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BY : Diego GutiérrezOctober Tue, 2013

venture capital, inversioresPerhaps by necessity, perhaps by nature, the financial sector is seeing the growth of technology companies that aim to bring about a profound change in the way finance is managed. In 2012, the number of transactions in the "Fintech" sector increased by 20% and the total amount invested by 22%. This trend is continuing in 2013.

$9,03Bn invertidos en 1.314 empresas desde el 2008

Durante los últimos 5 años la inversión en el sector de "Fintech" ha visto crecer significativamente su actividad. desde los $900M en 150 empresas en el 2008 hasta su nivel más alto en el 2012 con un total de casi 400 operaciones y $2.200M de inversión.

Desde el año 2008 son 4 los inversores que han realizado más de 10 inversiones en el sector. SVangel y la aceleradora 500startups lideran el ranking con 15 operaciones, en tercer lugar está Accel Partners con 12 y en cuarto la referencia Andreessen Horowitz con 11.

Más del 40% de las financiaciones se han dirigido a empresas dedicadas a dar soluciones relacionadas con la gestión de pagos. En cambio los segmentos que más han crecido han sido las finanzas personales y el análisis de datos que han alcanzado en el 2012 el 14% y 19% respectivamente.
Las inversiones en fases tempranas (angel y semilla) alcanzaron el 53% en el 2012 y han crecido un 12% respecto de los niveles del 2008. También en el 2013 sigue siendo significativa la inversión en "early stage" con el 48% de las operaciones.

"Como consecuencia del crecimiento de la inversión en empresas en fases más tempranas, la mediana del importe ha disminuido significativamente desde $6,5M en el 2008 hasta los $2M en el 2012. Esta tendencia se está consolidando en todo el panorama del venture capital is tanto en USA como en España" analiza Diego Gutierrez experto en finanzas corporativas en Abra Invest.

En el 2013 se han visto también operaciones relevantes

A pesar de la actividad tan intensa en el 2012, también en el 2013 se han realizado financiaciones muy relevantes por parte de venture capital. Entre ellas destacan, la operación de crecimiento en Sr. Labs por $53M, la financiación en serie D en OnDeck por $42M, la financiación en serie B en Credit Karma por $30M y el capital semilla en Clinkle por $25M.

"En España también se ha visto algo de actividad en los últimos años, desde la plataforma de p2plending Comunitae.com, la red social de inversores Unience la herramienta de inversión Impok o la gestión de finanzas personales Fintonic. Además se están acompañando con varias iniciativas de aceleradoras como la Bbva innovation center o la del Institutos de estudios bursátiles (IEB)" comenta Diego Gutierrez.

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