Sara Palmbush talks to Radboud Vlaar, co-founder and partner at Finch Capital, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands about how and why Finch Capital backs companies developing great new tech for the financial services sector.

Here is what Sara asked Radboud:

• What is Finch about?

• How much money have you raised since inception and for how many start-ups?

• What kind of start-ups have you invested in?

• What kind of FinTechs have you invested in?

• How do you find them? How do scouting and due diligence work? What are your selection criteria?

• What’s your investment approach? E.g. min size of the stake, board seat, time to exit, economics?

• Can you share success stories of the start-ups for which you raised funds (exited)? How do you view the start-up scene in Europe?

• What are some tips you can give foreign VCs about investing in European (or Dutch) companies? What are the unique differences and challenges posed?

• The best way to reach you if you are a founder looking for investment