Funding options for an earlier stage business
How do you raise funds for a business start-up?
In this article, we cover some of the funding options available to earlier stage businesses…
Methods to value a business to raise venture capital
How do you value a early stage business?
In this article, we cover some methods to value a business to raise venture capital, including the Venture Capital Method, Berkus and Scorecard…
UK fintech unicorn valuations: Revolut v Monzo
Why is one maintaining its valuation and the other is not?
In this article, we compare the top two British financial technology companies (fintechs) that provide banking services: Revolut and Monzo…
The State of Green Fintech
Is Fintech enabling the Green Economy?
Almost three years ago, I wrote my first blog article on “Green Fintech”. At that time, I found interesting ideas, particularly in the realm of Clean Energy Money. But not much in terms of concrete actions. Things have changed…
STOs are not just the new name for ICOs
Are Security Token Offerings (STOs) the solution to the ICO problems?
An Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is a new way to fundraise with crypto-currencies/ assets for start-ups that exploded in 2017. ICOs raised $6.2B in 2017 and $7.9B in 2018. However…
Bakkt: an ecosystem for regulated digital assets
What is Bakkt?
Bakkt is a new company from ICE, the organization that owns a number of exchanges. It estimates that the digital asset marketplace could be worth around 270 B dollars…