Series A+ of equity and debt led by Cocoon Capital with IFP Securities and BlackSoil Global; 20,000+ merchants across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines; profitable since December 2025
Financial technology, a global sector rewiring payments, lending and savings through software, shapes trillions in flows and sits at the centre of every market regulator's agenda.
full dossier ›India's technology capital in Karnataka, home to over 30 unicorns and roughly half of India's venture capital flow, a global benchmark for emerging-market startup ecosystems.
A global ecosystem of blockchain-based digital assets, smart contracts, and stablecoins reshaping payments and finance, now subject to the US GENIUS Act and EU MiCA.
India's second- and third-largest startup cities by VC deal value, hosting 59 of the country's 118 unicorns and anchoring fintech and consumer internet sectors.
Indonesia's capital is Southeast Asia's largest consumer-tech market, home to GoTo, seven unicorns, and a US$90bn digital economy built on 283 million mobile-first consumers.
Nigeria's commercial capital is Africa's fastest-growing tech ecosystem, home to five unicorns and the continent's densest concentration of fintech startups.
The UK's dominant technology cluster, first in Europe by VC invested, home to 72 active unicorns spanning fintech, AI, and deep tech as of 2025.
Mexico's capital hosts roughly 60% of the country's startups and 10 unicorn companies, driven by fintech dominance, nearshoring demand, and growing venture capital interest.
The US's second-largest startup and venture capital market, home to 25,000-plus companies and 203,000 tech workers, and the dominant US city for fintech and AI investment outside the Bay Area.
Brazil's financial capital hosts Latin America's largest startup ecosystem, anchored by fintech giants, deep engineering talent, and a 215-million-person domestic market.
Private digital tokens pegged to fiat currencies, primarily the US dollar, that have grown into a US$300 billion global payments and settlement layer with rising regulatory scrutiny.
A recurring pattern of US venture-backed founders fabricating metrics to deceive investors and acquirers, now subject to active federal prosecution following a wave of convictions since 2022.
The dissolution of venture-backed companies, concentrated in the United States, has surged since 2022 as higher interest rates crushed valuations and zero-rate-era capital ran out.
Fintech, climate tech, defense tech, biotech, crypto, robotics, and deep tech absorb the majority of thematic VC globally and determine which technologies reach scale.
Sweden's startup ecosystem, centered on Stockholm, is Europe's most productive unicorn factory per capita, anchoring global fintech, gaming, and AI ventures.
Hivemind Capital leads with the Aptos Foundation, Lattice and Alliance; ex-Circle and Helicarrier founders offer virtual dollar accounts settling into the naira
Series H of primary and secondary shares at ~US$4.5bn post-money; Miten Sampat becomes interim CEO; CRED says Meta gets no board seat and no customer data
Y Combinator's S26 cohort is its largest and most watched batch yet, with hottest startups commanding $175m+ valuations and the accelerator sending its first fully on-chain seed investment
Iconiq, GIC and Ontario Teachers lead the spend-management platform's Series F; annualised revenue tops $1bn as companies lean on Ramp to control AI budgets
The corporate credit-card startup shut down without warning on May 7, stranding merchants and notifying Patriot Bank customers by letter; a $90m acquisition offer collapsed in the final stages
The YC W19 company led by Tarek Mansour raised $1bn from Coatue, Sequoia and a16z; 90% of US prediction market volume flows through its exchange
The Turkish-American fintech founder faked $1.2m in ARR (actual: $60k), forged brand partnership documents, and committed visa fraud using an extraordinary-ability application built on fabricated credentials; sentencing September 2026