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JPMorgan Opens FinTech Forward Accelerator Program to UK Startups

June 09, 2025
British Startups Look to US as Homegrown Funding Grows Scarce
Startups // April 13, 2025

British startups are reportedly weighing a move to the U.S. as investment declines. Startups in the U.K. took in just £16.2 billion ($21.1 billion) last year, the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (April 13), citing data from Dealroom. That figure, the report said, is the...

EU Tech Founders Unite to Battle Startup ‘Brain Drain’ to US
Europe // March 12, 2025

European tech founders are teaming to keep young startup talent from leaving the continent. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (March 12), the effort — dubbed Project Europe — is a 10 million euro ($10.9 million) fund that will offer 200,000 euros (or about...

VCs Stay on the Sidelines Despite Market Rally
Markets // October 10, 2024

A recent stock market rally hasn’t made American venture investors any less cautious. That’s according to a report Thursday (Oct. 10) by Reuters, citing new Pitchbook-NVCA data showing around $37.5 billion of deals made in the quarter ending Sept. 30, down almost 32% from the prior quarter....

VC Firm Patron Raises $100 Million For Consumer Startups
Investments // September 17, 2024

Early-stage venture capital firm Patron says its second fund has raised $100 million. The fund, announced Tuesday (Sept. 17), included investors such as Andreessen Horowitz Co-founder Marc Andreessen and General Partner Chris Dixon. Patron said the investor support highlights confidence in a future where technology is shaped by mass consumer adoption of games....

Interviews & Exclusives
Why Venture Capital May Not Be the Right Funding Choice For Most Early-Stage Startups

June 23, 2023
Venture capital (VC) has long been viewed as the ultimate source of financing for startups, but according to Jay Wilson, investment director at U.K.-based investment firm AlbionVC, it couldn’t be further from the truth. “Venture capital is wrong for about 99% of businesses out there,” Wilson told PYMNTS in an interview, adding that “VC money is […]

The VC Fundraising Sea-Change: Less Formal, More Human

February 23, 2023
FinTech firms are increasingly focusing on profitability, turning away from the growth-at-all-costs strategy many have long pursued. According to some investors, this strategic pivot from growth in favor of profits is...

Bain MD On New $1B Fund And Why Seed Rounds Are Sprouting           

November 15, 2018
Capital is finding its way into all sorts of funds and to all sorts of firms. Early-stage investments are mushrooming in size, and the competitive landscape is crowded, which makes...

Visa Expands Visa Everywhere Initiative

February 28, 2018
Before Visa’s Everywhere Initiative was both an initiative and everywhere, it wasn’t even a project. At best—its originator and Visa’s SVP and global head of innovation and go-to-market, Shiv Singh, told Karen...

Quick Reads
JPMorgan Opens FinTech Forward Accelerator Program to UK Startups

June 09, 2025
JPMorganChase has begun accepting applications for a FinTech accelerator program for U.K. startups. As American Banker reported Monday (June 9), the Fintech Forward Accelerator is a 12-week, in-person and virtual program for FinTech founders who want to employ technology to develop scalable financial services solutions. The program, developed by the banking giant and the consulting […]

British Startups Look to US as Homegrown Funding Grows Scarce

April 13, 2025
British startups are reportedly weighing a move to the U.S. as investment declines. Startups in the U.K. took in just £16.2 billion ($21.1 billion) last year, the Financial Times (FT)...

EU Tech Founders Unite to Battle Startup ‘Brain Drain’ to US

March 12, 2025
European tech founders are teaming to keep young startup talent from leaving the continent. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (March 12), the effort — dubbed Project Europe —...

VCs Stay on the Sidelines Despite Market Rally

October 10, 2024
A recent stock market rally hasn’t made American venture investors any less cautious. That’s according to a report Thursday (Oct. 10) by Reuters, citing new Pitchbook-NVCA data showing around $37.5 billion of...