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Milana Valmont, CEO of Kira May 04, 2022

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As a fintech professional, Milana offers targeted experience in blockchain, in addition to a combination of expertise in venture capital and financial technology. Throughout her career, Milana has helped organizations enhance results by utilizing strategic processes and motivational leadership to drive consistent growth across new markets. She has demonstrated the ability to secure 7-figure funding from top industry investors to drive business growth across Blockchain and Fintech.As Founder and CEO of KIRA (Kira Core), Milana developed the software development company from the ground up, building a full-stack, decentralized fintech ecosystem. Skilled at fostering relationships with strategic and cross functional team members, she ensures the successful execution of strategic and tactical plans.As a leader, she has been recognized for tackling situations from different perspectives and providing innovative solutions to business challenges. She aims to improve overall success while leaving a lasting impact on her organization.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neta Rozy, CTO and Co-Founder of Parametrix May 03, 2022

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Neta developed a cutting edge system which monitors SaaS, PaaS and IaaS systems around the globe for downtime events, such as cloud outages, network crashes, and platform failures. The millions of data points that the system collects every day are the basis for the company's insurance products which are the first to incorporate the parametric model into tech insurance. Neta has a background in developing enterprise software and robust monitoring systems, driven by a passion for creating innovative solutions that are powered by new technologies to solve tough problems.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rohit Mittal, Co Founder and CEO of Stilt May 02, 2022

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Rohit Mittal is the co-founder and CEO of Stilt. A YC-backed fintech company that provides loans to new immigrants and the underserved. Over the past 5 years, Stilt has disbursed hundreds of millions in loans to immigrants from 160+ countries.Stilt has also launched Onbo. An API for companies to launch credit products in weeks.The company has raised $375M in equity and debt since its founding.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cormac Kinney, CEO of Diamond Standard Apr 29, 2022

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With innovations cited in nearly 4,000 U.S. Patents, Cormac Kinney has founded four startups acquired by public companies. He is a quant finance pioneer who invented heatmaps, designed more than 100 institutional trading systems, and perfected sentiment analysis, using it to manage $500 million for Tudor and Millennium. Now, as founder of Diamond Standard, Cormac has solved the challenge of creating a standardized diamond commodity. Transacted on the blockchain, it is the first physical and digital asset, forming a decentralized reserve to asset-back any digital contract.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Falic and Dov Falic, Founders of BlockBar Apr 27, 2022

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Dov FalicDov Falic, co-founder and CEO of BlockBar, Inc., was born in Miami, Florida and grew up in Panama City, Panama. As part of the next generation of the Falic Group, owners of the largest duty-free operation in the Western Hemisphere, Dov has been immersed in the luxury and retail industry from a young age. Having started in the warehouse ten years ago, Dov went on to serve as the Global Spirits Director and Executive Vice President of the LATAM division.In partnership with his cousin Samuel, in 2021, Dov founded BlockBar, the first global direct-to-consumer NFT platform for wine and spirits. Within the business, Dov oversees operations and brand relationships.Samuel FalicSamuel Falic, co-founder and COO of BlockBar, Inc, was born and raised in Miami, Florida. As part of the next generation of the Falic Group, owners of the largest duty-free operation in the Western Hemisphere, Samuel found interest in both finance and law. After completing his bachelor's degree in Accounting at University of Miami, Samuel continued his education at Cardozo School of Law in New York, completing his J.D.Following that, Samuel went on to join Duty Free Americas, and his background in finance and law allowed him to pursue a variety of positions within the company. After initially working in the legal department, he transitioned into the role of Director of Business Development.In partnership with his cousin Dov, in 2021, Samuel founded BlockBar, the first global direct-to-consumer NFT platform for wine and spirits. Within the business, Samuel oversees the overall business development and strategy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Liu, Co-Founder of Origin Protocol Apr 26, 2022

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Matthew is the co-founder of Origin Protocol, a blockchain project founded in 2017. Origin’s mission is to bring NFTs and DeFi to mainstream audiences.Matthew is a serial entrepreneur and has founded several companies previously. He served as co-founder of PriceSlash (acquired by BillShark) and as co-founder and CEO of Unicycle Labs. Earlier in his career, Matthew was an early employee and one of the earliest Product Managers at YouTube (acquired by Google), leading multiple products on the consumer, partnership, and monetization teams. Later, he was VP of Product at Qwiki (acquired by Yahoo) and VP of Product at Bonobos (acquired by Walmart). He has a MS and BS from Stanford University.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Vilhena, CEO of Plug Pagamentos Apr 22, 2022

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Alex is co-founder and CEO of Plug Pagamentos, a LatAm payments platform. For the past 12-years, he's worked with startups around the globe — living in cities such as San Francisco, New York, London, and Madrid. Previous to starting Plug, Alex managed southern Europe for Braintree — a PayPal company, where he saw his best clients attempting integrating multiple PSPs. When not talking about payments or LatAm startups, Alex can be found surfing or training jiu-jitsu.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Rush, CEO & Founder at Stack Apr 15, 2022

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Over the past twelve years, Will has worked with seven different billion-dollar banking and securities companies. During that time, he witnessed long-time industry incumbents lose market share to FinTech unicorns, as products democratized access to financial markets and minted millions of new investors overnight.Will felt that the industry had prioritized access over education, and in the process failed to appropriately equip new investors with the knowledge to succeed. Will built Stack to teach the youngest generation foundational finance principles so that they could build habits that last a lifetime.By leveraging the zeitgeist of digital assets and web3, Will (via Stack) wants to make learning about finance fun, social, and rewarding.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Tse, Founding Director of Cardstack Apr 14, 2022

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Chris is a technologist and designer focused on improving the usability of decentralized applications, with the aim of making Web3 available for the masses. In 2014, he founded Cardstack, where he leads a team of open-source contributors to build the collaborative OS for Web3. He previously built the first NFT platform on the Bitcoin blockchain. He also pioneered the use of distributed-ledger technology to create media registries. Chris has more than a decade of experience leading R&D and innovation teams for Fortune 500 companies. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Columbia University.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil Ingram, CEO of Lepricon Apr 11, 2022

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Chief marketing officer of blockchain gaming company Lepricon. Phil has over 30 years of experience across a variety of industries including video games and blockchain. Originally from London, he was worked in the UK, USA and Hong Kong for organisations as diverse as Cable & Wireless to his own start up web development agency which he hold to a publicly traded US corporation. His specialities are strategic marketing, operations, process management, people and performance management, strategic direction and strategy implementation.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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