Carolina is a Senior Associate at Distributed Ventures, which specializes in fintech, insurtech, and healthtech investments at the late Seed and Series A round of funding. Their fund provides deep subject matter and operational expertise to help advance their portfolio companies’ success from the earliest stage of their lifecycles.
In an industry once brimming with M&A, how has the impact of the pandemic altered that behaviour? We join industry experts to find out.
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the fintech sector saw a flurry of M&A activity due to the substantial funding within the space. Whereas in the past, corporations would aggressively acquire companies without providing clarity on what happens post-acquisition, these acquiring companies are now providing more visibility and demonstrating how M&A can boost a company’s growth plans and allow them to have a meaningful exit.