\u201cThe fintech market is hot again,\u201d said Sheel Mohnot, fintech investor and founder of Better Tomorrow Ventures (<a href="https:\/\/www.btv.vc\/" target="_blank" rel=”nofollow”>https:\/\/www.btv.vc\/<\/a>) (BTV). \u201cAnd we are going to see some more exits in the near future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to recent reports (https:\/\/kpmg.com\/xx\/en\/media\/press-releases\/2022\/08\/global-fintech-market-resilient-in-h1-22-dollar-107-point-eight-billion-in-investment-according-to-kpmg-s-pulse-of-fintech.html#<\/a>:~:text=According%20to%20the%20KPMG%20Pulse%20of%20Fintech%20H1%2722%2C,US%24107.8%20billion%20in%20the%20first%20half%20of%202022.) , fintech funding is on the rise, with global investment hitting $60 billion in the first half of the year alone, marking a significant rebound from the previous year\u2019s dip.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mohnot \u2013 whose X account (https:\/\/x.com\/pitdesi<\/a>) you\u2019ve likely come across if you follow fintech \u2013\u00a0has invested in over 100 deals throughout the years, primarily in fintech, and co-founded the accelerator program The Mint. On today\u2019s episode of TechCrunch\u2019s Equity (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcasts\/equity\/<\/a>) podcast, Mary Ann Azevedo is catching up with Mohnot to discuss why he thinks fintech is \u201cpoised to have a lot of outcomes in the near future,\u201d the potential of AI in fintech, particularly in accounting and underwriting, and highlights the impact of DeepSeek on the AI landscape.<\/p>\n Listen to the full episode to hear more about:<\/p>\n \u2022 Mohnot\u2019s journey from founder to investor after co-founding companies like FeeFighters, which sold to Groupon (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2012\/03\/23\/groupon-acquires-feefighters-the-billshrink-for-business-services\/<\/a>) in 2012. <\/p>\n \u2022 Who\u2019s getting it right in 2025? Mohnot highlights players in the accounting automation space such as Basis, Layer, and InScope <\/p>\n \u2022 The optimistic outlook for fintech, with potential IPOs from companies like Chime, Klarna, and Stripe. <\/p>\n \u2022 How Sheel built his impressive online following, and what a Taco Bell metaverse wedding and Justin Bieber have to do with it.<\/p>\n Equity is TechCrunch\u2019s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts (https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780<\/a>) , Overcast (https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity<\/a>) , Spotify (https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ)<\/a> and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X (https:\/\/twitter.com\/EquityPod<\/a>) and Threads (https:\/\/www.threads.net\/<\/a>@equitypod) , at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes here (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcasts\/equity\/<\/a>) .<\/p>\n Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. We\u2019d also like to thank TechCrunch\u2019s audience development team. Thank you so much for listening, and we’ll talk to you next time.<\/p>\n