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Fintech funding landscape: What investors want and how to stand out

Watch our recording as our panel take a deep dive into the fintech funding landscape. Discover what investors want, how to prepare and how to stand out from the crowd.

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Our panel of experts discuss raising capital, structuring your business, navigating regulation and building a compelling investor narrative. 


We're also joined by special guest Steve Lemon of Volution VC, formerly co-founder of CurrencyCloud. He’ll share first-hand insights from his own journey raising capital as a fintech founder.

Time & Location

24 March 2026 12 - 1pm

Agenda

The panel covers:

  • The current fintech funding landscape, including sector hotspots and trends in valuations and deal structures
  • Raising capital, with Steve Lemon supplying a founder’s insights, along with tips on how to build investor relationships and negotiating fair terms
  • Your capital options, including equity vs. debt vs. hybrid capital, and how to match the funding type to your business and growth stage
  • What investors want to see in fast growth fintechs and how you can build a compelling narrative
  • Preparing for due diligence, covering the key documentation, structural issues and regulatory readiness
  • Rewarding employees and structuring incentives – why it matters and an overview of common fintech reward structures

Our speakers

  • Dilpa Raval

    Dilpa Raval

    Director
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  • Steve Lemon Headshot

    Steve Lemon

    Operating Partner, Volution.vc
    Recovering fintech founder and now Operating Partner at Volution.vc, angel investor, non exec director, mentor and adviser to early stage Fintechs. I have over 25 years in FX and international payments experience having co-founded HiFX in 1998 (exit to Euronet) and then one of the first UK Fintechs, Currencycloud in 2009 ($1bn exit to Visa) where we were first to market with an FX and Payments API; ultimately helping create the embedded finance category. I'm passionate about the digital economy and believe we live in exciting times. Innovative business models enabled by new technologies give the crazy ones opportunities to change the world every day.
  • Sophie Long

    Sophie Long

    Partner
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    Tom Lewin

    Partner
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