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Capital FormationCapital Formation
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Year End Reflections

Year End Reflections

Where value is really created

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira
Mergers and AcquisitionsMergers and Acquisitions
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Fintech M&A 2025: Harvesting Exits and Sourcing New Deal Flow

Fintech M&A 2025: Harvesting Exits and Sourcing New Deal Flow

M&A momentum is back. For investors, this is the time to convert conviction into outcomes

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira
Family OfficesFamily Offices
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Leadership, Culture, and Focus: Lessons for Portfolio Growth

Leadership, Culture, and Focus: Lessons for Portfolio Growth

How leadership clarity and operational focus accelerate post-deal value creation

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira
Capital FormationCapital Formation
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Before Year-End: Strategy That Moves the Needle

Before Year-End: Strategy That Moves the Needle

Sharpening the Playbook Before 2026

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira
FintechFintech
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Before the Autumn Rush: How VCs Should Be Supporting Portfolio M&A Now

Before the Autumn Rush: How VCs Should Be Supporting Portfolio M&A Now

M&A outcomes don’t get optimized in October. They get planned in August.

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira
Capital FormationCapital Formation
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Money20/20 Amsterdam 2025

Money20/20 Amsterdam 2025

Rewiring FinTech Infrastructure: Signals Growth-Stage VCs and PE Investors Should Be Tracking

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira
Capital FormationCapital Formation
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The Quiet LPs: Earning Trust from Family Offices in Venture

The Quiet LPs: Earning Trust from Family Offices in Venture

If you want capital, understand the people behind it first.

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira
FintechFintech
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FinTech Series A, B & C: What VCs Should Be Paying Attention to in 2025

FinTech Series A, B & C: What VCs Should Be Paying Attention to in 2025

FinTech Funding 2025: Where the Smart Capital Is Going (and Where It’s Not)

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira
FintechFintech
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Underwriting Payments in 2025: What Investors Miss (and What Actually Moves the Needle)

Underwriting Payments in 2025: What Investors Miss (and What Actually Moves the Needle)

A field guide for venture and PE investors underwriting scale, capital, or exit in merchant acquiring, payfacs, and SMB infrastructure.

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira
FintechFintech
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The Next Wave in Payments: Intelligence, Trust & Embedded Value

The Next Wave in Payments: Intelligence, Trust & Embedded Value

Insights from MoneyLIVE, MPE Berlin, and dozens of founder calls — across fraud, authentication, orchestration, and more.

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira
venture capitalventure capital
Beyond the Multiple: Why Understanding Customer Metrics Is the VC’s Edge

Beyond the Multiple: Why Understanding Customer Metrics Is the VC’s Edge

How to Underwrite the Right Growth Stories in FinTech, InsurTech, and SaaS

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira
venture capitalventure capital
Unlocking Liquidity: A Strategic Guide for Venture Funds Leveraging Secondary Sales

Unlocking Liquidity: A Strategic Guide for Venture Funds Leveraging Secondary Sales

How Venture Funds Can Optimize Portfolio Harvesting and Return Capital to LPs

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira
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