Yearly Archives: 2018

We always like to take time as a firm to think about trends that will evolve in the next year. For 2019 we make the following five observations.

There is much to do to keep America at the front and center of innovation. This month we focus on our thoughts on the shifting regulatory landscape and the corresponding opportunities for FinTech startups. The key need is to have ways to allow startups and incumbents to test their ideas.

We have refined our algorithms for sourcing FinTech companies and are now getting five or more startups monthly to investigate. We will be announcing our first investment discovered by XPLR soon!

We are looking forward to Money2020 this year in Las Vegas.  Maybe not the spot we would pick but what a great gathering of many FinTech influencers.
We appreciated the great turnout for our first post fund closing LP’s meeting.  With 70 in the audience, we got great feedback and good connections made between our portfolio companies and our investors.

We are excited that we have closed Fund I. It is comprised of corporate partners (51 percent), family offices (28 percent) that recognize the power of fintech and want a stake in companies that are transforming financial services, as well as individual investors (21 percent) who represent a “who’s who” of the industry. It has been a great lesson in helping investors understand the opportunity in FinTech while being clear how unique we are with our operators experience and the data assets of Cogo Labs.

Culture and teams are the most important ingredients for success in companies. This is our conviction at Vestigo which makes us work hard to think about how we define our culture and the behaviors we require to ensure that we are what we want to be as a firm.