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🙏Thank you to Gerd Weissenboeck and Zelig Technology along with Ali Ramadan and Goodwin for hosting yesterday's "Fintech in Focus" panel discussion along with Kara Byun, Head of Fintech and Venture Investments, HSBC, Lucile CORNET Partner at Eight Roads, and Adam Battersby, Partner at Apis Partners. 🔑 My key takeaways (panel feel free to factcheck!) ⭐️ 2023 was a funding wasteland with high valuations as a hang over from post covid recovery hindering companies getting new investors in. ⭐️ "Good" companies still got funded, but valuations needed to be 'reset' to more realistic pre-covid norms. ⭐️ Investible companies demonstrate a solid grip on their financials, namely growth rate and also a manageable burn rate. High burn rate = investor flight. ⭐️ 'Structured rounds' where new investors are incentivised with preferential treatment over existing investors are to be avoided - it annoys original investors / management who typically now get a worse deal and it makes analysis of an exit painful. "It needs to be the last time you ask for money if you do this" ⭐️ Don't hide your problems as this weakens trust - be upfront about them and how you have a plan to manage / improve. ⭐️ VCs are still skewing toward later stage Series A / B rounds, with expected returns of 3-5x investment, with 5-10 year runways (although can be as low as 4). ⭐️ VCs don't invest without an existing relationship - so even if you are early (not yet generating £10m ARR) it is still worth starting to build relationships now, as trust in team takes months to build ("It could be a 10 year relationship you have to trust each other" - Adam Battersby). My personal takeaway is - I need to go to more events! The relationships you can initiate in person are dramatically better than through zoom calls. Thanks again to all speakers and look forward to continuing the dialogue 😊 #fintech #investment #innovation

If you’ll be in Vegas next week for #FintechMeetup, be sure to catch Hans Tung at 10 a.m. PST Monday when he shares his views on how fintech is changing the role of the CFO—and the potential that he sees in a modern software stack. #CFOs #fintech

REGnosys is proud to be named as a key market player in Sifted’s latest briefing on the European RegTech sector! 🚀     According to Dealroom.co, the European RegTech sector is estimated to reach a valuation of €18.9 billion by 2025, with the UK leading the way in venture capital investment.     Sifted’s briefing explores the forces driving the growth of RegTech and how upcoming regulatory reforms will further accelerate market adoption. Read the full briefing here: https://lnkd.in/efAhyfcp For more on how our Rosetta platform is enabling firms to reduce the cost and complexity of their regulatory reporting, visit: https://lnkd.in/esyfFfrM      #CDM #CFTC #CFTCRewrite #Derivative #DigitalRegulatoryReporting #DRR #OpenSource #RegTech #Regulation #RegulatoryReporting #Reporting #Rosetta #EMIR #EMIRRefit    

The ongoing narrative about how capital markets are now evolving makes the InfinitX proposition so incredibly timely. Very well deserved by all involved to rank so highly in this project.

Have you been keeping up with the insights and industry discussions in the Hampleton Partners archives? Subjects tackled in recent articles include:   🔥 The startup scenes in Belgium and Ireland 🔥 Why defence tech is no longer taboo for investors 🔥 The hottest new UK fintechs to watch 🔥 Why the autotech industry is having a rude awakening   Dive into our archive here: https://lnkd.in/eQyZX2c9

🚀Newcomer Interview : Meet DealFox Pro ! 🚀 As part of the support the LHoFT is giving to its hosted #newcomers, meet our new hosted fintech DealFox Pro. 🎙️ Interview with Laurent Marliere, CEO at DealFox Pro. ➡️ Could you introduce your firm? ✨ DealFox is the only global deal origination #platform for regulated #professionals. It provides a unique and confidential way for #trustedadvisors to source investment opportunities from around the globe. While also enabling professionals active on the sell side to distribute #investment #opportunities to more than 45,000 investors.   ➡️ How did such an idea come up? ✨ After 30 years of working in consultancy, it became clear that many lawyers and #accountants and other M&A professionals had various tools at their disposal, but no platform for deal origination. Using the latest in #AI #tech we wanted to create a way that #investmentopportunities could be matched to our #database of our existing #network of 45,000 investors.   ➡️ How much have you raised and on how many rounds? ✨ Seed round has been completed.   ➡️ Which are your investors? ✨ We have already received smart seed investment(*) from top experienced entrepreneurs and other tech investors (*amount not disclosed).   ➡️ Which type of investor are you looking for? ✨ We will be searching for additional #funding in 2024.   ➡️ What sets you apart from competition?  ✨ DealFox changes the way professionals conduct “deal origination”, by creating the “Spotify of the Deal”. #Investors and their clients implement their exact criteria to fill their #pipeline with off-market, pre-qualified #opportunities.   ➡️ Any news you would like to share? - on a fruitful partnership for instance, a disruptive product you're working on, an anecdote when creating your firm etc. ✨ We are excited to have our headquarters at the LHoFT and to have been accepted on the Fit For start program and consequently become a central part of the #Luxembourg financial #ecosystem.   🚨 MORE about DealFox Pro : 🔗 HERE 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/ec9zD6G3 #fintech #finance #technology #investments #investors Zineb B. Jean-François Marlière Jim Kent Armundia Group Monizze Up Luxembourg Silcube Financial Systems Hubfinance.com BGL BNP Paribas AXA Luxembourg & AXA Wealth Europe Cardif Lux Vie Quintet Private Bank La Mondiale Europartner - AG2R LA MONDIALE Lombard International Group LAFO - The Luxembourg Association of Family Offices ING Luxembourg Swissquote Bank Europe Banque Raiffeisen ABBL Nasir Zubairi Alex Panican Luca Mancuso Antony Martini Anna Sobków

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Why do Australian tech businesses, looking to expand internationally, fall over? The key factors that Rajeev Gupta of ALIUM Capital considers in assessing tech investments fall to People, Product and Price. Here he discusses with Joel Xuereb and Neelan Sornalingam of Bridge Private Wealth about the biggest hurdle to growth experienced by local tech businesses, when looking to go global. #sydneyfinance #sydneyfinancialplanner #financialadviser #financialadvisor #financialfreedom #financialindependence #mindset #lifeplanning