PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

What shall we make of private fundraising rounds that make valuation leaps, tacking on billions of dollars with each new capital raise? Regional players like BankUnited have even smaller market caps (at about $2 billion). On a dollar-for-dollar basis, investors are willing to pay more for the challenger bank than the stalwart.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

What shall we make of private fundraising rounds that make valuation leaps, tacking on billions of dollars with each new capital raise? Regional players like BankUnited have even smaller market caps (at about $2 billion). On a dollar-for-dollar basis, investors are willing to pay more for the challenger bank than the stalwart.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Goes to Tom Brown and the Second Curve Capital team for the inspiring message from Clemson CEO Jim Clements. Steve McLaughlin from Financial Technology Partners’ Money 2020 party. talent market.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Slack launched its own $80M chatbot fund, partnering with leading VCs including Spark Capital, Index Ventures, Accel, KPCB, Social Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz. This flurry of activity generated a lot of excitement about the technology’s potential. Crafting a simple UX for a personal finance app is a tall order.

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