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Reality check on RegTech: What makes a good venture case?
Reality check on RegTech: What makes a good venture case?
Over the last four years Compliance Technology (“RegTech”) has been touted as one of the most significant new themes in financial services…
Alexandre Moreillon
Jun 24, 2020
FinTech for the Future: A Breeding Ground for Unicorns
FinTech for the Future: A Breeding Ground for Unicorns
Why the fiercest carbon fighters will build the most valuable businesses
Paul Morgenthaler
Jun 18, 2020
Wrapping up 2020, the most exciting year in digital assets yet
Wrapping up 2020, the most exciting year in digital assets yet
There are so many news these days that any article on digital assets will immediately be outdated. But I give it a shot anyways, as I am…
Jonas M. Wenke
Dec 22, 2020
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Why we invested in Helu
Why we invested in Helu
With Helu, financial controlling and analysis become seamless
Lorenz Hering
Jul 27, 2022
Two things that product-led fintechs can learn from crypto projects
Two things that product-led fintechs can learn from crypto projects
When I write blog posts, I tend to write about either crypto or product-led growth. I am very interested in both subjects, but they are…
Jonas M. Wenke
Nov 23, 2021
Making borders matter less: Why we invested in MFS Africa
Making borders matter less: Why we invested in MFS Africa
Have you ever considered how strange it is that you can call anyone in the world on their mobile phone, but you cannot use WhatsApp to call…
Jonas M. Wenke
Nov 10, 2021
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The Three Mantras of Product-Led B2B Fintech
The Three Mantras of Product-Led B2B Fintech
In December last year I published a primer on product-led growth as an emerging strategy for B2B fintechs (link here and also below). This…
Jonas M. Wenke
Apr 20, 2021
Why Culture is the Secret Superpower of Neo Insurers
Why Culture is the Secret Superpower of Neo Insurers
Neo Insurers are on a roll, as the recent wave of IPOs and high-profile financings shows. Capital markets have clearly woken up to the…
Paul Morgenthaler
Mar 9, 2021
Why we invested in WeGift
Why we invested in WeGift
These are somewhat frenzied times in the venture space. Competition between funds to invest in promising companies has become extremely…
Heiko Schwender
Mar 2, 2021
Is product-led growth the next frontier in B2B fintech?
Is product-led growth the next frontier in B2B fintech?
Have you ever spoken to a B2B fintech founder about their sales process?
Jonas M. Wenke
Dec 15, 2020
“FinTech for Future”: Why we invest in Climate FinTechs, and what type of teams we are looking to…
“FinTech for Future”: Why we invest in Climate FinTechs, and what type of teams we are looking to…
This Friday two years ago, a then 15 year-old Swedish girl called Greta took a cardboard with the inscription “Skolstrejk för Klimatet”…
Paul Morgenthaler
Aug 20, 2020
FinTech for the Future: Why VCs invest in carbon-neutrality startups
FinTech for the Future: Why VCs invest in carbon-neutrality startups
Companies such as Microsoft and a growing number of consumers offset their emissions by paying for carbon reduction projects. In order to…
Paul Morgenthaler
Jul 1, 2020
Institutional adoption of digital assets is coming as barriers begin to fall
Institutional adoption of digital assets is coming as barriers begin to fall
I wrote the first iteration of this article in late February this year. Only eleven weeks have passed since then, but it feels like a…
Jonas M. Wenke
May 13, 2020
Five Learnings from Five Years Investing in InsurTech
Five Learnings from Five Years Investing in InsurTech
How times have changed!
Paul Morgenthaler
Mar 3, 2020
Assurance — Five Learnings from a Multi-Billion InsurTech Exit
Assurance — Five Learnings from a Multi-Billion InsurTech Exit
InsurTech has always been a somewhat controversial space, and that has been especially true for B2C distribution plays.
Paul Morgenthaler
Sep 8, 2019
The InsurTech IPO roadmap
The InsurTech IPO roadmap
Celebrated as one of the 10 largest IPOs of all time, Uber Technologies Inc. floated its stock at a valuation of $82 billion on May 10th…
Paul Morgenthaler
Jun 11, 2019
The Three “Ts” of InsurTech investing: 1. Team, 2. Team, 3. Team
The Three “Ts” of InsurTech investing: 1. Team, 2. Team, 3. Team
As a VC investing in InsurTech companies, I often get asked the following two questions:
Paul Morgenthaler
Mar 16, 2019
“Neo Banks” vs “Neo Insurers”
“Neo Banks” vs “Neo Insurers”
Which model is the better bet?
Paul Morgenthaler
Feb 20, 2019
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