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Anirudh Singh sits down with Brad Bernstein, Managing Partner at FTV Capital. Brad has been a growth equity investor at FTV Capital for over 18 years, leading investments in enterprise technology & services and financial services. In today's episode, they discuss what drives FTV Capital's success, investments in Enfusion, Plate IQ, Paddle, LoanPro and EBANX, and much more! Brad Bernstein: Brad is managing partner and has been a growth equity investor at FTV Capital for over 18 years, leading investments in enterprise technology & services and financial services. Brad has over 25 years of private equity experience. Prior to FTV, Brad was a partner at Oak Hill Capital Management and its predecessors where he managed the business and financial services group. He began his private equity career with Patricof & Company Ventures and started his professional career in the investment banking division of Merrill Lynch in New York. For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/ WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Anirudh's Twitter: twitter.com/avsingh_24
Anirudh Singh sits down with Gaurav Sharma, CEO and Co-Founder of Capitalize a venture-backed fintech company in New York focused on the retirement savings market. In today’s episode, they discuss the size of the 401K rollover issue in the United States, Capitalize being listed as one of TIME's best inventions of 2021, the fundraising process, and much more! Gaurav Sharma: Gaurav leads Capitalize's mission to help people save for retirement. Before founding Capitalize, he worked for some of the best-known financial institutions, including JP Morgan, UBS, Morgan Stanley, and as an investor at well-known hedge fund Greenlight Capital. After seeing how hard it is for most people to understand their retirement accounts, he decided to build a company that makes it easier. An Australian by birth, Gaurav lives in New York with his wife and their adopted puppy, Lorenzo. For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/ WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Anirudh's Twitter: twitter.com/avsingh_24
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Christina Keitt Chaney, Head of Sales and Relationship Management of MoCaFi. MoCaFi is short for Mobility Capital Finance, and today the company helps over 70MM clients across the United States open a bank account, build credit, and support local businesses. The company was founded in 2015 with a mission to address social inequities by closing the racial wealth gap. In this episode, you will learn all about: - The MoCaFi products which help its clients reach financial empowerment - How MoCaFi works with local governments to distribute benefits - MoCaFi’s mission-oriented company culture - Christina’s twenty year career in financial services - And much more! About Christina Keitt Chaney Christina Keitt Chaney is the Head of Sales and Relationship Management of MoCaFi. She has over twenty years of experience in financial services and prior to MoCaFi, she worked at American Express, BNY Mellon, JP Morgan-Chase, Bank of America Merill Lynch, and US Bank across Sales and Corporate Strategy roles. She is a graduate of Delaware State University, where she studied Political Science. About MoCaFi Launched in 2015, MoCaFi is a fintech, committed to closing the wealth gap for Black, Latinx, and all communities disconnected from the mainstream economy. To learn more about MoCaFi, visit mocafi.com. For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Gabriela’s Twitter: twitter.com/byGabyC Gabriela’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gcampoverde
Anirudh Singh sits down with Shimon Kogan, Associate Professor of Finance, with positions at Arison School of Business, Reichman University and The Wharton School. The two discuss the shifting perspective around fintech companies after the financial crisis, why fintech is an excellent industry for new graduates to get into, exciting global trends in the industry, and much more! Shimon Kogan: Prof. Kogan is an Associate Professor of Finance, with positions at Arison School of Business, Reichman University and The Wharton School. He was on the faculty at MIT Sloan, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Texas at Austin, and Duke. He held several investment-management positions and board advisory roles. He earned his MBA and PhD from the University of California at Berkeley and his BA from Tel Aviv University. Dr. Kogan’s research focuses on behavioral finance with application to capital markets. He is interested in understanding how information is processed in markets and his approach is interdisciplinary, integrating tools and insights from machine learning and AI. His research appeared in some of the profession's top journals such as the Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Finance, and the American Economic Review, and he was invited to present his work in leading conferences and universities, such as MIT, Wharton, Harvard, and Yale. His teaching is focused on machine learning, data science, and blockchain, and their implications for finance. He has been teaching Fintech, Data Science for Finance, Investment, Portfolio Management, Derivatives, and Behavioral Finance. He is involved with several startups in the fintech space and is often invited to speak about these issues in both academic and practitioners’ conferences. For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/ WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Anirudh's Twitter: twitter.com/avsingh_24
Anirudh Singh sits down with Sigal Mandelker, General Partner at Ribbit Capital. The two discuss her career in both the public and private sectors, Ribbit’s investment in Chainalysis, cryptocurrencies and anti-money laundering, and much more! Sigal Mandelker: Sigal Mandelker joined Ribbit Capital as a General Partner in April 2020. Ribbit is an investment firm focused on financial services and technology. Prior to Ribbit, she served as Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. As Under Secretary, Sigal supervised four main components of Treasury (OFAC, FinCEN, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, and the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes). Before serving as Under Secretary of Treasury, Sigal was a partner at Proskauer in New York. Sigal also previously served in a number of senior positions in the U.S. government, including as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, an AUSA in the Southern District of New York, Counselor to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General. Sigal is also an Advisor to Chainalysis, is on the Board of the Financial Technology Association, serves on the advisory group to the Digital Dollar Project, and is Member of the US Holocaust Memorial Council. For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/ WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Anirudh's Twitter: twitter.com/avsingh_24
Anirudh Singh sits down with Katherine Salisbury, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Qapital. The two discuss Katherine’s early career, co-founding not one but two companies with her partner, Katherine’s views on the fintech industry overall, and much more. Hope you enjoy the show! Katherine Salisbury: Ten years ago, Katherine set out to find a solution to her family’s money management headaches - one that actually aligned with their motivations, goals and lifestyle. A few years later, Qapital was born. Today, Katherine serves as co-founder and co-CEO of Qapital – an app that empowers users by putting their personal goals at the core of the product, and then supercharging their savings, investing, and budgeting efforts with clever tips and tools rooted in behavioral psychology. Katherine brings 20 years of finance, legal, and business experience to Qapital. She graduated from the University of Chicago with honors, studied international business law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, and graduated from Cornell Law School. She began her career as a bank finance attorney at the top-tier international law firms White & Case and Simpson Thacher. From there, she was tapped to serve as VP and Counsel at Jefferies Finance, steering Jefferies Finance through the early days of the joint venture between Jefferies and MassMutual. She then founded an international full-service sports management agency based in Stockholm & New York City, where she specialized in brokering international transfers. In her current role at Qapital, Katherine focuses on product, growth, and business strategy. Under her leadership, Qapital has helped users save almost $3 billion collectively for their goals. Currently, Katherine lives in Stockholm with her partner, co-founder, and co-CEO, George Friedman, and their four daughters. Qapital: https://www.qapital.com/?campaign=wharton_fintech_podcast&tt=j8e3x13_g6rptk3 For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/ WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Anirudh's Twitter: twitter.com/avsingh_24
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Howard Katzenberg, CEO and Founder of Glean, an accounts payable solution that combines smart automation with spend intelligence to drive material savings. Glean supercharges vendor decision making. This platform automatically detects duplicate invoices and overcharges; receives alerts on billing errors, anomalous spend activity, and available vendor savings; and leverages vendor benchmarking to see what other companies are paying. In this episode, you will learn about how: - Howard’s CFO experience inspired Glean - Glean impacts on client’s profit lines - Fintechs can disrupt the enterprise software industry - Howard took his own company from 0 to 1 - And so much more! About Howard Katzenberg Howard Katzenberg is CEO and Founder of Glean. Formerly, Howard served as CFO of OnDeck and Better Mortgage. He earned his MBA degree from The Wharton School, and studied Business while earning his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. About Glean Glean unlocks the powerful data detailed in vendor invoices/receipts to surface relevant spend insights and drive spend accountability. To learn more about Glean, visit glean.ai. For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Gabriela’s Twitter: twitter.com/byGabyC Gabriela’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gcampoverde
Anirudh Singh sits down with Amias Gerety, Partner at QED Investors. The two discuss the recent cryptocurrency executive order, QED's success over the past two years, investments into Tint, Atomic, and Ntropy, and much more. Amias Gerety: Amias joined QED as a Partner in 2017 focusing on supporting the portfolio and finding new investment opportunities with a focus on back office technologies and infrastructure companies. Amias brings a deep background in financial markets, compliance, and RegTech to the QED team. Most recently, Amias served as the President’s nominee and as Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In that role, he was the lead advisor to the Secretary on policies affecting financial institutions. He also oversaw a number of programs focused on supporting small business lending and community development. He previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Financial Stability Oversight Council, an interagency group of financial regulators charged with monitoring and mitigating potential threats to financial stability. Prior to Treasury, Amias was a management consultant at Oliver Wyman. He also served in a number of policy roles and worked in East Africa for Save the Children. Amias is a recipient of the Alexander Hamilton award, the Treasury’s highest honor. Amias graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard with a BA in Social Studies. For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/ WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Anirudh's Twitter: twitter.com/avsingh_24
Anirudh Singh sits down with Adam Nash, CEO of Daffy. The two discuss Adam's career at Wealthfront, being a successful product manager, his motivations behind founding Daffy, the importance of choosing the right revenue model for your business, and much more. If you're interested in signing up for Daffy, you can use the below promo code to claim $25 for a charity of your choice. Promo Code: https://daffy.org/adamnash/invite For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/ WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Anirudh's Twitter: twitter.com/avsingh_24
Gabriela Ariana Campoverde sits down with Blair Silverberg, Founder and CEO of Hum Capital, a funding platform connecting great companies with the right capital for their growth. Hum believes that every qualified company should be able to raise the capital they need to flourish without bias or friction. On Hum’s Intelligent Capital Market, companies are evaluated on fundamentals and performance, not on who they know. In this episode, you will learn all about: - The platform that Blair and his team are building - How Hum builds an efficient two-sided marketplace - The current issues companies face when attempting to access capital - Blair’s journey from investor to founder - And much more! About Blair Silverberg Blair Silverberg is the Founder and CEO of Hum Capital. Prior to launching Hum, he was an investor at Draper Fisher Jurvetson. He is passionate about using data to identify great businesses. He studied Product Design at Stanford University. About Hum Capital Launched in 2019, Hum is turning the tables on the traditional fundraising process. The platform strives to make fundraising more efficient, transparent and data-driven. To learn more about Hum, visit humcapital.com. For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Gabriela’s Twitter: twitter.com/byGabyC Gabriela’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gcampoverde
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