Fintech Startups Globally Raise More Money In Far Fewer Deals In Q1 2026
View original at news.crunchbase.comCrunchbase News - Funding Ma Title: Fintech Startups Globally Raise More Money In Far Fewer Deals In Q1 2026 Date: 2026-04-10 11:00 Source: https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech/global-startup-venture-funding-up-deals-down-q1-2026/ <p>Venture funding to fintech companies is up year over year so far, but concentrated into…
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QED is extremely bullish on the application layer for AI in fintech and stablecoin opportunities
60% confidenceMore transformation is moving from the 'co-pilot' phase into the 'OpenClaw' phase, when reasoning agents will start to actually do all the work that was too tedious and slow to be done manually
60% confidenceTTV sees the biggest opportunity in early-stage AI-native companies solving problems in mission-critical workflows while building durable moats
60% confidenceTTV is investing in AI-enabled applications while maintaining patience and focus in deployment of capital, looking for durable, enduring businesses that will withstand the current hype cycle
60% confidenceWe may see some fintech IPOs in 2026, but they will largely depend on how potential mega IPOs from SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic perform
60% confidenceQED Investors has been investing at a slightly slower pace so far in 2026 than in years past, more due to quirks of deal flow and conviction rather than a decision to slow investing
60% confidenceQED remains bullish on fintech overall for 2026, with larger companies transforming operations with agentic workflows
60% confidenceTTV agrees with Bill Gurley that an AI reset is coming, with many investors having already made money getting in on the ground floor
60% confidenceThe geopolitical situation will likely hinder some companies from taking the IPO plunge, although a few companies in QED's portfolios are bubbling
60% confidenceAI agents are now actually able to be effective in many processing tasks, but the stakes in finance are too high for LLMs to conquer financial workflows alone
60% confidenceTTV is focused on investing in the application layer of AI, still in the early days with more widespread prosperity and democratization of enterprise value creation yet to come
60% confidenceAn AI reset is coming
60% confidenceTTV Capital is on track to make eight to 10 core investments in Seed or Series A companies in 2026, about the same number as in previous years
60% confidenceFinancial services and fintech are unique enough categories where de novo startups and standalone businesses will beat platforms building experimental applications
60% confidenceWe'll continue to see accelerated adoption of AI in financial services, first through straightforward applications, then more operationally complex use cases
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