{"id":5934,"date":"2018-03-30T16:39:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T16:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/europe\/?p=5934"},"modified":"2019-04-12T17:04:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T17:04:11","slug":"etoro-to-become-the-first-israeli-fintech-unicorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/europe\/industries\/sante\/wealthtech\/etoro-to-become-the-first-israeli-fintech-unicorn\/","title":{"rendered":"eToro to become the first Israeli Fintech unicorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Founded during the financial crisis in 2007, eToro entered the market at a time when uncertainty toward the financial markets was at all time high.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etoro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>eToro<\/strong><\/a> has established itself as a leading player in the financial technology sector, and could soon join the prestigious unicorn club that has <strong>26 Fintech companies to date<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>The story<\/h3>\n<p>From Day 1, eToro has <strong>built its entire model<\/strong> on the ability for people to benefit from what they call the &#8220;wisdom of the crowd&#8221; to invest on the market.<\/p>\n<p>The genious behing eToro&#8217;s strategy was to place individuals at the <strong>center of all decision making<\/strong>. The core objective is not only to provide people with the adequate<strong> toolbox to start investing<\/strong>, but also to let them <strong>be part of a community<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The power of community is that people can <strong>learn from each other<\/strong>, they can <strong>get best practices<\/strong> and <strong>connect with one another<\/strong>. By doing so, the anxiety of being left alone on the financial market disappears and the process of trading becomes accessible to anyone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a  class=\"vc_btn vc_btn-black vc_btn-lg vc_btn_square \" target=\"blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ddm\/clk\/417570033;219175173;b\" ><strong>START INVESTING NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Ambition matrix<\/h3>\n<p>There are <strong>two drivers<\/strong> in eToro&#8217;s strategy that are announcing a new period of growth for the company: <strong>blockchain research<\/strong> and <strong>international expansion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In its latest investment round closed in March, the company welcomed <strong>three new asian investors<\/strong>: China Minsheng Financial, Korea Investment Partners and SBI group. We can arguably expect eToro to <strong>accelerate its expansion plan in Asia<\/strong> in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the development of <strong>blockchain-backed technologies<\/strong>\u00a0is now a top priority to remain at the forefront of the changes happening in the financial sector. EToro is also betting big on <strong>digital assets <\/strong>to open up <strong>new investment opportunities\u00a0<\/strong>and accelerate the <strong>democratization of financial markets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Data<\/h3>\n<p>eToro has more than <strong>9 million users<\/strong> from <strong>140 countries<\/strong> on its platform.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The latest fundraising of <strong>$100 million<\/strong>\u00a0values the company at <strong>$800+ million<\/strong> according to estimates.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The platform is hosting <strong>$1 billion<\/strong> in <strong>customer deposits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>During the <strong>crypto boom in 2017<\/strong>, eToro onboarded <strong>more customers in 1 day<\/strong> than in an entire year.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>This post is brought to you as part of a serie of articles that will be published by our team of analysts on behalf of our client eToro.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded during the financial crisis in 2007, eToro entered the market at a time when uncertainty toward the financial markets was at all time high. 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