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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
Family OfficesFamily Offices
+8+8
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
+9+9
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
+4+4
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
+7+7
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
+5+5
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
+2+2
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
venture capitalventure capital
It's Portfolio Harvest Season

It's Portfolio Harvest Season

Mastering Portfolio Harvesting: Strategies to Drive Exits, Optimize Returns, and Outperform in 2025

Tom Schapira
Tom Schapira