Tag: unicorns

Asian FinTech funding surged 77% YoY in Q1 driven by investors...

Key Asian FinTech investment stats in Q1 2026: Asian FinTech funding surged by 77% YoY in Q1 Average deal value increased to $18.3m which...

US firms topped World Cup WealthTech activity, sweeping over half of...

Key World Cup WealthTech stats since 2023: Beyond the pitch: A World Cup edition of the global WealthTech rankings Global WealthTech deal activity among...

US and England claimed eight of the top 10 deals in...

Key World Cup WealthTech stats since 2023: A World Cup Special: Global WealthTech Through the Lens of the Beautiful Game Global WealthTech deal activity...

FinTech companies account for 20% of new unicorns in September 2023

Overall there were five new unicorns announced across all sectors in September 2023 with one being FinTech, a 20% share of new unicorns. Kin Insurance,...

FinTech unicorns brought back from extinction in February 2023

MNT-Halan, an Egyptian digital lender, revitalised the FinTech unicorn population in 2023 after their latest $400m private equity round, led by Chimera Investment. The...

BackBase is leading the way as Junes highest valued FinTech Unicorn

BackBase, a software company for financial institutions, is valued at $2.66B. It just recently became a unicorn when it reached $1b on June 9th....

Nord Security hits unicorn status following $100m capital raise

Nord Security, a digital security leader, has secured $100m in its first outside capital funding raise to raise its valuation to $1.6bn.

CyberTech sectors saw the most new FinTech unicorns in February

CyberTech companies account for 31% of new FinTech unicorns in February. The sector’s market size was valued at $167bn in 2020 and is...

Mexico was home to four of the five new FinTech unicorns...

Latin America accounted for 3% of new FinTech unicorns in 2021. Although Mexico registered the most unicorns in 2021 the highest valued spot was...

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