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How to attract large investors to your direct investing platform

David Teten Contributor More posts by this contributor Should you give an anchor investor a stake in your fund’s management company? How VC and private equity funds can launch portfolio-acceleration platforms Many fintech startups have tried to become a market-maker between investors and investment opportunities. However, the challenge with this…

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Amid the IPO gold rush, how should we value fintech startups?

Allen Miller Contributor Allen Miller is a principal at Oak HC/FT based in San Francisco. He invests in early- and growth-stage companies, with a particular focus on fintech. More posts by this contributor The last decade in real estate, and a peek into the next one 2019 looks to continue…

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The era of the European insurtech IPO will soon be upon us

Phil Edmondson-Jones Contributor Phil Edmondson-Jones is a principal at Oxx, the specialist SaaS VC backing Europe and Israel’s most promising B2B SaaS businesses at the scale-up stage. Once the uncool sibling of a flourishing fintech sector, insurtech is now one of the hottest areas of a buoyant venture market. Zego’s…

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What private tech companies should consider before going public via a SPAC

Drew N. Goodwin Contributor Alex Reese Contributor The red-hot market for special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, has “screeched to a halt,” according to CNN. As the SPAC market grew in the past six months, it seemed that everyone was getting into the game, with celebrities from Shaquille O’Neal to…

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Healthcare is the next wave of data liberation

David Jegen Contributor More posts by this contributor The restaurant table(t) is getting crowded Carl Byers Contributor Why can we see all our bank, credit card and brokerage data on our phones instantaneously in one app, yet walk into a doctor’s office blind to our healthcare records, diagnoses and prescriptions?…

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How to fundraise over Zoom more effectively

So far, I haven’t met a single one of my investors in person Max Greenwald 7 hours Max Greenwald Contributor Max Greenwald is the co-founder and CEO of Warmly, an app that pulls context on everyone you meet via Zoom or other video calling platforms. More posts by this contributor…

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