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Denis Shafranik
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Co-Founder, Concentric
London
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Biography
Denis Shafranik is co-founder of Concentric; an activist venture fund with a focus on partnering with early- stage software businesses augmenting real economy sectors. Denis Shafranik has been a full-time venture investor, picking, nurturing and exiting innovative tech businesses. He is an experienced dealmaker, looking to build mutually beneficial, long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs. Denis Shafranik spent 9 years in investment banking. He graduated from the London School of Economics, obtained an EMBA from INSEAD, and is a CFA charter.
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By Denis Shafranik Verified| Tech Trends Post@ Latin America has been a hotbed of fintech in recent years thanks to its large population, favorable regulations, and rapid digitalization, which has fostered innovation and uptake of new banking and payment services. There is now significant competition in most categories. So where will future fintech growth come from? According to figures released in June, the Latin American fintech sector grew 340% in the six years from 2017 to 2023, now surpassing 3,000 startups.
By Denis Shafranik Verified| concentric.vc@ The market for stablecoin payments is gaining momentum, as more leading payment providers such as Visa and Mastercard integrate solutions into their systems or, in the case of Paypal, launch a coin. For business payments the potential of stablecoins is huge, promising to significantly speed up international trading and spark huge growth, across both developed and emerging markets. Now, regulation needs to catch up and the race is on to see who can build infrastructure the fastest.
By Denis Shafranik Verified| Medium@ Published: 5th October 2023It's tough out there for many startups, as venture investors take a more cautious approach to writing cheques. UK tech venture capital funding was down 57% in H1 compared to last year, and that could translate into a nerve-wracking time for those founders whose runway is nearing an end. Deals are still happening, but they are taking a lot longer, and founders have to be more flexible about valuations and terms. That's to be expected given the riskier landscape.
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London, United Kingdom