Rumours of the death of the alternative finance industry are exaggerated. Altfi reports strongly contra-indicative news, at least: In its largest fundraise ever, venture capital firm Northzone has raised a massive €1bn. The firm now plans to use its tenth round of funds to invest in global consumer and enterprise companies across both the US […]
The UK’s venture capital industry has been very active in investing in the FinTech sector – more so than its US counterpart, according to research (see below). Our friends at Finextra offer a report, but we’d add just a short comment: perhaps the relative strength of VCX interest may be partially accounted for by the […]
The stop-start, hot-cold nature of the alternative finance industry in the time of Covid-19 is a continuing theme. Rather than bust, the latest news report from our friends at UK Tech News offers a snapshot of a booming venture-capital industry, at least in London. With the latest vaccine developments and the impact of Brexit (possibly, […]
Regular readers of our News site will be aware that a regular feature of our coverage of the alternative finance (and specifically the FinTech) sector is the attempts at inwards investment by mainstream finance. The transfer of capital as been easily effected – but making a success of the business has proved altogether more difficult. […]
Marvellous diction from Crowdfundinsider in a piece suggesting equity crowdfunding will replace venture capital, post-Covid-19 era. Nurture those abandoned sprouts, folks… The piece is focused mainly in the US, but the themes are universal. As VC funding dries up Equity Crowdfunding (EC) is ideally positioned to nurture the abandoned sprouts. Since the VC industry was […]
The performance of the alternative finance sector in the UK has been strong. Regular readers will know that we expect more inward investment and lots of interesting deals in alternative finance generally – and platform lending in particular – this year. Our friends at City A.M. report: The UK has secured its place as the […]