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Last Wednesday Moody’s downgraded Silicon Valley Bank. Even thought the bank was trying to shore up its balance sheet. Today StartUps face an extinction event.

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2022 a record year for VC funding in Saudi Arabia

January 18, 2023

A report released this month by venture capital data platform MAGNiTT reveals that 2022 was a record year for VC funding in Saudi Arabia.

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Why the Greater Nashville Technology Council is leading engagement

October 21, 2022

Members of the Nashville Technology Council include Alto, Alliance Bernstein, UBS, BNY Mellon, HSBC, FirstBank and JP Morgan Chase are all members too.

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Private Equity and Banks in Texas

October 18, 2022

Jehangir Raja shares insights about Private Equity opportunities in Texas and the Unted States. Explains the banking landscape in more detail.

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Why Sentiero is focusing on Artificial Intelligence in Texas

October 11, 2022

David believes that Dallas is an excellent place to foster these connections. Be they connections to one of the 140+ corporate giants located in the metropolis, or to anybody else who might represent the technology ecosystem.

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Is there a Silicon Valley Mafia?

February 8, 2022

A week after Startup founder Ryan Breslow resigned as CEO of Bolt. DisruptionBanking explores the story and draws on recent news from Silicon Valley. About the PayPal Mafia and Elizabeth Holmes.

How a Duke made an Impact in Silicon Valley

March 24, 2021

“Research shows that for an average large company with 10,000+ employees, the hidden cost of skill gaps, disengagement, and turnover are estimated conservatively at - $135 million."

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Finch Capital completes successful first close of Europe III: its 150M EUR fund invests in high-growth FinTech and AI startups shaping the future of finance

February 10, 2021

As with its previous funds, Finch plans to back 15-20 European startups, targeting liquidity 3-5 years post investment, over the fund’s three year initial investment lifespan.

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How did a country that is 55 years old create the Biggest FinTech Festival in the World?

December 3, 2020

A new sector created with over 1,000 Fintech firms employing 10,000 workers, serving the larger ASEAN region of over 650 million people Over 40 innovation labs set up by both local and international financial institutions, catalysing digital transformation of the incumbents More than 150 Venture Capital firms have registered in Singapore, enhancing the City’s allure as an international financial centre and the regional hub for startup fund-raising

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Women disrupting the business of disruption: Neha Mehta

September 25, 2020

Women not only stand to benefit from further investment in fintech in South East Asia. Growth in developing economies is bringing millions of new consumers to the financial markets. They will all want ways to handle their money transparently and cost-effectively.

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Talking about Innovation with Dr Jeffrey Funk from Singapore

August 6, 2020

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Sequoia’s Saplings, Robinhood and the rise of the Crypto Hedge Fund

August 4, 2020

“First it was the rise of the developer; now it’s the rise of the designer. That’s true regardless of sector, stage or business model. Robinhood and Figma have completely different products, but they’re both succeeding in part because of the quality of their product design.”

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Talking AI and Chatbots with DruidAI, from Romania #DisruptionChat

July 6, 2020

Liviu has been a leading figure in the Romanian IT&C market, and has created two of the most powerful Romanian IT brands, TotalSoft and Charisma before setting up DruidAI in 2018

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Tallinn stories: dispatches from Estonia

June 24, 2020

Fintech startups with local roots include TransferWise and Monese (both have development centres in Estonia), while Skype (developed using Estonian brainpower) and Tallinn-headquartered transport platform Bolt are among the other tech-based companies whose names are loudly hailed by Estonia enthusiasts.

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Europe follows the herd of….

May 28, 2020

Europe badly wants more ‘unicorns’ - privately held start-ups with a value above $1 billion – and there has never been a moment of greater need for businesses to succeed.

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