FinTechIsrael November 2nd Meetup

FinTechIsrael invites you to our next event on November 2nd, 2010, 6:15pm, at Tel Aviv University's Recanati School of Business.

Keynote Speaker: Errol Damelin
CEO and Founder, Wonga

Errol is a global serial entrepreneur and seasoned executive who is currently CEO of Wonga, a ground-breaking online lender backed by some of the world’s leading VCs including Accel Partners, Greylock Partners and Balderton Capital. Wonga is undoubtedly Errol’s most ambitious project yet. The company is revolutionizing the UK’s huge consumer credit market by enabling people to manage their cash flow without the need for a long-term credit card dependency. He recently received a Ruban d’Honneur as International Entrepreneur of the Year and was also named Credit Suisse Entrepreneur of the Year at the South East finals of the UK Business Awards. Errol currently resides in London.

Followed by Start-up Presentations Featuring:

Ex.Africa
Founder & CEO, Amijai Saragovi

Capitree, powered by Ex.Africa, aims to become a world leader in the provision of financial information for emerging markets.

Mr. Amijai Saragovi is a Co-Founder and the C.E.O of Ex.Africa. Among other things Amijai serves as a managing director in SOLBA, a think tank that aims to enhance the relationship between the people of Israel and Ethiopia. He gained rich experience in private equity as a consultant for Kikar Group, an Israeli private equity fund as well as an in depth understanding of global markets and information systems, acquired in Thomson Reuters. Mr. Saragovi holds a BSc in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), the University of London

CrowdSpot
Founder and CEO, Yaron Samid

CrowdSpot is a personal financial security startup harnessing the collective vigilance and wisdom of crowds for the benefit of consumers.

Yaron Samid is the Founder and CEO of CrowdSpot, a personal finance security startup powered by crowd-sourced consumer vigilance. He previously co-founded Pando, the leading P2P content delivery company and DeskSite, the net’s first PCTV network. Yaron formerly lead product management and marketing teams at Zend, BackWeb and Register.com. Yaron organizes TechAviv (https://techaviv.com... (https://techaviv.com)) and NY Video (https://nyvideo.org)... (https://nyvideo.org)), two of the world’s largest grassroots startup organizations, with over 5,000 members meeting monthly in New York, Silicon Valley, Boston and Israel. Yaron chairs the TechAviv Angel Club and serves on the board of directors at Aprigo and Pond5.

FinTechIsrael event attendance is FREE, but we ask that you RSVP by registering at www.meetup.com/FinTechIsrael and responding YES to the upcoming November 2nd Meetup.

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Event Agenda:
6:15 - 7:00: Networking & Pizza
7:00 - 7:15: Introductions
7:15 - 8:45: Presentations
8:45 - 9:15: Informal Networking