The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case

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Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro, Maria Manuel Afonso
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/30572
Resumo: The main purpose of this master project is to enter and learn how to live in the new era of unicorns, which are companies that reach the 1$ billion-dollar valuation. These companies’ phenomena keep on rising and what once was a rarity, today counts more than one thousand companies with this status. The focus is on the companies related to financial services, also known as fintech companies. Are they worth the investments they have received or are they just overvalued? That is something to find out while discovering how valuations are taken. For a better understanding, a case study estimating a unicorn fintech’s fair value is performed. The chosen fintech is the only fully Portuguese unicorn, Feedzai S.A.’s, market leader in providing services to fight financial crime with Artificial Intelligence. This research offers practical insights for investors, startups, and policymakers navigating the dynamic fintech ecosystem. The findings outline the delicate balance that is needed between rapid growth and sustainable value creation, providing guidance on how to value a unicorn company for stakeholders seeking to navigate this world of unicorn companies.
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title The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case
spellingShingle The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case
Ribeiro, Maria Manuel Afonso
Unicórnio -- Unicorn
Fintech
Avaliação de empresas -- Business valuation
title_short The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case
title_full The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case
title_fullStr The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case
title_full_unstemmed The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case
title_sort The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case
author Ribeiro, Maria Manuel Afonso
author_facet Ribeiro, Maria Manuel Afonso
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ribeiro, Maria Manuel Afonso
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Unicórnio -- Unicorn
Fintech
Avaliação de empresas -- Business valuation
topic Unicórnio -- Unicorn
Fintech
Avaliação de empresas -- Business valuation
description The main purpose of this master project is to enter and learn how to live in the new era of unicorns, which are companies that reach the 1$ billion-dollar valuation. These companies’ phenomena keep on rising and what once was a rarity, today counts more than one thousand companies with this status. The focus is on the companies related to financial services, also known as fintech companies. Are they worth the investments they have received or are they just overvalued? That is something to find out while discovering how valuations are taken. For a better understanding, a case study estimating a unicorn fintech’s fair value is performed. The chosen fintech is the only fully Portuguese unicorn, Feedzai S.A.’s, market leader in providing services to fight financial crime with Artificial Intelligence. This research offers practical insights for investors, startups, and policymakers navigating the dynamic fintech ecosystem. The findings outline the delicate balance that is needed between rapid growth and sustainable value creation, providing guidance on how to value a unicorn company for stakeholders seeking to navigate this world of unicorn companies.
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