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This week marks the 45th annual International Women’s Week. Celebrating women’s success and achievements in business #leadership is key to fostering a more innovative and empowering world. #womeninbusiness #diversity #femalefounders #venturecapital #VC

Intuit made a giant leap in the #fintech industry after recently acquiring Credit Karma for $7.1 billion. Its M&A deal strives to 'create a personalized financial assistant that will help consumers find the right financial products [and] put more money in their pockets' TechCrunch #invest #startups #venturecapital #VC

The success of late-stage #fintech startups over the past 3 months is attracting the eyes of investors: 'Between two rounds at $500 million and two exits in the billions of dollars, financial technology and services startups have been on fire.' TechCrunch #venturecapital #technology #IPOs #investment

The surge of women in the #venturecapital industry is not slowing down anytime soon: 'US VC funding for female-founded or co-founded companies has been trending up in recent years, and 2019 saw the creation of several women-led funds, incubators for female founders'. See the statistics below. PitchBook #diversity #VC #womeninbusiness

Note the growing trend of Private Equity buyouts of Venture-backed technology companies: 'Between 2000 and 2019, the number of VC-to-PE buyouts has grown at a CAGR of 18.1%, compared to overall buyouts' growth of 9.5% over the same time period'. PitchBook #privateequity #venturecapital #unicorn #startups #invest

Mark your calendar for the KiwiTech Female Founder's Day this Thursday, where Nicole DeMeo will be judging the pitch contest. The event will showcase some of the top women entrepreneurs and their startups, with the goal of starting conversations and raising capital. #womeninbusiness #diversity #startups

Q4 of 2019 saw a whopping $34.2 billion of #venturecapital #investment as well as the emergence of 73 #unicorn companies. Out of all the technology industries, #fintech is the primary target of investors: 'Fintech is expected to continue to be one of the hottest areas for VC investment going forward.' #invest #VC #privateequity

The #blockchain industry has a bright future, even according to the legendary investor Warren Buffett. During his sit-down lunch, Justin Sun, founder of Tron, states 'Warren Buffett believes there is great potential in blockchain and lots of his portfolio companies are exploring it, such as JP Morgan' #invest #investors #fintech #tokenization #WarrenBuffett

The AI technology market is expected to thrive in 2020. According to CB Insights, 'artificial intelligence will move from the hype state to practical usage and value, as corporations begin to harness its power.' #AI #technology #innovation #venturecapital

Valentine tech is on a growth spurt check out this list of over 60 startups from CB Insights. Happy Valentine's Day, one and all! #technology #startups #entrepreneurs #valentinesday

Partner Nicole DeMeo and CEO of How Women Lead, Julie Castro Abrams, co-host author Anne Devereux- Mills 'The Power of the Parlay Effect', where powerful leaders gathered in support of each other. Insights and research show how small actions can result in a meaningful boost in #confidence, #leadership, and #vision. #ParlayEffect #leaders

Snowflake Inc. is on a growth path to the clouds: the pre-IPO data platform company recently secured $479 million in funding. 'The new funding round more than triples Snowflake’s valuation from $3.9 billion in its prior financing in 2018.' #unicorn #technology #venturecapital #startup

Growing #diversity in #VC industry: more and more women are becoming partners, with 52 in 2019. In fact, 'this figure is unprecedented: it represents the highest number of new female VC partners and a 37% increase from last year’s record (38).' #womeninbusiness #femalefounders #venturecapital #diversityintech