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TokenizePrivate Credit Tokenization - Fascinating FasanaraPrivate credit has seen a resurgence in the past few years. Bring that together with digital assets and tokenization, we have a multi-trillion dollar market.In this episode of the Tokenize podcast, I speak with David Vatchev, head of tokenization at Fasanara Capital. We discuss David's journey into digital assets, the significance of private credit as an asset class, the tokenization process, and the evolving landscape of public and private blockchains. The conversation also touches on the role of intermediaries in tokenization and the future trends in real world assets and interoperability.2025-07-1028 min
HEC Startup Circle PodcastHEC Startup Circle #24 - Baptiste WielDans ce vingt-quatrième épisode, nous avons le plaisir de rencontrer Baptiste Wiel co-fondateur de Karmen, une fintech qui transforme l’accès au financement non-récurrent pour les entreprises françaises.🚀 Lancée en 2021, Karmen propose une alternative au financement traditionnel grâce à deux solutions de financement 100% digitale, non dilutives, adaptée aux besoins des petites et moyennes entreprises:Karmen Loan, un prêt flexible basé sur les revenus récurrents de l’entreprise,Karmen Factor, une solution d’affacturage sans cession de créance, entièrement digitale, intégrée en API dans les outils comptable...2025-06-2250 min
The Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#15 – Tide – Business Financial Platform Supporting SMEs in the UK, India, and GermanyIn this episode we are joined by Scott Donnelly, a VP at Tide leading their lending efforts. Through the discussion we learn how Tide designed their new Credit Flex product to serve as an instant working capital solution to service their > 1 million global clients. Scott dives into the important role that structured data fed into tailored, internally-built, monitoring tools plays in enabling them to assess, in real-time, the impact of underwriting and scoring model changes on portfolio performance. Already serving more than one-in-ten SMEs in the UK, Tide sees the Credit Flex product as a way to address the...2025-06-0636 min
De 722/05 | Brits hefboomfonds helpt voetbalclub Antwerp uit geldnood | 'Mooie' begrotingswet van Trump maakt markten ongerust | Ontwerper iPhone stapt over naar ChatGPTWat zit er in De 7?Het Britse hefboomfonds Fasanara helpt voetbalclub Antwerp uit geldnood. De club leent miljoenen om de nieuwe tribune én de dagelijkse werking te financieren. Lenen Belgische clubs vaker via zo'n fondsen?De spanningen tussen Israël en Europa lopen op nadat Israëlische soldaten gisteren op de Westelijke Jordaanoever buitenlandse diplomaten hebben beschoten. En daar was ook een Belg bij.En terwijl president Trump z'n begroting een 'big beautiful bill' noemt, groeit de onrust op de financiële markten omdat de Amerikaanse schuldenberg maar blijft groeien. Host: Bert RymenProd...2025-05-2215 min
Crypto Options UnpluggedAlessandro Balata, Conor Gilmore & Timothy Wong on Crypto Trading & DeFi Strategies🎙️ Episode 14 – Crypto Options Unplugged: The Perpetual Edition is here. In this episode of Crypto Options Unplugged, Imran and David are joined by Alessandro Balata from Fasanara Capital, Conor Gilmore from Avantgarde Finance, and Timothy Wong from Avelacom. Together, they explore what it takes to run a successful crypto fund, how the role and mindset of crypto traders have evolved over the past few years, and share key insights and strategies from the world of DeFi. Enjoy!#AlessandroBalata #ConorGilmore #TimothyWong #OptionsUnplugged2025-05-1716 min
Coinbase Institutional Market CallTrading Strategies, Macro Trends & Onchain Shifts with FasanaraThis week, we explore Fasanara’s approach to trading—how they identify inefficiencies, their evolving strategies, and what’s next for their platform. We also break down the latest market trends, including perp funding rates, ETF flows, and COIN50 index performance.Beyond markets, we dive into macro updates, covering Tariff Liberation Day on April 2nd, weaker JOLTs numbers, and expectations for non-farm payrolls. In tokenization developments, we discuss Visa’s Tokenized Asset Platform, Mastercard’s blockchain-powered payment network, and the evolving stablecoin landscape.In the onchain section, we track TVL changes across major protocols, Ethereum’s DEX dominan...2025-04-0246 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#14 – Forus – Bridging the financing gap for MSMEs in the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaIn this episode we are joined by Nosaibah Alrajhi, the visionary CEO and Founder of Forus. Through the discussion we learn how Nosaibah was inspired to start Forus to simultaneously bridge the financing gap micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Saudi Arabia are faced with while also supporting the Vision 2030 goal of increasing SME’s contribution to Saudi GDP from 20% to 35% by 2030. Founded in 2019, Forus received one of the first debt crowdfunding licenses issued by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) and has provided over $390 million in funding to more than 400 SMEs to date.© Fasanara Capital Ltd...2025-03-0325 min
Alt Funds Network#77 Nikita Fadeev, Fasanara - Building a Crypto Hedge Fund from ScratchFind us online: https://altfunds.io/Email us with topic ideas: info@altfunds.ioSpotify: https://bit.ly/4afXcanApple Podcast: https://apple.co/4akXAUS 👇 Click Below to be a guest on our video podcast: 👇 https://bit.ly/46X7cSQ Connect with Nikita Fadeev:Company Website: https://www.fasanara.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikitafadeev/X: https://x.com/NikitaAFadeev Background: Nikita is a Partner and Head of Fasanara Digital, the crypto divi...2025-02-1146 min
CopperCastsAlessandro Balata - Portfolio Manager and Partner at Fasanara Digital - Developing strategies and exploiting inefficiencies in crypto - Ep054In this episode, Alessandro Balata, Portfolio Manager and Partner at Fasanara Digital, shares insights into the evolution of Fasanara Digital, the impact of market inefficiencies, and the growing institutional interest in cryptocurrency.
In conversation with Fadi Aboualfa, Copper's Head of Research, Alessandro discusses the operational strategies that have allowed Fasanara to thrive, the innovations in DeFi, and the future of asset management on the blockchain. The conversation also touches on the role of AI in trading strategies and the complexities of portfolio construction in the crypto space.
2025-02-0746 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#13 - Flowpay - Award-winning Czech SME lender funding ecom sellers in minutesIn this episode we are joined by William Jalloul the Founder and CEO of Flowpay, an award-winning Czech SME lender. A life-long entrepreneur, William talks us through his admirable journey, including how he built and exited a successful consulting business before testing his hand in the VC space prior to founding Flowpay. Created with the goal of providing SME borrowers with working capital funding within minutes, Flowpay leverages AI tools and data from ecom platforms to make prudent credit decisions via a fully digital process. Listen to find our more!© Fasanara Capital LtdThis episode has b...2025-02-0337 min
London Fintech PodcastLFP 265 – Exploring the World of Private Credit, with Francesco FiliaWatch the video version on YouTube:In this insightful episode of the London Fintech Podcast, we sit down with Francesco Filia, founder of Fasanara Capital, to explore the transformative landscape of private credit and fintech lending.Francesco shares his journey from traditional banking to building Fasanara Capital, a digital finance asset manager redefining lending practices with cutting-edge technology. Drawing on his background in derivatives, Francesco provides a unique perspective on the opportunities and challenges within the private credit market and the importance of aligning the interests of lenders and...2025-01-3051 min
BlockDrops com Maurício MagaldiEN-S6E04: Circle Updates, Bluprynt solves MiCA on Avalanche, Cash-outs from MetaMask via Ramp Network, and much moreDrop 1: Circle Announcements
https://www.circle.com/blog/introducing-circle-paymaster
https://www.circle.com/pressroom/circle-announces-acquisition-of-hashnote-and-usyc-tokenized-money-market-fund-alongside-strategic-partnership-with-global-trading-firm-drw
Drop 2: Bluprynt’s MiCA Solution on Avalanche
https://www.bluprynt.com/post/bluprynt-partners-with-avalanche-foundation
Drop 3: MetaMask + Ramp Network make L2 cashing out easier
https://cointelegraph.com/news/metamask-ramp-l2-fiat-cashouts
And more:
Brazilian BlindPay joins Y Combinator program
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bernardosm_yes-we-joined-y-combinator-and-this-activity-7287816297520713728-UdZw
Trexx is the only Brazilian startup to join XRPL Commons Aquarium Residency in Paris
https://br...2025-01-2615 min
BlockDrops com Maurício MagaldiBR-S6E04: Novidades da Circle, Bluprynt resolve MiCA na Avalanche, Saque na MetaMask via Ramp Network, e muito maisDrop 1: Circle Announcements
https://www.circle.com/blog/introducing-circle-paymaster
https://www.circle.com/pressroom/circle-announces-acquisition-of-hashnote-and-usyc-tokenized-money-market-fund-alongside-strategic-partnership-with-global-trading-firm-drw
Drop 2: Bluprynt’s MiCA Solution on Avalanche
https://www.bluprynt.com/post/bluprynt-partners-with-avalanche-foundation
Drop 3: MetaMask + Ramp Network make L2 cashing out easier
https://cointelegraph.com/news/metamask-ramp-l2-fiat-cashouts
Mais:
Brazilian BlindPay joins Y Combinator program
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bernardosm_yes-we-joined-y-combinator-and-this-activity-7287816297520713728-UdZw
Trexx is the only Brazilian startup to join XRPL Commons Aquarium Residency in Paris
https://br.be...2025-01-2615 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#12 – Finspot – Serbian factoring lender providing fully digital working capital to SMEsIn this episode we are joined by Finspot's trio of founders Miljan Gudelj (CEO), Jovan Milovanovic (CDO), and Ognjen Kurtic (CTO). We have an insightful conversation on how Miljan's experience running a small business that needed a better working capital funding solution sprouted the idea to partner with his tech-savvy friends Jovan and Ognjen to build a fully digital factoring lender that can provide SMEs with the funding they need at lightning fast speeds. Learning how the Finspot team leveraged a tech-driven approach towards mitigating fraud and credit risk, developing tools that are now utilized by regional banks along...2024-12-2040 min
Capital Horizons - The PodcastCapital Horizons - Francesco FiliaWhy banks fail? Why does narrow banking help? What can central banks do? What would have happened had Credit Suisse dragged UBS with it? Will shadow banking grow further? What is the role of fintech platforms? Do they have an advantage? All this and more as Igor Yelnik and Sir Michael Fallon speak with special guest Francesco Filia, CEO & Founder of Fasanara.Hosts: Igor Yelnik & Sir Michael FallonGuest Speaker: Francesco FiliaYoutube: @capitalHorizonsPodcastTwitter: @CHthepodcastFacebook: @capitalhorizonspodcastInstagram: @capitalhorizonspodcastSpotify: capital-horizons-podcast2024-11-2045 min
Peregrine Podcast: Marketing LeadersEp. 10: Francesco Filia & Daniele GueriniIn our tenth episode, Peregrine's Bill McIntosh talks to Fasanara Capital's Founder and CEO Francesco Filia, and Head of Origination Daniele Guerini as they discuss their recent book, 'The Future of Finance: The Rising Tide of Fintech Lending and the Platform Economy'. This important new work examines fintech lending and its growing impact on SME finance, consumer borrowing and the real economy. The discussion also explores how fintech lending is meshing with DeFi to drive the platform economy and how these technological changes signpost likely disruption in the asset management sector in the years ahead.2024-09-2625 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#11 – Zvilo – Kosovo’s leading digital lender, fuelling trade by providing working capital digitally to SMEsWelcome to the first episode of The Digital Dividend. In this episode we are joined by Zvilo's Founder and CEO Admir Imami. Leveraging the experiences gained across multiple successful exits of previously founded businesses, including a direct lender, factoring company, and asset manager, Admir has built Zvilo into the leading non-bank working capital provider in the Balkans. During our discussion Admir touches on the hurdles he faced along the route of building out a fully digital lender in a market traditionally dominated by relationship banking. Additionally, we gain insights into the unique opportunity posed by t...2024-07-2231 min
FRENCHWEB BUSINESSKARMEN mobilise 100 millions d'euros pour financer le besoin de trésorerie des PMEDans un contexte économique où 57% des entreprises peinent à obtenir des financements bancaires pour financer leur BFR ou leurs projets courts termes, KARMEN se positionne à l'instar d'UNLIMITD, ou encore SILVR comme une solution pour les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME). Cette fintech française, vient d'annoncer la mobilisation d'une ligne de crédit de 100 millions d'euros auprès de Fasanara Capital qui s'ajoute au 70 millions d'euros mobilisés en 2022 auprès du même financeur. Cet apport financier, logé dans un fonds spécifique agréé AMF, permettra à Karmen de renforcer et de diversifier ses offres.Ainsi Karmen va lancer Karmen Factor, une solution d’...2024-06-2723 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#10 – Plata – Mexican fintech credit card lender soon to be digital bankWelcome to the first episode of The Digital Dividend. In this episode we are joined by Plata's CEO and Co-Founder Neri Tollardo. Plata was born when a team from Tinkoff Bank, decided to leverage their experience of having built the first, largest, and most successful digital bank and credit card issuer in Russia to do the same in Mexico. Despite having only just launched the business in September of 2022, with lending starting in March 2023, Plata has already ramped up a > USD 75,000,000 portfolio across >350,000 active cardholders and is currently adding >50,000 customers per month, accounting for >5% of al...2024-06-1345 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#9 – Karmen – French fintech SME lender with a forward-looking approachWelcome to The Digital Dividend!In this episode we are joined by Karmen's Co-Founder Gabriel Thierry. After seeing first-hand the astronomical growth and success of revenue-based SME lending models in the US, Gabriel and his co-founder Paul seized the opportunity to be the first player to launch a tech-driven RBF lending business in their home country of France. Since launching in 2021, Karmen has provided working capital within 48 hours to over 200 SME borrowers. Through the course of our discussion, Gabriel dives into the challenges he and his team faced along their journey of launching a lending...2024-04-1123 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#8 – Tilta – German B2B BNPL embedded payment solution providerWelcome to The Digital Dividend!In this episode we are joined by Tilta's Founder Christoph Nicola. With the goal of enabling B2B marketplaces to provide their sellers the ability to offer extended repayment terms to their buyers via the seamless integration of Tilta in a single line of code, Tilta is a digital payment service provider and lender set to revolutionise B2B sales. Through the course of our discussion, Christoph dives into the approach he took to launching Tilta’s B2B marketplace payment solution, developments in the market and how he took a different ap...2024-02-2229 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#7 – Multifi – UK SME payables finance lender taking a digital first approachWelcome to The Digital Dividend!In this episode we are joined by Multifi’s Founder and CEO Rob Keown-Boyd. A repeat founder, Rob discusses how lessons learned from a previous digital lending venture helped him when planning and launching Multifi, the UK’s newest SME working capital lender providing a digital-first payables finance solution. In addition to highlighting Multifi’s unique offering, providing cashflow forecasting and insights to SMEs in addition to a near-instant working capital credit line which can be used to extend the term on their payables, Rob touches on his key ta...2024-01-3025 min
Made IT - Storie Italiane di Successo#127 Lanciare in Stealth Mode e Raccogliere un Pre-Seed da €34.5M per Rivoluzionare i Pagamenti negli Store Fisici con Gianluca Cocco e Gaetano de Maio, Co-Founders QomodoNella puntata "speciale" di oggi parliamo con Gianluca Cocco e Gaetano De Maio, i founders di Qomodo, la nuova startup fintech italiana appena uscita da ‘stealth mode’ che ha chiuso un dei round pre-seed più importanti di Italia.
Nell’arco di pochi mesi, sono riusciti a raccogliere un round di pre-seed da €34.5 milioni da Fasanara Capital, Exor Ventures, Proximity Capital, Ithaca Investment, Lumen Ventures, The Techshop, Primo Ventures - oltre a fondi stranieri quali Notion Capital, Octopus Ventures e Plug&Play.
Di cosa si occupa esattamente la startup? Qomodo porta negli store fisici una suite di soluzioni p...2023-11-0844 min
BlockDrops com Maurício MagaldiRipple EVM Sidechain, NFT de Peças de Carro 3D, Empréstimos Tokenizados via Sygnum, e muito mais
Drop 1: Ripple EVM Sidechainhttps://opensource.ripple.com/docs/evm-sidechain/intro-to-evm-sidechain/Drop 2: Pecas de carro 3Dhttps://www.ledgerinsights.com/nft-dlt-marketplace-3d-auto-part-models/Drop 3: Empréstimos tokenizados via Sygnum https://www.ledgerinsights.com/sygnum-bank-float-fasanara-tokenize-saas-loans/
.. More: Citi atua como emissor da primeira DNN, Digitally Native Note, um título do Banco Mundial listado na bolsa de Luxemburgohttps://www.citigroup.com/global/news/press-release/2023/citi-first-issuing-paying-agent-world-bank-euroclear-new-dfmi-dlt-platformdYdX anuncia a mainnet de sua appchain no ecossistema Cosmoshttps://dydx.exchange/blog/dydx-chain-official-releaseRFB usa inteligência artificial para monitorar transações com criptoht...2023-10-2920 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#6 - Finiata - Leveraging tech to prudently provide working capital to Polish SMEs at speedWelcome to The Digital Dividend!In this episode we are joined by Finiata's CEO Anna Kozlowska, who worked her way up to a leadership position by learning the business inside and out after joining the firm as a sales manager in 2018. Through the course of the discussion, Gennaro Crocamo and Matt Kus from Fasanara's origination desk gain interesting insights into the changes that have taken place within Finiata over the last couple of years as the firm pivoted away from the German market to focus on Poland and refined its product offering before landing on the highly...2023-09-2724 min
ArticlesInterview with Novicap Part TwoI sat down with Federico Travella, founder and executive chairman of Novicap. In Part Two of the interview we talked about the importance of digitalization, ESG, the opportunities and risks presented by AI, invoice finance pricing and inflation.
Sticking on the topic of digitalization, you seem to be quite a strong advocate of this movement to bring digitalization to this space. Is blockchain technology the best way to do this? Or are you more technology neutral?
I think blockchain is a technology that can certainly be leveraged to digitize trade and trade finance, but I...2023-07-1719 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#5 - Flexfin - Greece's first and only licensed non-bank factoring fintechWelcome to The Digital Dividend !In this episode, Flexfin's co-founders and life-long friends, Dimitris Vranopoulos and Alex Kelaiditis, join Matt Kus and Gennaro Crocamo from Fasanara's origination desk. Dimitris and Alex provide insight into their unique founder journeys, starting with a friendship in elementary school which endured as they both built up careers in finance in London before eventually bringing them together back in Greece to found the country's first and only non-bank factoring company. Through the course of the discussion, Alex and Dimitris speak to the challenges of being the first non-bank lender to...2023-07-1754 min
Finscale#166 - Gabriel Thierry (Karmen) - La toolbox de financement des PMEsRetour sur le financement non dilutif des PMEs cette semaine avec Karmen, une start-up qui a débuté sur une offre de Revenue Based Financing et qui désormais offre toute une palette de solutions comme le BNPL ou l’invoice financing.
Hormis le focus sur leur solution, nous nous sommes intéressés avec Gabriel aux contraintes que représente l’extension de solutions pour une société early stage comme celle-ci que ce soit dans la recherche de financement de ses solutions que dans la construction des leurs outils internes. Nous parlons de l’apport du fonds Fasana...2023-07-0228 minFinscale[EXTRAIT] #166 - Gabriel Thierry (Karmen) - La toolbox de financement des PMEsExtrait de l'épisode de Dimanche.
Retour sur le financement non dilutif des PMEs cette semaine avec Karmen, une start-up qui a débuté sur une offre de Revenue Based Financing et qui désormais offre toute une palette de solutions comme le BNPL ou l’invoice financing.
Hormis le focus sur leur solution, nous nous sommes intéressés avec Gabriel aux contraintes que représente l’extension de solutions pour une société early stage comme celle-ci que ce soit dans la recherche de financement de ses solutions que dans la construction des leurs outils i...2023-06-2907 min
Made IT - Storie Italiane di Successo#110 How to raise money with international investors with Raffaele Terrone, Co-Founder Scalapay & Carlotta Siniscalchi, Partner at Emergence Capital (Masterclass Edition)Fundraising is an incredibly complex and nuanced topic to cover - but we have invited two great guests to try to untangle it from an investor and founder’s viewpoint. Here with us are: Carlotta Siniscalco, a Partner at Emergence Capital based in San Francisco.
Emergence Capital is known for investing in early and growth-stage enterprise cloud companies, they invested in companies like Zoom, Box, and Salesforce and Carlotta is the first female Partner in the firm’s 18-year history.
At Emergence, Carlotta invests in early stage enterprise software and fintech companies. She serves on the Bo...2023-06-1958 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#4 - SellersFi - Industry leading financial solutions for e-commerce merchants looking for growthWelcome to Digital Dividend !In this episode, Patrizia Lando, Head of Capital Markets Origination & Financing at Fasanara Capital welcomes Ricardo Pero, Founder and CEO of SellersFi, formerly SellersFunding, a global financial technology company that aims to empower e-commerce merchants looking to grow. From working capital solutions to payment solutions, SellersFi takes a holistic approach to e-commerce finance. SellersFi is a long-standing partner of Fasanara, which supports innovators within the fintech industry and generates real economy impact by extending reliable capital to support their growth.Listen on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and everywhere else: thedigitaldividend.buzzsprout.com2023-05-2536 min
DealMakers: Entrepreneur | Startups | Venture CapitalFederico Travella On Raising $200 Million To Revolutionize Small Business FinancingFederico Travella went from turning his childhood hobbies into businesses to launching a fintech start that has transacted well over a billion dollars. The company, Novicap, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Fasanara Capital, Techstars, Partech, and The Net Street.
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The Week in Italian StartupBending Spoons raising 70M, ViceVersa raising 10M and Primo Space investing in Lulav - May 16, 2023Bending Spoons raised a €70m debt facility from SACE and Intesa Sanpaolo.Viceversa, a revenue-based financing startup, raised €10m in a round led by CDP VC.Primo Space announced an undisclosed investment in Lulav Space, an Israeli space tech startup.ALICE, Beyond CrioPurA, e-CO2Synt, and IliCO2Sep raised €1m in funding from Eureka! Ventures.Clearbox AI, a synthetic data startup, raised €385k in a seed round.Startup Geeks, an edutech platform for entrepreneurs, raised funding from Seed Money.Prometheus, a medtech startup, raised €2.7m in a crowdfunding campaign. Fintech Partners invested €0.5m in the campaign.MyNet, a productivity startup, rai...2023-05-1813 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#3 - Novicap - Pioneering Spanish digital SME lenderWelcome to Digital Dividend !In this episode, Novicap's Founder and CEO, Federico Travella joins Francesco Filia (Founder & CEO) and Matt Kus (Head of Originations for Developed Markets) from Fasanara Capital. Federico discussed his journey from training in marine biology to founding and scaling up one of the largest non-bank SME working capital lenders in Spain, factoring over 1.5 billion euros of invoices from over 3,000 clients since 2015. We learned why Federico chose to start Novicap in Spain in the invoice finance space and how he used an agile approach to adapt the business through...2023-05-0341 min
Future SaysS2E2: Democratizing Finance with DeFi and Crypto with Nikita FadeevIn this episode, host Sean Lang is joined by Nikita Fadeev, portfolio manager at Fasanara Capital and Forbes "30 under 30" lister, to discuss the democratization of financial services through decentralized finance (DeFi), cryptocurrency, and NFTs. The level of media attention that the world of cryptocurrency is attracting often feels inversely proportionate to the degree of real insight that’s available. What are the current key trends shaping the crypto domain and how can you understand more about where the financial services industry is heading? 2023-04-2428 min
Tech.eu🎙️ The Drive at Five - All the European tech news fit to talk about. This week.Live and direct from the Tech.eu newsroom, it's been a short week, but topics abound.This week we're talkin':00:57 - Spotted Zebra raised a seed round of $1.8 million for its workforce platform. Fiona sees this as great news for the skills gap sector, as the 'zebras are 'powering the shift to skill-based organisations’.01:24 - Lithuania’s SME Finance added another €100 million to its pot thanks to London-based Fasanara Capital.01:45 - Czech Republic has a new investment fund for AI start-ups. (AISI) AI Start-up Incubator is aiming to raise €20 million to support early-stage AI-drive...2023-04-1425 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#2 - StashFin - Leading FinTech Consumer Lender in IndiaWelcome to the second episode of The Digital Dividend.For this episode we have Naman Rastogi from our Fasanara VC team speaking with Shruti Aggarwal, Co-founder StashFin. We spoke at length about the consumer lending landscape in India and learnt how StashFin became a successful FinTech lending company in India. Shruti highlights some of the key milestones StashFin achieved in their journey and how their customer obsession helped them in building products directly addressing the needs of their end borrowers.Listen on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and everywhere else: thedigitaldividend.buzzsprout.com© Fasanara C...2023-02-2821 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara Capital#1 - SME Finance - Largest non-bank lender in the BalticsWelcome to the first episode of The Digital Dividend. For our inaugural episode we welcomed Mindaugas Mikalajūnas, CEO of SME Finance. We learned how SME Finance started as an idea by three ex-coworkers with 100K of their own capital to the largest non-bank lender in the Baltics with >150 million outstanding portfolio. Mindaugas highlights some of the challenges faced along the way, discusses the trends in borrower needs he has been seeing across their markets, and what is on the horizon for SME Finance as they continue their expansion with launches in new jurisdictions and new pro...2022-12-1455 min
FRENCHWEB BUSINESSKarmen lève 50 millions d’euros en dette auprès de Fasanara CapitalInterview de Gabriel Thierry, co-fondateur et CEO de KarmenBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/frenchweb-business--3299227/support.2022-11-2107 minThe Digital Dividend by Fasanara CapitalThe Digital Dividend TeaserA bi-weekly intake of the most prominent news, trends and features surrounding fintech, digital finance and the platform economy. We’ll cover controversies, debates, and interviews on the biggest topics you haven’t heard about. Our efforts will uncover the decisions made behind closed doors that affect the digital future of marketplaces, economies, and civilisations. Listen on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and everywhere else: thedigitaldividend.buzzsprout.com© Fasanara Capital ltd2022-10-1200 min
LatamList EspressoR2 closes $15M Series A round. Plurall receives $20M in debt capital from Fasanara Capital, Ep 110This week’s Espresso covers updates from R2, Auronix, Efinti, and more!Outline of this episode:[00:28] - R2 closes $15M Series A round[00:58] - Auronix receives $14.5M investment from Alloy Capital [01:26] - MEDU closes $4M seed round[01:53] - Plurall receives $20M in debt capital from Fasanara Capital[02:21] - Qanlex closes $3M seed round[02:50] - Efinti raises $1M in an investment round[03:12] - This week’s new How to be the difference and Crossing Borders episodes[03:33] - Featured article on How to Recruit the Best LATAM Software Engineers by Gino Ferr...2022-09-0604 minLatamList EspressoColombian startup treble.ai closes $15M Series A round. Arrenda raises $26.5M in pre-seed round, Ep. 104This week’s Espresso covers updates from Treggo, treble.ai, Frete.com, and more!Outline of this episode:[00:28] - Mexican fintech Arrenda raises $26.5M in pre-seed round[00:42] - Interview with Joe Merullo, Arrenda’s CEO[06:06] - Argentinian startup Treggo receives $1.7M in additional funding[06:44] - Colombian startup treble.ai closes $15M Series A round[06:55] - Interview with Felipe Otálora, treble.ai’s CEO[08:58] - HR Tech startup Hitch raises $1.5M in pre-seed round[09:28] - Brazilian freight marketplace Frete.com acquires InterSite[09:59] - Key Insights of TTR’s Latin American...2022-07-2612 min
The Alternative Data PodcastAn Emergency Crypto EpisodeFollowing a rotten start to the year and a calamitous last week for crypto currencies, I speak to two experienced crypto investors – Francesco Filia of Fasanara Capital and Baxter Hines of Honeycomb Digital Investments. First up, I welcome back Francesco who has just raised $350m for crypto and fintech investments with the memorable quote “chaos brings opportunities”. Next up is Baxter Hines, CIO at Honeycomb Digital and author of the book ‘Digital Finance: Security Tokens and Unlocking the Real Potential of Blockchain’. Baxter and I spend time discussing the big future that crypto and blockc...2022-05-161h 08
Briefinn#17 Briefinn 🚀La fintech italiana Scalapay raccoglie $497 milioni: ora è un unicorno.La startup milanese Scalapay ha raccolto $497 milioni in un round di finanziamento di serie B guidato da Tencent e Willoughby Capital, con la partecipazione di Tiger Global, Gangwal, Moore Capital, Deimos, e Fasanara Capital. L’azienda ha raccolto ad oggi oltre $700 milioni di finanziamenti raggiungendo una valutazione sopra il miliardo di dollari.Fonte: Forbes Ucraina chiede ad Apple di boicottare la Russia: niente prodotti né App Store.La lettera è stata scritta dal Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro della Trasformazione Digitale ucraino Mykhailo Fedorov, indirizzata d...2022-02-2804 min
Made IT - Storie Italiane di Successo#60 Il primo unicorno italiano con Raffaele Terrone, Founding Partner & CFO ScalapayQuesta settimana abbiamo avuto il piacere di ri-intervistare Raffaele Terrone, Founding Partner e CFO di Scalapay, la scaleup fintech che ha portato il sistema di pagamento “buy now pay later” per l’e-commerce in Italia e adesso è presente anche in molti altri paesi europei – e ha avuto un successo incredibile – Proprio oggi Scalapay è ufficialmente diventato il primo unicorno italiano e Raffaele ce ne ha parlato in anteprima! Se non avete ancora ascoltato la nostra prima intervista con Raffaele vi consigliamo di ascoltare l’episodio numero 24 per scoprire il suo percorso.
Non potevamo non fare un episodio speciale per festeggiare...2022-02-2432 min
The Curious LearnersFrancesco Filia | Investing in TradFi & DeFi | The Curious Learners Ep. 15For anyone interested in a masterclass in investing in financial services (TradFi & DeFi), here is one delivered by Francesco Filia on The Curious Learners. Francesco is the founder and CIO of Fasanara Capital, which is an alternative investment firm.Francesco and his team have been investing in public and private markets for longer than a decade. He describes his team as a group of 'gentle scientists' and he prefers experimentation over experience. Francesco and I had a fascinating discussion on the show and talked about highly interesting topics including:- the current status o...2022-02-1745 min
Macro VoicesMacroVoices #302 Francesco Filia: Plotting a Course for Digitization of Financial MarketsMacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Fasanara Capital founder Francesco Filia to the show. Fracesco has prepared a chart deck quite different than those he’s shared with us in the past and he’ll share a vision for the coming digitization of financial assets and more.
Link: https://bit.ly/3DWVGbX
2021-12-1658 min
EG Property PodcastsThe tech firm planning to unlock over £10bn tied up within real estate by ripping up the rule book on commercial depositsOn this episode of Tech Talk Radio, EG head of content Emily Wright speaks to Insurami chief executive and founder Majed Chaaraoui and head of partnerships Jack Sibley.
Launched in 2019, Insurami effectively operates as a large-scale Deposit Guarantee platform for commercial real estate and is currently used by companies including The Howard De Walden Estate, Level39 and Huckletree.
Rather than forking out a hefty deposit in one go, tenants pay a monthly fee to the platform for a Deposit Guarantee. This then pays out to the landlord – up to the maximum cover value of £600,000 – if there is...2021-11-2225 minThe Curious LearnersNikita Fadeev | The Curious Learners Ep. 2My guest for the second episode of The Curious Learners was Nikita Fadeev. He is a Partner and Head of Fasanara Digital, which is a quantitative investment fund in crypto assets. It is part of Fasanara Capital, which is an alternative asset management firm founded in 2011.Nikita developed a strong interest in crypto in 2017 when he was at college studying mathematics. Since then, he has been learning about and investing in crypto.Nikita and I discussed lots on this episode including the origin of his curiousity into crypto, his investment strategy at Fasanara Digital and...2021-11-1734 min
The Alternative Data PodcastThe Fasanara Capital EpisodeIn this episode I speak to Francesco Filia of Fasanara Capital, a fund that has been buying loans from the market for over a decade. Over that time Fasanara has developed a substantial amount of alternative data around borrowers, creating an ever more advanced selection process for future purchases.In other news, an apology: Last week I mistakenly suggested Bloomberg had bought alternative data provider Second Measure for $200m, the true figure is undisclosed but closer to $100m.A date for the diary: I am speaking in London at Leading Point's Data Kitchen o...2021-10-0440 min
Speaking to Legends#2 Francesco Filia - Don't Be Afraid of ChangeFrancesco Filia, CEO of Fasanara Capital, started his career at J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch and then co-founded Fasanara Capital in 2011. In this episode, we learn about Francesco’s days on the sell-side and the underlying principles on which he built his hedge fund. He also talks about why he is bearish on the market but bullish on the economy and why he thinks VaR is a bad measure of risk what is a better one. We close by Francesco’s outlook for the asset management industry. For links, resources and book recommendations by Francesco, see our...2020-05-1252 min
GoldnomicsAre We Living in the Era of Fake Markets?Fake Markets – Are we living in a new era?
What are Fake Financial Markets and what effect do they have on the current inflated levels of global stock markets?
What do they mean for stock market and bond market performance in the future?
In this episode 9 of the Goldnomics Podcast, Stephen Flood GoldCore CEO talks to Francesco Filia CEO of Fasanara Capital and regular contributor to CNBC about his take on this idea of Fake Markets and their effect on global financial markets and your portfolio.
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