Suhail Ahmad, MBA

Tech Investor and Advisor.

investment

As London’s trading FinTech rockets ahead, investment in APAC fintech down in H1 2019

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The new wave of FinTech companies that have begun to produce high profile alternatives to traditional banks and electronic financial services companies have absolutely captured the limelight over the past two to three years, resulting in a dynamic which is very unusual in the financial sector, that being vast investment from venture capital funds into absolutely new and untested ideas.

Particular technological and financial centers across the world have risen up to become extremely dominant in the development of new non-bank regions of excellence, including Singapore, Shanghai, Silicon Valley and the world’s leading force, London.

The Pulse of Fintech H1 2019

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Earth AI Competitors, Revenue and Employees

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EARTH AI, the mineral targetting start-up, whose technology can predict the location of new ore bodies far cheaper, faster, and with more precision than previous methods, on 16 August announced a funding round of up to AUS$2.5 million from Gagarin Capital, the VC firm specialising in AI, and Y Cominbator. Previously, EARTH AI raised AUS$1.7 million in two seed rounds from AirTree Ventures and Blackbird Ventures and high-net worth angel investors. The new round will help the company continue to pursue its mission of fundamentally improving the efficiency of mineral exploration with the help of cutting-edge technology.

More specifically, EARTH AI’s technology uses machine learning techniques on global data, including remote sensing, radiometry, geophysical and geochemical datasets, to learn the data signatures related to industrial metal deposits (from gold, copper, and lead to rare earth elements), train a neural network, and predict where high value mineral prospects will be.

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Who are the major revenue-based investing VCs?

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According to Workthere’s latest research report, Venture Capital funding in the UK reached a record high of £4.3 billion in H119, which is a 45% increase on the same period in 2018.

The report shows that the average deal size for UK VC investment doubled to £5.9 million in the first half of the year with 724 deals recorded compared to 1,147 in H118. In terms of where this money has been directed, tech has been the clear winner attracting 60% of all VC funding in H119, compared to 44% in the same period in 2018.

Jessica Alderson, global research analyst at Workthere, says: “Last year it was all about healthcare, but this year tech is the most popular sector for VC investors. In particular, the sub-sector that is really driving growth is Fintech, which has accounted for eight out of the top ten funding deals so far this year, compared to just three last year. Moving forward, this is definitely an interesting sub-sector to watch in terms of expansion outside of their primary London offices into wider UK markets.”

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Global fintech investment doubles to €43 billion in 2018

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FinTech funding has continued to boom in the UK, with the country seeing investment in the sector at the start of 2019 almost doubling on the levels seen over the first six months of 2018. The global FinTech sector could be set to see falling interest, however, following declines in both volume and value.

As financial institutions look to tackle complex problems such as shifting consumer expectations, regulatory burdens and heightened competition from digital upstarts, many are turning to innovative FinTech platforms for their salvation. The threat and opportunities created by disruptive FinTech firms has not been lost on a whole host of actors – from consultancy firms to accelerators seeking to profit from the action – meaning investment in the segment has boomed continuously in recent years.

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UK FinTech Investment Flying High in 2019

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UK FinTech Investment Flying High in 2019. That is according analysis by consultancy firm Accenture, which found that the UK attracted $2.6bn (£2.2bn) in the first half of this year, with the number of deals jumping 25% to 263.

However, total global investment fell 29% from $31.2bn to $22bn, largely because there were no giant deals like Ant Financial’s record $14bn transaction in 2018.

Discounting that deal, the researchers said that global investment would have climbed by around a quarter in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period last year.

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Investment App Robinhood Wins License to Operate in UK

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Robinhood, a stocks, ETFs and crypto investment app, has been given the green light to operate as a broker in the U.K. Investment App Robinhood Wins License to Operate in UK.

Allowing the firm to now launch its offerings in the U.K. market, the firm’s subsidiary, Robinhood International, has received a broker’s license from the country’s financial watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the firm announced on Wednesday.

With the news, Robinhood also revealed that it’s appointed former TransferWise exec Wander Rutgers as president to lead its U.K. operations from a new London office.

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UK VC Investment Set To Reach New Record in 2019

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The UK is set for a record year of VC activity, suggest a new report from White Star Capital.

Following a decline to $5.4bn in 2018 from the record heights of $5.8bn experienced in 2017, this year is set to surpass all previous figures.

The early-stage venture capital fund suggests that the total amount of funding secured by UK technology companies has already hit $4.9bn, accounting for 85 per cent of 2017’s funding and twice the amount of capital secured during the first six months of 2018.

The figures are the highest in Europe, claims the report. UK venture capital has totalled 63 per cent of European-wide deal values during the first six months of the year, and consistently represents more than a third of all of Europe’s rounds over $100m.

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Guaranteed Best Investment & Investing in Stock

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What’s the guaranteed best investment you can ever make? Direct equity. Investing in stocks may not be everyone’s cup of tea as it’s a volatile asset class and there is no guarantee of returns. Guaranteed best Investment. Investment is an act of investing finance to earn the revenue. It is the initial step towards the future security of your finance.” Need of investment. The investment can support you in the future if invested properly and wisely.

What’s the guaranteed best investment you can ever make? Direct equity. Investing in stocks may not be everyone’s cup of tea as it’s a volatile asset class and there is no guarantee of returns. Guaranteed best Investment. Investment is an act of investing finance to earn the revenue. It is the initial step towards the future security of your finance.” Need of investment. The investment can support you in the future if invested properly and wisely.

What’s the guaranteed best investment you can ever make? Direct equity. Investing in stocks may not be everyone’s cup of tea as it’s a volatile asset class and there is no guarantee of returns. Guaranteed best Investment. Investment is an act of investing finance to earn the revenue. It is the initial step towards the future security of your finance.” Need of investment. The investment can support you in the future if invested properly and wisely.