As part of the Doha Leadership Dialogue series, which will run around the world throughout 2026, we will examine how Fintech funding has entered a harder, more selective era: global investment is still ~40–50% below the 2021 peak, exits are slower, and capital is concentrated in fewer hands. In this environment, money alone is no longer the differentiator. This session goes behind the term sheets to unpack how top investors now evaluate opportunities, actively shape portfolio outcomes, and create commercial advantage through their networks, balance sheets, and distribution power. Panelists will debate what has genuinely changed in the deal environment, how corporate and financial investors are learning to co-exist (and sometimes clash) on cap tables, and what founders must do to build resilient, long-term relationships with capital providers—because in today’s market, the wrong investor can be more expensive than no investor at all.
Doha Leadership Dialogue: Who Owns the Upside? Inside the New Rules of Fintech Investing
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