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Why Australia Needs a Better Model for Its Enhanced Fintech Sandbox

By | July 26, 2021

Regulatory sandboxes are an important part of the ongoing global race to attract FinTech talent, as different economies keep launching new programs to support FinTech and attract innovators. Australia is no stranger to this race: between 2014 and 2020, the number of FinTech start-ups in the country increased more than seven-fold and exceeded 700. In… Read More »

M&A Role in the VC Ecosystem: A View on Possible Antitrust Implications

By | July 2, 2021

Several proposals in the House and Senate are aimed at substantially curbing M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) activity as part of changes focused on antitrust. In a recent study, titled “Mergers, Antitrust, and the Interplay of Entrepreneurial Activity and the Investments That Fund it”, we shed light on the possible implications to startup-driven innovation, in general,… Read More »