Summary
Publication Date: November 2016
Investor appetite for Fintech remained strong in 2016, despite a backdrop of political uncertainty in Europe and the US and a perceived slowdown in global economic activity. Venture capital investment in 2016 totalled $13.6 billion, up 7 per cent on the stellar prior year. However, the number of investee companies fell by 100 to 840, continuing the trend towards larger fundraisings.