Hooking up with fintech’s biggest fish
Hosted by Caroline Perry, Director, Co-Director CSI Kick Start
Finsider Podcast: Episode 7
Matt Streisfeld, Principal Oak HC/FT
Matt and Caroline talk API’s, innovation, banking relationships and PSD2 in this week’s episode.
Matt joined Oak HC/FT as a Vice President in 2015 and was recently promoted to Principal. Matt focuses on growth equity and early-stage venture opportunities exclusively in financial services technology. He is a Board Observer on Insureon, Trov, and Urjanet. Prior to joining Oak HC/FT, Matt was a Vice President with LLR Partners, a middle-market growth equity firm, where he focused on investments in financial services technology companies. Matt was previously a Senior Associate at Lightyear Capital, a private equity firm focused on middle-market financial services companies. Matt was also an Associate in the insurance investment banking group of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. Matt graduated from The George Washington University with a BBA in Finance.
Finsider Podcast: Episode 6
Eric Glyman, CEO and co-founder of Paribus
Caroline and Eric sit down to discuss secrecy in finance culture, acquisitions and mistakes that leaders make in this new episode.
Eric Glyman is the CEO and co-founder of Paribus, the AI-based price mobile retail price tracking app that automates price protection and shipping guarantees at eligible retailers, making it possible for customers to save time and shop with confidence. At Paribus, which was acquired by Capital One last year, Eric leads business development and growth strategy. As a pioneer in machine learning price tracking technology, Eric has a deep understanding of consumer behavior in response to technology and customer loyalty to retailers and brands. Prior to starting Paribus, Eric worked in financial restructuring, healthcare research, retail and consumer advocacy public service. He received his BA in Economics and East Asian Studies from Harvard University.
Finsider Podcast: Episode 5
Timothy J. Cartwright, partner at Fifth Avenue Advisors, LLC
On a special CSI Kick Start edition of The Finsider, we get to know the leader of the Southwest Florida venture capital firm, Tamiami Angel Fund.
Timothy J. Cartwright is a partner at Fifth Avenue Advisors, LLC specializing in venture capital, private equity and mergers & acquisitions. Prior, he co-founded By-Products Interactive, an electronic trading, market research and publishing company; and Benchmark Solutions, a supply chain consulting company. He began his career working with middle market companies at Arthur Andersen in Chicago, Illinois. He resides in Naples with his wife and three children. He is a softball coach, a soccer coach, and an active member of First Baptist Church of Naples.
Finsider Podcast: Episode 4
Marcus Dagenais, President of BluePay Canada
Caroline and Marcus talk startup culture, Apple and global payments on this week’s episode.
Marcus has experience on the acquiring and processing side of the payments industry, particularly within Business to Business, Property Management and other emerging market acceptance verticals. As President of BluePay Canada (a wholly owned subsidiary of BluePay Processing, LLC), he has P&L responsibility for Canada as well as development of new channel partnerships, key merchant relationships, and M&A opportunity sourcing throughout North America.
Finsider Podcast: Episode 3
David Sutter, COO and co-founder of Hijro
Caroline sits down with Dave at the Venetian to discuss his hopes, dreams and the future of his company, Hijro (formerly Fluent Network). In classic startup fashion, Dave and his team turned their suite into an impromptu startup office – with chinese food and beer to prove it. Listen carefully for the sound of engineers and innovation in the background!
Dave Sutter is COO and co-founder of Hijro (pronounced “Hy-dro”, formerly Fluent), an enterprise blockchain platform for global trade and supply chain finance. Dave is a veteran of the blockchain industry and a leader of the technology’s application in global trade and supply chains. He is an active member of the BAFT Innovation Council. He is a well-respected thought-leader and frequent speaker on the topic. Before Hijro, he was a co-founder and Executive Director of The Bitcoin Society, a think-tank and media company focused on the field of Bitcoin, blockchain technology and emerging payments. He then served as Director of Sales for Pheeva, a mobile bitcoin wallet. Dave is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and currently resides in Manhattan, NY
Finsider Podcast: Episode 2
Phin Upham, Principal of Thiel Capital
Host Caroline Perry sits down with the dynamic Phin Upham, Principal of Thiel Capital at a busy Italian restaurant during Money 20/20 2016 in Las Vegas. Over fresh bread, olive oil and Octopus salad, the pair discuss why company culture is so important to startup life, why bill processes are not yet automated and the biggest innovations in inclusive banking and cybersecurity. Grab a glass of wine and sit down with Phin and Caroline to discuss fintech’s biggest fish.
Phin Upham invests in private investments for Thiel Capital, an investment firm founded by Peter Thiel. He previously worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and Lazard Freres, and private equity at Tishman Speyer. He has been a Senior Fellow at Wharton, and a Visiting Scholar at NYU and Columbia. He is a Lecturer at Haas Business School at UC Berkeley. Phin earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and an MBA and PhD from Wharton Business School.
Finsider Podcast: Episode 1
Yousseff Sneifer, President of Microsoft Payments
We sit down with President of Microsoft Payment’s Yousseff Sneifer to talk shop about the future of payments, innovation and whether or not Clippy is making a comeback!…Youseff also gives us some career advice and reveals what drives him.
