(2nd December) LogMeIn-acq. & HSBC senior exec. building real-time data aggregation and asset transfer solutions for modern fintech
++ Revolut execs building one hub to automate finances
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Geeks of the week
Startup Name: LiveFlow
Geography: US
One-liner: One hub to automate your finances.
Founder(s) Background: Head of Growth (Nordics) & Global Business Development Lead @ Revolut.
Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): $3.5m Seed (Dec’21); Backed by YC, Seedcamp, WndrCo, Moonfire, Bradley Horowitz (VP Product, Google), and others.
Startup Name: Front (raising)
Geography: US
One-liner: Real-time data aggregation and asset transfer solutions for modern fintech.
Founder(s) Background: Founder of NoPassword (acquired by LastPass/ LogMeIn), Head of Distribution @ AltoIRA (Series B), Chief of Staff @ HSBC.
Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): $5.5m Seed (Jun’22); Backed by WndrCo, Streamlined Ventures, Plug and Play, Will Smith.
Tractions:
$900k ARR.
$1.9m in TCV in less than three months.
Founders building in stealth
Head of US Strategy and Expansion @ Cornershop by Uber, (US)
CEO of LALALAB (Acquired by Photoweb / Clairefontaine), (Portugal)