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Scouting for Growth
There are over 180,000 FinTech ventures out there today. My team tracks 7.3 million of them across markets every single week. But the number that matters isn't the one that's growing. It's the one that isn't. Only 25% of these ventures have secured funding and meaningful backing.…
Overview
Scouting for Growth podcast overview
About Scouting for Growth
There are over 180,000 FinTech ventures out there today. My team tracks 7.3 million of them across markets every single week. But the number that matters isn't the one that's growing. It's the one that isn't. Only 25% of these ventures have secured funding and meaningful backing. The other 75% aren't just looking for capital. They're looking for access, credibility, and partnerships with the institutions that can turn a great product into real-world impact. This is Scouting for Growth. I'm Sabine VanderLinden. I lead Alchemy Crew Ventures, and I built the Venture-Client Model for regulated industries... the model where a growth venture earns a corporation as its customer before a VC writes the cheque. When that sequence works, it changes the equation for everyone: founders, corporates, and the investors watching from both sides of the table. Each episode, I bring a founder, an operator, or an institutional leader to the table for the conversation that usually happens behind closed doors: about how corporates really think, how capital really flows, and what it actually takes to build, grow, and scale in a world where the boundaries between FinTech, InsurTech, HealthTech, and AI are dissolving by the month. This isn't theory. Our conversations should bring you the strategy, the tactics, and the hard-won clarity from people who control capital and collaboration. If you're navigating this ecosystem — as a founder, an operator, or a leader — this conversation is for you. Listen in. Challenge what you thought you knew. And join us.
Why Upseed includes it
The podcast is focused on fintech ventures, funding, and partnerships, which are core aspects of the startup ecosystem.
Who may find it useful
Founders, Investors, Operators may find this series useful. Its recurring topics include Venture Capital, Fundraising, Fintech, Startup Building.
Operational profile
Series profile
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- Series type
- Episodic
- Content type
- Audio
- Published by
- Sabine VanderLinden
- Language
- English
- Geographic focus
- Global
- Last reviewed
- March 17, 2026
- Published episodes
- 219
- publisher-supplied series count
- Recent episodes linked
- 12
- admitted official episode destinations
- Series first published
- December 21, 2021
- publisher-supplied publication metadata
- Latest episode
- July 16, 2026
- latest official destination found
Publication metadata and latest official episode destinations · Independent Upseed startup-relevance assessment · March 17, 2026
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
March 17, 2026
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