Financial Technology
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Venture Scanner Sector Maps
Our sector maps are snapshots of our emerging technology reports. We show the categories that make up a sector and how many startups are within each category. We also present a random sampling of the startups that are innovating in each category.
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Financial Technology Report Highlights – Q3 2019
Here is our Q3 2019 summary report on the financial technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
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Fintech Funding in 2019 Projected To Dip After Staggering Growth in 2018
How is the funding environment shaping up for financial technology in 2019? As we pass the mid-year mark, let's see how the year-to-date metrics compare to the historical trends. The graph below shows fintech total funding by year, stacked by quarters.
Financial Technology Investor Activity Remained Stable In Recent Years
How has investor appetite in financial technology evolved throughout the years? In this blog post we examine the total investments by year into this sector to help answer that question. The graph below shows the total number of investors in all deals stacked by quarters.
Financial Technology Exit Activity in 2019 Projected To Be Relatively Equal To 2018
How has the exit activity for financial technology developed in the first half of 2019? This blog post explores fintech exit metrics through Q2 2019 and compares them to previous years. The graph below shows the number of fintech exits by year, stacked by quarters.
Financial Technology Report Highlights – Q2 2019
Here is our Q2 2019 summary report on the financial technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
Financial Technology Sector Overview - Q1 2019
This blog post examines the different components of the financial technology (fintech) ecosystem. We will illustrate what the categories of innovation are and which categories have the most companies. We will also compare the categories in terms of their funding and maturity.
Consumer Lending Leads Financial Technology In Number of Investors
The financial technology (fintech) industry has seen 3981 investors and $141B total all time funding. Let's analyze which fintech categories have the most number of investors actively financing the startups. The graphic below highlights fintech categories based on the number of investors in each category.
Financial Technology Average Funding Event Size Is On An Upward Trend
For this quarter's funding analysis, let's examine how average funding event sizes in the financial technology (fintech) sector are evolving. The graphic below shows the fintech average funding event size over time by quarter.
Financial Technology Report Highlights – Q1 2019
Here is our Q1 2019 summary report on the financial technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.