Seed funding in UK financial services and fintech start-ups declined by 12% in number and 58% in value in 2020 compared to 2019…
Fintech Performance, Financing and Valuation Research
Find out more about our in-depth fintech research covering the latest trends in fintech performance, financing and valuation plus our range of fintech start-up case studies
About Us
Clarus Investments was established by Michael Pearson in 2006. Michael is an experienced director, investor and consultant. He is recognised globally as an expert on strategy and innovation in financial services and has led the corporate venturing activities of a major banking group. The current focus of his research is the performance, financing and valuation of fintech startups.
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At Clarus, we carry out thought leadership and advisory projects on a range of strategic management subjects in developed and developing markets. Our focus is on financial services, and in particular the topics of strategy, corporate development, innovation, growth and entrepreneurship. We have worked in recent years with clients such as Infosys, Nomura, KPMG and Google.
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Performance, Financing and Valuation of UK Fintech Start-Ups

Highlights from the UK Fintech Focus report produced for KPMG and Google Cloud in July 2020, based on our ongoing research programme into UK fintech performance, financing and valuation…