech sector was not threatening.  At the cusp of 2017, it also appears that other observers have concluded that the FIintech boom is… Read More

August 17, 2016 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

KPMG / CB Fintech Pulse report is out on Fintech and according to the authors overall Fintech investment dipped in Q2. While Asia and Europe saw VC-backed Fintech deals remain nearly level, North American deals dipped versus same quarter last year and prior quarter. The… Read More

May 25, 2016 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

  Following a bit of slump in the final quarter of 2015, Fintech investment “roared” back in Q1 of 2016 squelching any discussion of Fintech’s imminent demise. This is according to a report authored by KPMG and CB Insights.  While the P2P / Marketplace Lending… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 12:30 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

It’s meal time, a time when Zomato’s site is likely swarmed with hits.  If you are not yet familiar with Zomato, click here to see if the platform services your city. From Vancouver to Auckland, Zomato is used by millions of hungry people every day to decide… Read More

July 23, 2015 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

KPMG and CB Insights have released a quarterly report on global VC funding and according to their data VC backed companies are booming.  In Q2 alone over $32 billion went toward 1819 deals.  This pushed VC funding globally to almost $60 billion. If you compare… Read More