With a recession looming, fintechs at all stages are wondering how to sustain growth (and raise capital!) at a time when many companies are feeling the pinch. Sometimes you have to spend money to make money — but what’s the best way of doing that? We speak to the experts to find out.
We’ll be discussing:
• The “right” stage to invest in key areas such as people, technology, operations
• Whether fintech founders have to sacrifice some of these investments in times like these and the investment decisions that fintech founders might be regretting
• What VCs are looking for in terms of “sensible” investments at times of crisis
• The importance of operational efficiency for investors - Is it something they look at - or is it low on the list of priorities?
Moderator:
-Isabel Woodford, Fintech Journalist, Sifted
Speakers:
- Fiona Tee, CFO, Currencycloud
- Jos White, general partner, Notion Capital
- Dave Rosenberg, head of marketing, business development and private equity for EMEA, Oracle NetSuite