Global cross-regional M&A deal volume declined for the fifth consecutive year, falling by 20% in 2020, mainly out of Asia-Pacific, driven by increased regulatory scrutiny, the need to localise supply chains and more recently by Covid-19 concerns, according to the newly-released Bain & Compan...

Whilst the latest insurance industry data shows a very tough 2020, with an overall reduction in Gross Written Premiums of 8% and losses at unprecedented levels, we believe that there has never been a better time to raise capital for Insurtech deals. Attending a family office investment event last ye...

The conventional investment thinking is that strategics are great for exits, but not ideal for early stage investment. However, it may well be the best investment solution, depending on the technopreneur’s goals, the type of strategic investor, the reason why the investor would like to invest, and...

This question prompted a holiday season re-read of boo hoo (a dot.com story from concept to catastrophe), to re-discover what mistakes were made in the dot.com era, and whether they are being repeated today. It was jaw-dropping to be reminded of what went on, but equally re-assuring that the startup...

The consolidation in the payments industry has proceeded apace in 2020 with regional and even global consolidation, where the highly digital nature of payments makes a grand case for building scale and efficiencies, and broadening services beyond pure payments. However, consolidations in this catego...

Building a media profile for your startup over time forms a solid basis for establishing strategic relationships, selling and generating leads, increasing the brand value (and thus even the enterprise valuation), and increasing success in capital raising (as per our article earlier this year). Whil...

Having written a blog on the insureTech industry several months ago where we looked at vertical integration as a possible route for Insuretech’s seeking sustainable earnings, we believe that the time is right for this to happen at a quicker pace. Indeed, is this the time of true disruption in the ...

Venture debt in its classic form is used by VC-backed startups to leverage their existing VC equity investments, relationships and investability in a variety of situations, including providing extra runway to the technopreneur during a pandemic. The characteristics of venture debt are driven by its ...

Since taking on ThingCo (www.thingco.com) as a client, I have been rethinking my views on the future of telematics. In 2016 I attended my first Insuretech conference to listen to speakers from outside of my experience. At that point I had been exposed to Ingenie and InsureTheBox, both of which seeme...

Europe is marching towards a dangerous and, potentially, irreversible trend that could see the world’s second largest economy alone and alienated. The trend is: digital sovereignty. This article  was written by Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, Senior Director of Policy, Strategy and Development at the ...