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February2025 Edition PartneringwithAmbitiousTeamsin Business & Finance TechnologyAcceleratingthePathtoProfitableScale FinchIndexBusiness and Financial Technology The Finch Indexis a proprietary benchmark designed to track the performance of our9 Business and Financial Technology themes, serving as a relevant industry-specific valuation comparison alongsideestablished indices such as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100. The index is composed of 89 publicly traded companies, with 8 to10representative firms across each theme, ensuring a diversified and balancedview of market trends*. Financial Techactivity is picking up in all subsectorsexcept Insurance A Market Snapshot ofFinancial Technologyincluding funding trends, notable deals, exits and valuation multiples InsuranceAI applications could help resurrect this space Monthly deep dive intoInsuranceTechnology’sperformance as an asset class Paymentsmassive consolidation opportunities are in the making Monthly deep dive intoPaymentsTechnology’sperformance as an asset class Banking & Digital Currencycrypto applications are back in trend Monthly deep dive intoBanking & DigitalCurrencyTechnology’sperformance as an asset class Wealth & Capital Marketsis the fastest growing industry Monthly deep dive intoWealth& CapitalMarketsTechnology’sperformance as an asset class Lending & MortgagesSME financing solutions are still attracting VC money Monthly deep dive intoLending&MortgagesTechnology’sperformance as an asset class Business TechBusiness Process Automation isleading the way with multiple growth deals A Market Snapshot ofBusinessTechnologyincluding funding trends, notable deals, exits and valuation multiples HR & PayrollAI-driven tools are hot but could drive more growth Monthly deep dive intoHR &PayrollTechnology’sperformance as an asset class Tax & Accountingsmall consolidations are surfacing across Europe Monthly deep dive intoTax& AccountingTechnology’sperformance as an asset class Regulatory &Legalmore innovations are emerging at the early stage Monthly deep dive intoRegulatory &LegalTechnology’sperformance as an asset class Business Process Automationis in fashion in Real Estate and Hospitality Monthly deep dive intoBusinessProcessAutomationTechnology’sperformance as an asset class Our methodology Finch Capitalis a growth investor, partnering with ambitious teams inBusiness & Financial Technology. W ith €450mAuM, we back companies generating €2m+ in annualized revenues by investing ticketsof up to €20m. We aim to help our companies scale to €30m-€50m in revenues by building sustainable and capital-efficient business models. We have invested in±45 companies includingFourthline,Goodlord,Grab, ZOPA,Twisto,AccountsIQ,NomuPayand Symmetrical. DublinLondonAmsterdam