Building a Fintech Startup

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Fintech innovation is bursting in the NYC startup community and around the country. In 2018, fintech companies raised more than $39 billion in venture capital (deals in 2018 were up 15% compared to 2017, while funding levels surged 120%).

New York has become a hub of fintech startups changing how we handle insurance, loans, payments, investments, and more.

This breed of startups faces a unique set of challenges like strict regulatory oversight and rigorous security requirements. Often, technology and risk management make development and launch costs untenable for many. They also face the challenges of an increasingly crowded landscape, including differentiation and the cost of acquiring customers

Join us as we find out how to build and launch a Fintech startup with some of the most experienced entrepreneurs in NYC in the Fintech space! We'll discuss

• Identifying your target market

• Understanding & adhering to rules and regulations

• Building momentum for your product

• Partnering and integrating with legacy financial institutions

• Launching an MVP

• Fundraising
  About the panelists

• Erik Akterin is the Co-founder & CTO of Qapital. Erik has a history of startups under his belt. After college, he founded a web development and consulting business. Later, he worked at Avanza, where he was the tech lead and rebuilt Avanza’s entire tech stack. Today, Erik works both behind (and in front of) the scenes to make sure that Qapital’s tech is customer-centric, leading edge, and has bank-level security.

• Matt Harris is the founder of Bloom Credit, an organization that provides companies with credit expertise through revolutionary technology. Backed by investors like Resolute Ventures, 500 Fintech, and Slow Ventures, Bloom believes that everyone is creditworthy, and takes a data-driven approach to enable experiences where clients and end consumers can both benefit. Prior to Bloom, Matt built growth strategies at several startups like LendKey, Emissary, and Boom Fantasy. Matt is also an advisor at CreditIQ, and a mentor at Startupbootcamp Fintech and the NYU Social Innovation Competition.

• Cliff Hazelton is the CTO at STASH, one of the fastest growing investing apps in the U.S., and a financial services platform revolutionizing how millions of Americans save. Cliff’s engineering expertise spans 15+ years across fields, including Boeing Intelligence & Analytics, Capture Media and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.

• Caroline Hoffman is a Sr. Advisor at Republic, an investment platform connecting startups and blockchain projects in the US with global investors. Prior to this, she worked at McKinsey & Company, where she began as an associate and eventually became an Associate Principal. Caroline has an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MSc in International Political Economy from The London School of Economics.

Schedule:
6:30 - 6:50: Drinks & Networking
6:50 - 7:50: Panel
7:50 - 8:15: Audience Q&A
8:15 - 9:00: More Drinks & Networking