(29th October) Brex & Coinbase senior executive building stablecoin APIs
++ RBC Capital Markets MD's & Coupa Software's senior leader building fintech's risk and compliance management software
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Geeks of the week
Startup name: Bridge
Geography: US
One-liner: APIs that enable developers to move into, out of, and between any form of a dollar.
Founder(s) background: Ex-CPO @ Brex, Head of Product (Consumer) @ Coinbase, CEO @ Evenly (acq. by Square), Staff engineer @ Coinbase, DoorDash & Airbnb.
Raised $$ / backed by (public source): NA
Startup name: Halo Ai
Geography: US
One-liner: Disrupting risk and compliance management for fintech and other fast-growing companies.
Founder(s) background: Managing Director & Head @ RBC Capital Markets, Chief Procurement Officer @ Coupa Software (IPO-ed), Head of Apps @ Sookasa (Accel, First Round Capital & a16z-backed; Acq. by Barracuda Networks).
Raised $$ / backed by (public source): NA