The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case
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Data de Publicação: | 2023 |
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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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The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s caseUnicórnio -- UnicornFintechAvaliação de empresas -- Business valuationThe 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.O principal objetivo deste trabalho final de mestrado é compreender como viver nesta nova era dos unicórnios, empresas que atingem uma avaliação de mil milhões de dólares. Este fenômeno das empresas unicórnio continua em ascensão e, o que antes era uma raridade, hoje conta com mais de mil empresas com esse estatuto. O foco recai sobre as empresas relacionadas aos serviços financeiros, também conhecidas como fintechs. Será que elas justificam os investimentos que receberam ou estão simplesmente sobrevalorizadas? Este é um ponto a descobrir enquanto exploro como conduzir a sua avaliação financeira. Para uma compreensão mais aprofundada, é realizado um estudo para estimar o justo valor de uma fintech unicórnio. A fintech escolhida é a única unicórnio totalmente portuguesa, a Feedzai S.A., líder de mercado na prestação de serviços para combater a criminalidade financeira com Inteligência Artificial. Este projeto proporciona perceções práticas a investidores, startups e decisores políticos que operem no dinâmico ecossistema das fintech. As conclusões destacam o equilíbrio necessário entre o crescimento acelerado e a criação sustentável de valor, oferecendo orientações sobre como avaliar uma empresa unicórnio a quem pretenda navegar pelo mundo das empresas unicórnios.2025-05-24T00:00:00Z2023-10-27T00:00:00Z2023-10-272023-10info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/30572TID:203407466engRibeiro, Maria Manuel Afonsoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-28T01:20:16Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/30572Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:58:18.691607Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case |
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The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case Ribeiro, Maria Manuel Afonso Unicórnio -- Unicorn Fintech Avaliação de empresas -- Business valuation |
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The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case |
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The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case |
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The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case |
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The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case |
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The potential of unicorns: Feedzai S.A.’s case |
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Ribeiro, Maria Manuel Afonso |
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Ribeiro, Maria Manuel Afonso |
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Ribeiro, Maria Manuel Afonso |
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Unicórnio -- Unicorn Fintech Avaliação de empresas -- Business valuation |
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Unicórnio -- Unicorn Fintech Avaliação de empresas -- Business valuation |
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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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