Fintech Focus — April 2020

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April 2020

• Albert: Alexey Likuev joined Albert as Head of Banking. Alexey was previously a Co-Founder at Ditch Cash.
• Anchorage: We enjoyed partnering with Nathan McCauley and Diogo Monica to recruit Julie Veltman to Anchorage as Head of Finance. Julie was previously Senior Director of Infrastructure Finance and Strategy at Salesforce.
• Bain Capital Ventures: Clelia Warburg Peters joined Bain Capital Ventures as a Venture Partner, focused on proptech. Clelia was previously a Co-Founder at MetaProp NYC.
• Bakkt: David Clifton joined Bakkt as Interim Chief Executive Officer. David was previously VP of M&A at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Larry Wine also joined Bakkt as Chief Operating Officer. Larry was previously President at Bridge2 Solutions. Finally, David Parsons joined Bakkt as Head of Customer Success. David was previously EVP of Customer Relationships at Bridge2 Solutions. Link
• Bread: Derek Joyce joined Bread as President and Chief Revenue Officer. Derek was previously VP and General Manager, Global Accounts at Klarna.
• Brightside: We enjoyed partnering with Callum King and Tom Spann to recruit Lucy English to Brightside as Head of Research & Analytics. Lucy was previously VP of Research and Science at meQuilibrium.
• Coinbase: Brett Tejpaul joined Coinbase as Head of Institutional Coverage. Brett was previously Head of Digital at Barclays. Rishma Allibhai also joined Coinbase as Director of Finance. Rishma was previously a Senior Finance Director at American Express. Link
• Compass: Eileen Murray joined Compass’s board of directors. Eileen is the Co-Chief Executive Officer at Bridgewater Associates. Kate Pearson also joined Compass as SVP of Operations. Kate was previously Chief Operating Officer at Cargo Systems. Link. Link
• Divvy Homes: Ben Herold joined Divvy Homes as Chief Operating Officer. Ben was previously Business Lead, Home Loans at SoFi.
• Earnin: We enjoyed partnering with Ram Palaniappan and Germaine Yokoyama-Heiliger to recruit Morgan Sokol to Earnin as Head of Policy. Morgan was previously EVP of Regulatory Affairs at MedMen. Link
• Ethos: Erin Lantz joined Ethos as Chief Revenue Officer. Erin was previously VP and GM of Mortgages at Zillow.
• Even Financial: Katherine Stolz joined Even Financial as VP of Partnerships. Katherine was previously Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at SoFi.
• Green Dot Bank: Dan Henry joined Green Dot Bank as Chief Executive Officer and President. He was most recently CEO at NetSpend. Link
• Happy Money: Jeff Winner joined Happy Money as Chief Technology Officer. Jeff was previously Chief Technology Officer for the Consumer Business at Goldman Sachs. Link
• HoneyBook: AJ Axelrod joined HoneyBook as Head of Strategy and Business Development. AJ was previously Senior Director of Payments Strategy at Mindbody.
• Kraken: Marco Santori joined Kraken as Chief Legal Officer. Marco was previously Chief Legal Officer of Blockchain.com.
• LendingClub: Annie Armstrong joined LendingClub as Chief Risk Officer. Annie was previously Global Head of Financial Risk at Uber.
• Nyca Partners: Jeremy Solomon joined Nyca Partners as a Principal. Jeremy was previously CFO and Co-Founder at Heracles. Link
• OnDeck: Nandini Kini Nayak joined OnDeck as VP of Enterprise Risk Management. Nandini was previously an Enterprise Risk Manager at Capital One.
• PayPal: Jonathan Mears joined PayPal as Head, Global Talent Acquisition. Jonathan was previously Head of Global Executive Talent Acquisition at Visa.
• Plastiq: Dan Simmons joined Plastiq as VP, Head of Design. Dan was previously VP of Design at Narvar.
• Roostify: Dave Lowman joined Roostify’s board of directors. Dave was previously EVP of Single Family at Freddie Mac. Link
• Seed Financial: Charlie Honig joined Seed Financial as Head of Legal and Compliance. Charlie was previously General Counsel at LendStreet Financial.
• SoFi: Logan Eldridge joined SoFi as VP of Operations. Logan was previously Chief Operating Officer at Earnest. Allen Puwalski also joined SoFi as Head of Community Bank Strategy. Allen was previously a Partner at Paulson & Co. Finally, Joshua Blazer joined SoFi as Chief BSA and AML Officer. Joshua was previously Director of Financial Crimes at Deutsche Bank.
• Stealth Mode: Soups Ranjan is Co-Founder of a payments company currently in stealth. Soups was previously Head of Crypto at Revolut.
• Stellar Development Foundation: Lin-Hua Wu joined Stellar Development Foundation’s board of directors. Lin-Hua is Chief Communications Officer at Dropbox. Link
• Stripe: John Meere joined Stripe as Global Productivity Lead. John was previously Head of Customer Success at Even.com.
• Tala: Jori Pearsall joined Tala as Chief Product Officer. Jori was previously SVP of Product at Scopely.
• Tally: David Deitchman joined Tally as Head of Compliance. David was previously Deputy General Counsel, Global Functions, Employment, Ethics & Compliance at HP.
• UiPath: Thomas Hansen joined UiPath as Chief Revenue Officer. He was previously SVP of Customer Operations at VMWare. Link
• Varo Money: Daniel Hooper joined Varo Money as Chief Information Security Officer. Daniel was previously SVP, Global Information Security Officer at PIMCO.

What We’re Following

• a16z article: “34 Fintech Companies Aiding in Coronavirus Relief”
• NYT article: “I Used to Make Fun of Silicon Valley Preppers. Then I Became One”
• Lex Fridman’s AI podcast: “Jack Dorsey: Square, Cryptocurrency, and Artificial Intelligence”
• Inc. article: “Can’t get a PPP Loan? Try a Fintech Company”

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