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Investing in StartupsE43: Trust, Paying Up, & Homebrew Forever with Hunter Walk
Our guest this week is Hunter Walk, Co-Founder of Homebrew and Screendoor. Hunter has a deep background in product, including from his time at Google and YouTube, but is best known for his investing. Homebrew’s big wins over the years include Chime, Plaid, Gusto, Cruise, and more. We talked about trust and context, product, funnel math, investing life after LPs, and why Hunter isn’t as fussy these days about valuation.
Here's a longer rundown of the episode:
Homebrew → “Forever.” Why Hunter and Satya moved from an LP-backed seed fund to a self-fu...
2025-11-1900 min
The Growth-Minded CFOFrom Steward to Orchestrator: CFO Leadership Lessons with Xavier CastellanaWhat happens when a CFO stops acting as a financial steward and starts leading as an orchestrator - aligning rhythm, trust, and strategy across the entire business?In this episode of The Growth-Minded CFO, hosts Alex Louisy and Lauren Pearl speak with Xavier Castellana, former CFO of Typeform, TravelPerk, and Amenitiz, and now Managing Partner at LeaderNess.Xavi shares lessons from scaling some of Europe’s fastest-growing SaaS companies - and how today’s CFO must go beyond reporting to become the conductor of alignment, cadence, and culture.He explains why small misalignments at t...
2025-11-1142 min![Ai Experience [in english]](https://image.ausha.co/89rec51cgNeGPYzZ88ZqQEtmMVWWGc5T2OOWlzQX_1400x1400.jpeg?t=1692759190)
Ai Experience [in english]How AI Is Powering Canada’s Quiet Fintech RevolutionCan a fintech startup still succeed without AI?In this episode of AI Experience, you’ll hear from Layial El-Hadi, Executive Director of Fintech Cadence, who spends her days helping startups navigate the fast-changing world where finance meets technology. Layial explains how artificial intelligence is reshaping the Canadian fintech landscape — from investor expectations to the pressure founders face to call themselves “AI-driven.” You’ll learn what separates hype from genuine innovation, why data has become every company’s most valuable asset, and what opportunities Canada still hasn’t fu...
2025-11-0943 min
Startup Growth PodcastDaivik Goel | From Bootstrap to Batch, Last-Minute YC Submit & Why Fintech Speed MattersDaivik Goel is Co-founder & CEO of Shor, a global payroll platform for startups. Traditional EOR providers charge around $7,000 per year to manage an employee earning $20,000 per year. Shor uses automation to reduce costs and embeds payroll actions into Slack and WhatsApp through AI agents, so founders can request tax documents or payment updates without opening another dashboard.Daivik and co-founder Avi Konduru submitted their YC application at 7:59 PM, one minute before the deadline. After multiple prior rejections, they got an interview, then a follow-up call, then acceptance. They started YC with a crypto payment idea, pivoted five...
2025-11-0137 min
ACUMA ONpointHow A Credit Union Lifer Scales Impact With FintechWhat if the best way to serve members one-on-one is to scale their guidance to thousands? That’s the question we explore with Homebot’s Nicole Herrick, a credit union veteran who moved from the teller line and branch leadership to a fintech seat where impact multiplies. We dig into how “people helping people” becomes a practical strategy in mortgage lending, why credit unions scrutinize technology differently, and how vendors can genuinely support member outcomes without losing the human touch.Nicole shares the journey from community-first banking to platforms that deliver personalized homeowner insights at scale. We talk abo...
2025-10-2940 minThe Growth-Minded CFOProfitability vs Growth: A CFO’s Balancing Act (& Lessons Across Industries), with Cameron KinlochWhat happens when a finance leader who learned discipline in the consumer goods industry steps into the fast, unpredictable worlds of SaaS and AI?In this episode of The Growth-Minded CFO, hosts Alex Louisy and Lauren Pearl speak with Cameron Kinloch, an advisor to boards, CFOs and CEOs through her company True Vantage Partners. Cameron shares lessons from her journey — from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — and what it takes to lead finance across radically different industries.She explains how each stage of her career built a new “muscle”: the precision of fintech, the discipline of CPG...
2025-10-2838 min
Fintech TakesFintech Takes x Pipe presents Vertical SaaS: Fintech Disruption by a Thousand Cuts Episode 5: Go To MarketWelcome back to our new miniseries Vertical SaaS: Fintech Disruption by a Thousand Cuts, sponsored by our friends at Pipe.
In episode 5, hosts Alex Johnson and Luke Voiles (CEO of Pipe) sit down with Lacey Ford, CMO at ABC Fitness, to unpack how vertical SaaS companies go to market (through the lens of fitness tech, of course).
ABC Fitness is a vSaaS platform focused on serving businesses in the fitness and health industry, from massive, multi-location gyms to independent personal trainers, studios, and boutiques.
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2025-10-2042 min
BarrchivesBehind the scenes of Temporal’s explosive growth, with co-founders Max and SamarTemporal’s co-founders join Barr Yaron and Lenny Pruss to unpack how durable execution became the backbone of modern distributed apps and why it’s a perfect fit for AI agents. Samar and Max trace the path from Amazon SWF to Uber’s Cadence to founding Temporal, dig into developer experience choices, hard lessons with Cassandra, and what “code that can’t crash” really means in practice. This episode also covers open source strategy, multi-agent orchestration, Nexus RPC, how startups and enterprises are adopting Temporal, and what scaling the company taught them as leaders.If you ship...
2025-10-031h 28
Superclusters - The Emerging LP PodcastHow to Bet on the Underdog | Matt Curtolo | Superclusters | S5E6“The bigger you get, the more established you get, the more underwriting emphasis goes into how this team operates as a structure rather than is there a star?” – Matt CurtoloMatt Curtolo, CAIA is a seasoned private markets investor and allocator with over two decades of experience at leading financial institutions. Throughout his career, he has been directly responsible for allocating more than $6 billion in commitments to private market investments and maintains relationships with hundreds of general partner relationships across the full spectrum of private capital strategies. Most recently, as Head of Investments at Allocate, a vent...
2025-05-261h 12
Startup InsiderInvestments Weekly: Flexvelop • Cadence Growth Capital • Weleda • LONI BAUR • Springer • Awin • Hprobe • Mycronic • Prezent • Greycroft • Zoom Ventures • X • Nvidia • Alphabet • Wiz • Bagus Capital • Ahead Wealth Solutions • Y CombinatorIn der aktuellen Folge von Investments-Weekly fassen wir euch die spannendsten und aktuellsten Finanzierungsrunden aus der Welt der Startups kompakt zusammen. Ob große Deals oder vielversprechende Early-Stage-Investments – hier bekommt ihr wöchentlich den schnellen Überblick, um immer bestens informiert zu sein. Flexvelop erhält 44 Millionen EuroDas Hamburger FinTech Flexvelop sammelt 44 Millionen Euro ein, um seine flexible Finanzierungsplattform auszubauen. Das Kapital soll vor allem für größere Partnerschaften und neue Auftragsvolumina genutzt werden.Machtkampf bei Cadence Growth CapitalBeim Berliner VC Cadence Growth Capital kommt es zum Rechtsstreit zwischen den Geschäftsführern...
2025-03-2210 min
Jeff Bezos - Living BioBezos' Billion-Dollar Moves: Space Layoffs, Military Deals, and AI BetsJeff Bezos BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Jeff Bezos has been making waves in the past few days with significant developments across his business ventures and public appearances. Let's dive into the latest on the Amazon founder.First off, Bezos' space company Blue Origin announced it would be laying off about 10% of its workforce. This move comes a month after the successful debut launch of its New Glenn rocket. CEO Dave Limp attributed the layoffs to excessive management built up over the last few years, stating the company needs to scale its manufacturing output and launch...
2025-02-1902 min
Run the NumbersBuilding a Billion-Dollar Pipeline: A Deep Dive into Rubrik’s Sales Strategy with Samarth MitalSamarth Mital, Senior Director of Global Sales Strategy, Planning & Analytics, Renewals & Sales Development at Rubrik joins CJ for this episode to talk all things pipeline, territory creation, commission plans, and renewals. Samarth joined the company when it was doing 70 million in ARR. Rubrik is now doing $1 billion and recently went public. He sheds light on his role at Rubrik in fostering this growth, the teams under his purview, and the cadence of the recurring meetings they have for forecasting. He discusses the value of an “accountability forum”, the best practices for inspecting pipeline, how to set up sales reps for s...
2024-12-1254 min
In Good CompaniesDriving Performance: When AI Takes The Wheel, with Bob TrotterArtificial Intelligence is the technology on everyone’s minds. Whether it’s using Chat GPT for content creation, or bringing in new tools to process our data differently. We have all started interacting with AI and we all stand to gain from it. Contrary to popular belief, a recent survey by McKinsey shows that AI would not threaten but create millions of new jobs. So how do we integrate this technology into our companies? Answering this question on In Good Companies is Bob Trotter, executive partner at Gartner, and self-labeled “Fintech Evangelist.” Bob is someone who believes...
2024-11-1929 min
DisContent - How complex industries sell with contentThe art of blending content and consulting services (Embedded Finance Review)The term “embedded finance” is hugely popular in fintech and gaining traction more broadly. The potential is huge—$7 trillion by 2030. Yet a significant knowledge gap exists among non-financial brands and tech companies. To bridge this divide, Lars Markull, an embedded finance adviser who supports brands, infrastructure providers, and banks as they explore and build embedded finance products, has embarked on a content creation journey that includes blog posts, newsletters, podcasts, and events. He’s rapidly built a significant niche following and attracted sponsors, with indirect benefits to his main consulting business. He shared his insights about his content...
2024-11-0711 minIn Good CompaniesWired in: Shuo Chen on Technology and the Future of BusinessIn Good Companies is back! And for Season 6, we’re doing a deep dive into the future of work. Because business will look different in 2050, and if we had to take an educated guess, it seems that technology is going to be a driver of change. In 2024, 86% of organizations have maintained or raised their IT budgets. We all sense that digital tools can help us secure the future of business; we’re just not sure how to use them to our advantage. So today, we speak with a leading voice in the field of technology and entrepreneurship: Shuo...
2024-10-1532 min
Fintech ImpactF2 Strategy with Doug Fritz | E336In this episode of Fintech Impact, Jason Pereira interviews Doug Fritz, CEO and Founder of F2 Strategy. He delves into the complexities technology brings into the financial advisory and brokerage landscape and how F2 Strategy aids firms in navigating and harnessing technology for growth and efficiency. Doug shares insights from his wealth of experience in wealth management technology consultancy, emphasizing the role of data and client experience in the evolution of financial advisory services.Episode Highlights:00:09: Doug Fritz introduces F2 Strategy, a consultancy specializing in technology strategy for wealth management. With a focus on midsize...
2024-08-0637 min
Fintech Family HourItai Damti, Unit CEO: Evolving as an Industry, Company, and LeaderWelcome back!Today on the episode we welcome Itai Damti, CEO of Unit. If you’re in the know, you’re probably aware of alllll the drama going on in BaaS, and if you’re finding for more on what’s happening. You’ve come to the right place. Enjoy! Remember, you can watch our beautiful faces doing the video show over on YouTube! Links:UnitItai on LinkedInSponsor:SkipifyTopics:(00:00:00) - Intro...
2024-04-241h 19
Sands Capital - What Matters MostKaspi: The Super App Reshaping Kazakhstan’s Financial LandscapeExplore digital innovation in Kazakhstan in this episode of What Matters Most, in which we spotlight Kaspi’s compelling super app ecosystem, which boasts nearly 70% of the country’s adult population as daily active users. Sands Capital Research Analyst Brian Crofton guides us through Kaspi’s growth into the country’s premier digital financial services company. Uncover the distinct challenges and prospects of operating and investing in Kazakhstan, a geopolitically intriguing emerging market, and learn how Kaspi is revolutionizing the financial sector, boosting consumer interaction as it cleverly layers its platform, and hoping to accelerate the future of digital finance...
2024-03-2944 min
The Friday NoonerAndrea Inokon On Cadence Cash Being A Family AffairAfter talking Nvidia’s rocket-ship rise, Techstars changes and the newly redesigned Toyota Prius that the GrepBeat Godfather drove to the office today, Joe and Pete welcomed this week’s guest. She is Andrea Inokon, the COO of Raleigh-based startup Cadence Cash.
The fintech helps small businesses—especially those owned by minorities and women—access capital quickly. The startup was founded by Andrea’s husband, Charles, and his two sisters, Angel and Cheryl.
2024-02-2336 min
The Higher StandardA Big Week, FinTech Bubble 2.0 & A Bezos MentorshipWith this weekly cadence, the boys have a jam packed episode of data and things to challenge your perspective about what's going on in the market. They hit CRE and office prices, the yield curve inversion, corporate debt defaults and even a theoretical Tech Bubble 2.0 discussion. Lots of charts, lots of fun and all The Higher Standard you can handle. Sponsored By Transcend Company:TRANSCEND your goals! With a telehealth physician directed personalized treatment plan you can get a PERSONALIZED PLAN for Peptide Therapy, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Cognitive Function, Sleep & Fatigue, Athletic Performance and MORE...
2024-02-061h 10
INspired INsider Podcast[Top Women Leaders] Financing Solutions for Women and Minority-Owned Companies With Andrea InokonAndrea Inokon is the COO and Co-founder of Cadence Cash, a fintech platform dedicated to providing business financing solutions for women and minority-owned small businesses. She is a distinguished C-suite executive, advisor, lawyer, and entrepreneur with a 20-year track record of championing the rights and opportunities of women and minorities in the financial and tech sectors. Andrea is a founding member of Chief, an organization focused on advancing women leaders into the C-suite. She is also the Founder and CEO of The 1972 Project, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting gender and racial equality in the workplace. Andrea serves...
2023-12-2636 min
In Good CompaniesRaptor Technologies: How Growing Market Share Leads to Safer SchoolsListener warning: This podcast includes discussions of school shootings and trauma, which may be distressing for some listeners.A recent survey from the National Center for Education Statistics reports that two-thirds of American public schools now control visitor access to their school grounds. This includes getting equipment, hiring staff and implementing crisis plans. So, who designs these systems? We will find out today, with David Rogers from Raptor Technologies.Raptor Technologies is the U.S. leader in school security software. Once a family-owned business, Raptor now works with 37, 000 schools across the country...
2023-10-2432 min
Podcast Book ClubBONUS EPISODE: Blowback. A Big, Bright, and Crisp Exposé of American Imperial Excess.Season two of Podcast Book Club is on its way! Whilst the Lower Street team gets it ready, here’s a bonus episode in the form of a pilot. This was back when the gang of podcasting pros was first being assembled and, as such, their audio isn’t as crispy as it is now. Their first podcast review? Blowback, a podcast about American imperial misadventures.The first series of Blowback is about the Iraq war and all of the wild events surrounding it. From British imperialism to CIA intervention, to the full-scale wars betw...
2023-09-2820 min
The Exit - Presented By FlippaBringing Diversity into Entrepreneurship with Andrea InokonThis week on The Exit: Faced with the harsh realities of gender and racial discrimination in her career, Andrea, a lawyer by training, made a transformative decision to become an entrepreneur. Her initial venture aimed to empower women with the essential tools and resources needed to combat workplace discrimination. As Andrea continued her journey, she founded her own consulting firm, where she recognized a pressing need to establish a solution that would provide access to capital for underrepresented founders, particularly women and minority entrepreneurs. Listen to find out what exactly Cadence Cash does, how they are bridging the gap in...
2023-09-2528 min
The Essence of Investing with Jonathan RechtmanEpisode 1: George Yang @ Capital 49George Yang is a partner at Capital 49, a new venture capital fund set up by the founders of global fintech payment platform, Airwallex.Jonathan Rechtman is a communication coach, simultaneous interpreter, co-founder of Next Level Communication and Cadence Translate. Based in China for over a decade, he has interpreted for multiple presidents and prime ministers, Hollywood stars, Fortune 500 CEOs, and Nobel prize winners, and has served as a communication coach to some of the country’s most influential C-suite executives. Next Level Communication is a communication advisory focused on helping teams and companies unlock value in...
2023-09-2152 min
Fintech One-On-OneKevin Coop of DailyPayWhy is it that, in 2023, we are still getting paid on a fixed schedule? It seems crazy to me that payroll systems that were built for batch processing on mainframe computers still maintain this batch mindset in a world where everything can be instant. We should be able to choose the exact cadence of when and how we want to be paid.My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One Podcast is Kevin Coop, the CEO of DailyPay. The team at DailyPay has created the largest Earned Wage Access (EWA) business on the planet where employees of DailyPay...
2023-08-3130 minPodcast Book ClubStuff the British Stole: A Steely Investigation, with Overtones of Loss and Imperialism.The Podcast Pros are back to investigate one of the many things looted by the British Empire. This particular item has four legs and a mop-like furry body - it’s the Pekingese dog! Their guide? Stuff the British Stole, from ABC and CBC podcasts.The episode in question is called “Best.Named.Dog.Ever.” It covers the British looting of dogs and other, inanimate, cultural artifacts from the Chinese during the Opium Wars. How did the conflict start? What are the lasting cultural impacts? How did these tiny dogs make their way from China t...
2023-08-0329 minPodcast Book Club30 for 30: A Juicy Sporting Odyssey, with notes of Pigskin and Wil Wheaton.In this episode of Podcast Book Club, our podcast professionals investigate the intersection of sport and video games (and podcasting, I suppose). With their helmets and padding on, they’re diving into an episode of ESPN’s podcast 30 for 30, entitled Madden’s Game. Sports podcast fans, this one is for you.The episode takes a look at the development of the massively popular American football video game, from its early years as an overly ambitious PC program to its current number-one slot in game consoles. How did they make the game? How involved was John M...
2023-07-2731 minPodcast Book ClubSlow News: An Oaked Classic, with Layers of Mystery and Hints of Darwin.Podcast Book Club is finally dealing with an actual book review! Well, it’s a notebook. And there are a few of them. And it’s actually a podcast episode about those notebooks. But that doesn’t slip off the tongue as easily. This time our gang of podcast professionals are listening to a wonderful episode of the podcast Slow News entitled The Darwin Job: The Vanishing, Reappearing Notebooks.The episode we’re looking at investigates the mysterious vanishing of some of Darwin’s notebooks from their home in the library at Cambridge University, and their...
2023-07-2027 minPodcast Book ClubAnthropocene Reviewed: A Deeply Human Story, with Overtones of Death and Decay.In this episode of Podcast Book Club, the gang dons their plague doctor outfits, as they dive into the morbid history of the great morbidity itself, the plague. Having sourced all the appropriate herbs and tinctures, and refreshed their knowledge of miasmatic diseases, it’s time to give a little podcast review of The Anthropocene Reviewed.We’re taking podcast fans to listen in and review the episode titled Plague. The Anthropocene Reviewed’s Host, John Green, takes us through the history of the most famous disease in human history, and its many emergences and dis...
2023-07-1331 minPodcast Book ClubHistory of the World in 100 Objects: An Aged, Refined Classic, with notes of Attenborough and hints of Pipe Tobacco.Ready for an adventure podcast fans? This week Lower Street’s podcast pros have been time-traveling. They’ve been soaking up the Stone Age views of Olduvai Gorge, and the palatial surroundings of a temple in 12th century Japan. Their guide? Two episodes of the iconic BBC podcast production A History of the World in 100 Objects.The two(!) episodes in question are Olduvai Stone Chopping Tool and Japanese Bronze Mirror. We’re guided through the stories of these objects by Neil MacGregor, the former director of the British Museum, which co-produced the series with the BB...
2023-07-0632 minPodcast Book ClubSwitched on Pop: An Opulent Noire Spoof, with Overtones of Music Theory and Budget Will Arnett.This week the Lower Street gang dons their trench coats and trilbys to investigate the podcast Switched on Pop and its recent episode entitled “Who killed the key change in pop music?” This particular episode of Switched on Pop uses creative scripting and sound engineering to create a thoroughly tongue-in-cheek spoof of old detective dramas. Switched on Pop’s host, Nate Sloan takes on the character of Joe Treble - a private detective on the case of the missing key change in pop music.Lower Street’s podcast professionals sit down...
2023-06-2930 min
Voice Marketing with Emily BinderYou Get 150 Best Friends - Limits to Your Network (Dunbar's Number)When "opportunist" isn't a dirty word.... Dunbar's Number is concept that could change the way you think about your relationships. Anthropologist Robin Dunbar's theory suggests that humans can only maintain stable relationships with a limited number of people, typically around 150. This number is based on the size of the neocortex in our brains, which is responsible for social cognition.In other words, our brains are wired to handle a certain number of relationships. This includes everyone from close friends and family to acquaintances and even people we just know by name. And if we try to...
2023-02-2307 min
MoneyNeverSleeps188: Money Talks #51 | Revolut on Tour | Starling Flies | Vitalik on the Metaverse | Crypto Regulation & Talent | Umba’s Big DealThis week, Eoin Fitzgerald and Pete Townsend riff on Pete’s trip to the US last month with the sheer ridiculousness of the 8 different combinations of point-of-sale authorizations he experienced with a single Revolut card, Starling Bank’s re-prioritization of a presence in the Irish banking market, the hunt for crypto talent by EU regulators, Vitalik’s view on giving people what they want in the Metaverse, fintech micro-lender Umba’s deal for Daraja Lending and Tomo Credit’s big round to make credit scores obsolete.
*SUMMER SCHEDULE UPDATE* - This is our mid-summer episode for August and we’ll...
2022-08-0545 min
Fintech HuntingFintech Hunting Episode #130 with the incredible Chad Gallison Director of Call Center Technology at Anomaly SquaredLadies and gentlemen welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have a very special guest for you today. He is a dialer expert and guru, technology evangelist, specializes in borrower outreach. Please help me welcome Chad Gallison Director of Call Center Technology at Anomaly Squared
In this episode we discuss:
🎙 Speed to Lead and what it is
- Optimizing your system to reach leads quickly
- Using more methods than just phone calls (SMS, Email, etc.)
- Setting up all methods to generat...
2022-06-0219 min
Joe Momoh PresentsCMO37. Common Sense Marketing — Simon WahlToday’s guest on the show is Simon Wahl, startup mentor and the Head of Marketing at Flinks. He's a Multi-disciplinary marketing leader whose career focus is to help hyper-growth companies build and structure their marketing teams and practices.
Simon has advised 30+ startups through various incubators, including FounderFuel, Desjardins’ Startup en Résidence, Fintech Cadence, and more. He is all about driving business through authenticity, genuine passion, and data.
Today, Simon and I talk about common sense marketing, the evolution of marketing, and successful strategies in marketing.
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2022-03-2140 min
One VisionWhen music and fintech collideCould you imagine life without music? Plato said that ‘music gives a soul to the universe’. And there does seem to be a soundtrack to each change of cadence in our lives, as ‘music is the wine that fills the cup of silence’ according to Robert Fripp. There is also a melody to the way money flows through our daily lives as well. So how well do we take care of the artists that conjure up this magic, across so many genres and generations? This week Theodora and Bradley listen in to the timbre and tempo of John Waupsh, Co-Founder of Nerve...
2021-10-1233 min
One Vision fintech fuseWhen music and fintech collideCould you imagine life without music? Plato said that ‘music gives a soul to the universe’. And there does seem to be a soundtrack to each change of cadence in our lives, as ‘music is the wine that fills the cup of silence’ according to Robert Fripp. There is also a melody to the way money flows through our daily lives as well. So how well do we take care of the artists that conjure up this magic, across so many genres and generations? This week Theodora and Bradley listen in to the timbre and tempo of John Waupsh, Co-Founder of Nerve...
2021-10-1233 min
Creating Cadence21 - A New Frontier for Life & WorkThere’s a new frontier called Web 3.0, aka the Metaverse, encompassing AI, VR, blockchain, crypto, tokens, smart contracts, decentralised organisations, and more. It’s going to merge our physical and digital worlds in ways we have yet to imagine, and impact our lives, the way we work and the way we do business. And it’s already happening.In Season 4, we're exploring these concepts to help create a foundation of understanding for how they may impact on our resilience, wellbeing, creativity and productivity. Episode 21 is a high level overview of blockchain, fiat vs sound currencies, and digita...
2021-09-2913 min
Creating Cadence21 - A New Frontier for Life & WorkThere’s a new frontier called Web 3.0, aka the Metaverse, encompassing AI, VR, blockchain, crypto, tokens, smart contracts, decentralised organisations, and more. It’s going to merge our physical and digital worlds in ways we have yet to imagine, and impact our lives, the way we work and the way we do business. And it’s already happening.In Season 4, we're exploring these concepts to help create a foundation of understanding for how they may impact on our resilience, wellbeing, creativity and productivity. Episode 21 is a high level overview of blockchain, fiat vs sound...
2021-09-2913 min
Fintech HuntingFintech Hunting Episode #75 with the incredible Ashley Gravano, VP Product Solutions at Mortgage CadenceDon't miss this New Episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast where we discuss current mortgage market conditions, top tech priorities for lenders, the importance of collaboration, Live vs. Digital conferences and so much more with the engaging and insightful Ashley Gravano, VP of Product Solutions at Mortgage Cadence.
She is an industry insider, highly skilled networker, a coffee Aficionado, and corporate SAWG guru.
Ashley is a results-driven and detail-oriented sales professional offering proven sales success. An experienced and skilled professional in multiple areas whose leadership, energy and high motivation serve as an example to others...
2021-03-2424 min
Fintech FoundersPatrick Dunn, Founder & CEO at BenefiBenefi is a financial wellness platform that helps Canadians escape from consumer debt by allowing access to low-interest loans and AI-driven financial literacy.
Learn more here: https://benefi.ca/
2020-12-1631 minFintech FoundersJen Leger, Co-founder at QUBERQUBER was founded in response to rising consumer debt levels and associated financial stress. Using a combination of gamification, behavioural nudges, and prize-linked savings, they have motivated Canadians to save over $2,000,000 - and they are just getting started! The QUBER mobile app features made-in-Canada, best in class technology that helps individuals of all income categories become mindful of their spending habits and build a much needed emergency fund. QUBER incorporates financial coaching and literacy skills to provide unbiased financial help for a community of like minded savers. Learn more at https://www.quber.ca/
2020-12-0939 minFintech FoundersAndrew Kirkland, Co-founder & President at JustwealthJustwealth is an online portfolio management platform, committed to providing honest, smart and cost-effective wealth management.
2020-12-0742 minFintech FoundersEric & Rob, Co-founders at CHK PLZCHK PLZ is a contactless payment platform, offering bars and restaurants POS integrated pay-at-table and online ordering solutions. Our pay-at-table solution allows your customers to view your menu & pay from their phones, all while supporting both waitstaff and mobile ordering.
Learn more at https://hq.chkplzapp.com/
2020-11-2031 minFintech FoundersJesse Abrams, Co-founder & CEO at HomewiseHomewise is the easiest way to get a great mortgage - built for the modern consumer. They take the guesswork out of the mortgage process with a simple online application that uses human language, helpful content and access to our tech-powered professionals at every step. Further, they do the work for their users, negotiating with their list of 20+ top tier lenders to find them a transparent, tailored mortgage that meets their unique needs. They always set the goal of saving their users the most money possible.
2020-10-2837 minFintech FoundersCato Pastoll, Co-founder & CEO at Lending LoopAbout Lending Loop
Lending Loop, Canada’s leading small business lending platform, launched a new brand “Loop” (getloop.ca) to support growing eCommerce brands. Loop now offers a new line of credit that is specifically focused on scaling eCommerce businesses who need working capital support to assist with their growth. Loop allows brands to integrate the line of credit with their existing technology in order to provide access to a “real-time credit limit”. Unlike with other finance & lending providers where you typically have to re-apply for funding or wait for an annual re-evaluation, this new offering is a modern a...
2020-10-0834 minFintech FoundersMarc-Antoine Caya, Co-founder & CEO at goPeergoPeer is Canada's first consumer peer to peer lending platform. They connects creditworthy Canadians looking for a loan with people looking to invest.
2020-09-2530 min
Middle Market Mergers and Acquisitions by Colonnade AdvisorsIt's All About Your NumbersIn this episode, Gina Cocking and Jeff Guylay continue their discussion around the due diligence process related to the sale of a company. This episode is part of a four-episode series exploring the due diligence process that began with 003 on the business aspects of the due diligence process. EP003: Business aspects of due diligence: https://coladv.com/podcasts/003/ EP004: Legal aspects of due diligence: https://coladv.com/podcasts/004-due-diligence-deep-clean-and-hygiene/ EP005: Accounting aspects of due diligence (today’s episode) EP006: Technology aspects of due diligence (coming soon) In today’s episode, we invite our feat...
2020-08-1136 min
The Security Token ShowSecurity Token Show: #39 - The Rise of Security Tokens in JapanTune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where Kyle Sonlin and Herwig Konings discuss the latest Security Token News and Insights with this week's focus on the rise of Japanese Security Token infrastructure - which over the last year has moved at lightning speed.= Stay in touch via our Social Media =Kyle: https://twitter.com/kylesonlin Herwig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herwigkonings Opinion articles, interviews, and more: https://medium.com/security-token-group = Timeline =All articles that were discussed were sourced from https://STOmarket.com/news Kyle's Comp...
2020-04-1448 min
Fintech FoundersFelix Deschatelets, Co-fondateur & PDG d'EmmaEmma est la première Insurtech à avoir créer une technologie légale pour distribuer de l'assurance vie en ligne. Elle permet à ses clients d'être protégés en moins 20 minutes comparativement à la moyenne de 4-6 semaines du marché. Elle a également bâti son propre produit d'assurance vie avec un assureur bien établi au Canada et le plus grand réassureur au Monde. De plus, il s'agit de la première assurance vie non discriminante pour la femme enceinte dans le monde.
2020-03-2627 min
Fintech FoundersGeeth Jay, Co-founder & CEO at CryptoworthCryptoworth makes managing, dealing, adopting and working with cryptocurrency easier in order to drive mass adoption of cryptocurrencies in all financial sectors. They offer solutions and consultancy services at the intersection of cryptocurrencies, blockchains, business and people to better-serve the fintech industry.
2020-03-1925 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: 3 Addictions Of Early-Stage Startup Founders, How Founders Should Strategically Think Through Unit Economics From Day 1 & Why Micromanagement Can Be Beneficial In The Early Days with Adena Hefets, Co-Founder @ Divvy Homes Adena Hefets is Co-Founder @ Divvy Homes, the startup that turns your monthly rent into a down payment allowing you to get on the property ladder, sooner. To date, Adena has raised over $189M with Divvy from some of the best in the business including a16z, Ray Tonsing @ Caffeinated, Max Levchin, DFJ and Threshold Ventures to name a few. Prior to founding Divvy, Adena was an early-stage fintech investor at DF. Before the world of venture, Adena was part of the original team that started Square Capital and grew the product to over 10,000 advances ($50M) within 1 year...
2020-03-1334 min
Fintech FoundersMathieu Lavoie, Co-fondateur & PDG de Flare SystemsFlare Systems permet aux institutions financières de surveiller en continu les menaces causées par des erreurs humaines et des acteurs malveillants pour protéger leur données, leurs ressources financières et leur réputation.
2020-03-0537 minFintech FoundersDavid Fry, Founder & CEO at PaaysIn this episode, meet David Fry, Founder & CEO at Paays.
Paays was founded in 2018 with a simple mission to create more affordability and access to travel.
The Paays Travel Marketplace leverages digital lending technology with travel merchants to offer monthly payments at a lower cost than traditional credit cards.
2020-02-2727 minFintech FoundersAustin Hubbell, Founder and CEO at Consilium CryptoIn this episode, meet Austin Hubbell, Founder and CEO at Consilium Crypto.
Consilium Crypto is a big data company that provides quantitative and qualitative insights to companies in the digital asset space, including funds, family offices and exchanges.
2020-02-2025 minFintech FoundersScott Satov, Founder & President at Loans CanadaIn this episode, meet Scott Satov, Founder & President at Loans Canada.
Loans Canada is Canada's first loan comparison and credit education website, allowing Canadians to research, compare or review lenders, and find the best solution to their credit needs.
2020-02-1321 minFintech FoundersEric Mac Nicoll, Co-fondateur & Co-PDG de Kaira TechnologiesDans cet épisode, rencontrez Eric Mac Nicoll, Co-fondateur & Co-PDG de Kaira Technologies.
Kaira porte l’ambition de donner à chacun, en toutes circonstances, un meilleur contrôle de ses finances personnelles afin de l'aider à réduire son stress et ses anxiétés et à mener une vie meilleure sur le plan financier. Concrètement, leur coach de bien-être financier, assurera sa mission en accompagnant ses utilisateurs dans la résolution de difficultés (endettement, découverts bancaires récurrents, incapacité à faire face à une urgence..) dans la réalisation de leurs projets de vie (préparation de la retraite, désir de voy...
2020-02-0629 minFintech FoundersMehdi Merai, Co-Founder & CEO at DataperformersIn this episode, meet Mehdi Merai, Co-Founder & CEO at Dataperformers.
Dataperformers is an Applied AI company building advanced and cross-industry technologies and products. Founded in 2013, Dataperformers is one of Canada’s top artificial intelligence companies.
Mehdi Merai, PhD, was named the 2017-2018 AI Leader of the Year at Canada’s prestigious Fintech & AI Awards.
2020-01-3043 minFintech FoundersJulien Brault, PDG & Fondateur de HardbaconDans cet épisode, rencontrez Julien Brault, PDG & Fondateur de Hardbacon.
Hardbacon est une entreprise de technologies financières dont la mission est d'aider les Canadiens à prendre de meilleures décisions financière et de s'enrichir jour après jour. Le produit phare est une application mobile qui se connecte aux comptes de banque et de placements, de manière à aider ses utilisateurs à prendre le contrôle de leurs finances personnelles.
2020-01-1635 minFintech FoundersPhil Barrar, Founder & CEO at MyloIn this episode, meet Phil Barrar, Founder & CEO at Mylo.
Mylo makes saving and investing accessible to all. Their app automatically rounds up purchases and invests the spare change, so users can begin investing without any prior investment knowledge or change in spending habits. Since launching in 2017, over 450,000 Canadians have created accounts to save and invest with Mylo, and they are the biggest robo-advisor in Canada by number of users.
2020-01-0943 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Bain's Matt Harris on Why Valuation And Market Size Are Not The Most Important Thing At Series A, Why Backing Sociopaths Can Work & Late Cycle Momentum Investing & The Changes That Will Stay in Venture ForeverMatt Harris is a Partner @ Bain Capital Ventures, a leading US venture fund with a portfolio that includes the likes of LinkedIn, Lime, SendGrid, Jet.com and more incredible companies. As for Matt, he specialises in financial technology and services and has led investments in the likes of Acorns, OpenFin, SigFig, Ribbon and Billtrust. Prior to joining BCV, Matt founded Village Ventures, which he ran for 12 years and where he focused on early-stage fintech investing. Before Village Matt actually started his investing career Bain Capital private equity in 1995. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Ma...
2019-09-2335 min
#PAYBetsy Irizarry, Founder, FreshTilt Partners - BUSINESS AGILITY FOR A COMPETITIVE EDGEIn this episode of the #PAY Podcast Bruce Burke speaks with Betsy Irizarry, Founder of FreshTilt Partners.
Business agility is the ability to nimbly respond to your customer's needs and market opportunities as a matter of course. And, to do so with engaged, empowered employees.
So how do you get there?
At FreshTilt, we will start by getting to know your story and your goals. Then, we will work with you to carefully craft a plan which draws from a range of practices and approaches to help you move forward on your journey. We w...
2019-07-0622 min
COMMERCE NOWAll Things Connected CommerceSummary: Devon Watson and Michael Engel discuss all things Connected Commerce. In this episode, both touch on the unparalleled services and technology that are essential to evolve in an 'always on' and changing consumer landscape. Resources: Blog: Connected Commerce: It’s Not Just for Retailers Exploring the Path to Connected Commerce Advertorial: Michael Engel on Pymnts.com COMMERCE NOW (Diebold Nixdorf Podcast) Diebold Nixdorf Website Transcription: Devon Watson: This is commerce now. My name is Devon Watson, chief marketing officer for Diebold Nixdorf. Really excited this week. We hav...
2018-11-2112 min