Fintech categories
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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.
Fintech Exit Activity Reached Record Year in 2018
Now that 2018 is complete, let’s see how exit activity for financial technology (fintech) compares to previous years. The graphic below shows the total annual fintech exit events over time.
Fintech Funding Saw Explosive Growth in 2018
With 2018 now behind us, let’s examine how funding in financial technology (fintech) compares to previous years. The graphic below shows the total annual fintech funding amounts over time.
Fintech Funding Saw Explosive Growth in 2018
With 2018 now behind us, let’s examine how funding in financial technology (fintech) compares to previous years. The graphic below shows the total annual fintech funding amounts over time.
Financial Technology Report Highlights – Q4 2018
Here is our Q4 2018 summary report on the financial technology startup sector. The following report includes a sector overview and recent activity.
Fintech Investors With the Most Activity
The fintech industry has seen $125B in total all time funding. Let's analyze the investors making bets into fintech and identify the most active firms.
Consumer Lending Category Leads Financial Technology Funding
We’ve previously highlighted that financial technology funding is on pace to have a record year in 2018. When we take a closer look at the categories that make up fintech, we notice that the Consumer Lending category leads in both Q3 and overall funding.