CB Insights just published its Q1 Global Fintech Report, which paints a picture of a healthy industry on a growth path.
The report covers a wide variety of subsectors that come under the “Fintech” umbrella, including:
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Lending tech
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Payments/billing tech
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Personal finance/wealth management
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Money transfer/remittance
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Blockchain/bitcoin
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Institutional/capital markets tech
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Equity crowdfunding
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Insurance tech
Some of the report highlights include:
22 fintech unicorns globally valued at $77B: The second most highly valued fintech unicorn in the US, SoFi, raised $500M at a $4.5B valuation. China Rapid Finance, valued at $1B, filed for IPO on the last day of Q1’17.
European burst of fintech investment: At the current pace, Europe fintech deal activity is on pace to top 2016’s total by 57%. In Q1’17, two companies (Atom and Funding Circle) raised $100M+ each (compared to no $50M+ financing rounds in 2016).
US fintech is on pace to see deals, dollars drop in 2017: At the current run rate, US fintech deal activity is on pace to fall below 2013 levels.
You can access the full report via CB Insights
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