Fintech Startup Founder: Rob Koyfman, Koyfin
Rob Koyfman has been an investment analyst on Wall Street since 2002 with research and strategy roles at Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and most recently, Tekne Capital.
Ben He Bin, Founder and CEO of imToken
With more than ten years of experience in Internet product design and development, Ben is an early member of a blockchain technology research team, which founded a series of successful blockchain startups.
Lana Learn’s Founder & CEO, Tina Tran Neville
When I was a child, my parents and I had left Vietnam and came to the United States as refugees. It’s hard to get a job in America if you don’t speak English. In order to support our family, my parents started a series of small businesses, and that really was my first taste of entrepreneurship.
CashBasha’s co-founder, Fouad Jeryes
Launched in 2015, CashBasha, unlike most of the other services operating in this space that are limited to package forwarding only, provides users with a seamless way to shop on international shopping websites and have the products delivered to their doorstep with local payment methods, logistics, and customer service.
Pedro Conrade, CEO Neon Pagamentos
Pedro Conrade is CEO and founder of pioneer Brazilian fintech, Neon Pagamentos, which today has over 2 million users and is backed by blue-chip funds such as Monashees. In this interview, he discusses the key reasons behind Neon’s success, its greatest challenges and its plans for the future.
Insaka eCommerce Academy CEO, Warrick Kernes
After a few years in London I moved into my parents’ spare room and that’s where I started and ran the business for the first two years. As the first person to sell GoPro in SA I capitalized on this and the business grew rapidly and achieved the first R1m month in Year 3.
CEO of PERCH, Trevor Sumner
Trevor Sumner is an entrepreneur and investor who has spent the last 15+ years working as a product and marketing executive, building innovative tech companies, products and teams. He’s currently serving as the CEO of PERCH, one of the leaders in physical and digital marketing for retail brands like Macy’s, Estee Lauder, and Coty.
Kasha’s CEO, Joanna Bichsel
Kasha is an international E-commerce company in Kenya selling women’s health and self-care products. Founded in Kigali Rwanda in 2016, the fast-growing company aims to break the stigma associated in getting access to products/services in line with menstrual care, contraceptives and HIV self-tests.
Rachel Renock, CEO of Wethos
In the freelancing world, work can be very lonely or boring. Remote roles especially experience the little human interaction on a daily basis. Some freelancers experience burnout from the lack of socialization, and with the wide variety of odd jobs or small-scale projects that the gig economy has to offer, freelancers often have trouble attributing meaning to their work.
Vouch Insurance CEO and Founder, Sam Hodges
Built by founders for founders, Vouch Insurance is a new type of insurance company serving early stage startups with proprietary insurance products and risk assessment tools designed specifically for high growth companies.