Posted: 1 Jun 2020 Resource Type: Multimedia Back UK Fintech: Fundraising and Covid-19 Webinar On May 26, the City of London Corporation hosted a webinar with the Lord Mayor of London, Alderman William Russell, that focussed on the fundraising landscape for UK FinTechs in light of Covid-19. The panel discussion featured representatives from a number of Venture Capital firms discussing the current fundraising landscape and sharing their thoughts, experiences and advice. This webinar follows previous City of London engagement that has focussed on increasing US investment into early stage UK fintech. Speakers The Rt. Hon. Lord Mayor, Alderman William Russell, City of London Corporation Alix Brunet, Vice President, Citi Ventures Mark Dowds, Managing Director, Anthemis Tim Levene, CEO, Augmentum Rytis Vitkauskas, Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners Craig Fox, Head of Fintech, Silicon Valley Bank Dan Glazer, Partner, WSGR Watch the Video Share: Share to LinkedIn LinkedIn Share to Twitter Twitter Share to Facebook Facebook Share to WeChat WeChat Share to WhatsApp WhatsApp Share to Email Email Related content Thought Piece The UK remains a strong destination for Asset Management Sep 2022 - The United Kingdom is open for business and remains a leading destination for global investors seeking to expand internationally. That is the message of the newly launched Global Investment Futures Campaign. The UK remains a strong destination for Asset Management Case Study BlueBay | enriching the fixed income product offer in Japan with UK expertise Sep 2022 - We spoke to Mr Ken Yoshida, Partner of BlueBay Asset Management who manages the Tokyo office, about their development in Japan and the UK’s unique offer to Japanese investors. BlueBay | enriching the fixed income product offer in Japan with UK expertise Case Study AustralianSuper | accessing global asset management expertise through the UK Sep 2022 - AustralianSuper is Australia’s largest pension scheme that manages £128bn assets on behalf of its 2.5mn members. Damian Moloney, Head of Investment for Europe, talked about the benefits of being based in the UK and their future UK expansion plan. AustralianSuper | accessing global asset management expertise through the UK Thought Piece Financial Services and Markets Bill | seizing the opportunity Sep 2022 - The Financial Services and Markets Bill is an important opportunity to boost UK competitiveness in financial services. We look at the opportunity it presents to enhance the UK’s position as a global leader in financial services. Financial Services and Markets Bill | seizing the opportunity