In this episode, we'll be looking into the crystal ball to make some predictions about the venture-backed market in 2023. What trends are we seeing that will shape the future of entrepreneurship? What opportunities and challenges will startups face as we enter a new year? Tune in to get a glimpse of what the future may hold for Retail Tech and FinTech in 2023.
Episode Highlights:
Our Predictions, debated:
1. Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) implodes.
2. More than a few challenger banks look for exits, or fold.
3. Private equity rolls up public former D2C retail darlings.
4. Crypto winter will persist through 2023, but not forever.
5. Mass merchants face headwinds while luxury booms.
6. Incumbents acquire at least one venture-backed payments company for $1B+.
7. Skyrocketing consumer borrowing in 2022 makes credit servicing and collections a critical category for investment in 2023.
8. Venture funding bottoms out in Q1, before rising in Q2.
9. Scrappy founders return.
10. Retailers invest in the automation of stores and supply chains as labor markets remain tight.
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