Curious about the evolving landscape of growth equity investments in the FinTech sector and the role of AI in shaping the future of finance? In this episode, we discuss:  How FinTech and AI are reshaping financial services and investment strategies Opportunities for applications of LLM technologies within financial services Matt’s learnings from being a member of the Goldman FinTech mafia Matt Alfieri is a partner at Centana Growth Partners, leading investments and serving on boards in the financial services, FinTech, and related software sectors. Prior to this role, he spent 9 ye ..read more

How is AI reshaping geopolitical complexities and the competitive landscape of enterprise? In this episode, we discuss:  The complexities of AI markets, from navigating open source versus closed systems to balancing innovation and margins in AI-as-a-service models AI in Enterprise: Scaling Startups vs. Incumbent Giants The geopolitical impact of AI on Middle Eastern energy politics and China's techno-authoritarianism Ray Wang, a tech luminary, is the Co-Founder & Chairman of Constellation Research, a Bestselling Author, and a Keynote speaker. Renowned for his insights into dig ..read more

What role does AI technology play in shaping the businesses of the future? In this episode, we discuss: What it takes to build an AI business on today’s most cutting edge technology stack The challenges and opportunities presented by the new digital divide Building technology for small business customers Jimmy Hatzell, a seasoned SaaS startup professional, is the CEO and co-founder of Hatz AI, revolutionizing AI as a service for small businesses through MSPs. His leadership at Hatz follows a successful tenure as VP of Revenue at CyberQP, where he significantly contributed to revenue gr ..read more

Victor Cheng is a CEO Coach and independent board member for founders of SaaS companies. He has been featured as a business expert by major media outlets including MSNBC, TIME magazine, and The Wall Street Journal, Victor is a former McKinsey & Company consultant and has been a senior executive in several publicly owned technology companies. He’s the author of Extreme Revenue Growth: Startup Secrets to Growing Your Sales from $1 Million to $25 Million in Any Industry   Vipul Shah is a Co-founder & CEO at SaaSWorks. SaaSWorks is the first purpose-built Continuous Finance Platform ..read more

In this exclusive interview from our Annual General Meeting this past October, Frazer Anderson sat down with general partners Mark Casady and Dave Blundin to discuss the profound differences between blockchain and AI, with a focus on the transformative impact of neural networks. The interview explores concrete examples of AI applications in financial services, emphasizing the imminent shifts in customer service, risk management, and coding practices. Casady and Blundin also share perspectives on the adoption of AI in enterprises, discussing the challenges and opportunities in navigating this t ..read more

Scott J. Alberi is a founder of Fc Centripetal and has been an institutional technology investor since 1999. As a professional institutional investor for over 20 years, Scott has researched, analyzed, advised, and invested in hundreds of public enterprise technology companies. His career began at Eminence Capital in 1999, where he spent 19 years focusing on Enterprise Technology, Media, and Internet companies. He later joined Point72 as a Technology, Media, and Telecom Portfolio Manager before founding Fc Centripetal in 2022, an enterprise technology program that aims to de-risk and accelerate ..read more

John Markell has over 20 years technology industry experience having worked as an engineer, project manager and investment banker. His career in finance began at JP Morgan in New York and he has worked in New York, Toronto, London, and San Francisco as an investment banker prior to co-founding Armentum over 11 years ago. John has an MBA, a degree in Engineering Mathematics, and he is also a Licensed Professional Engineer ..read more

Oliver Belin is a thought leader in Supply Chain Finance with over 13 years of experience in this sector. He is the CEO of Calculum.ai, a company leveraging AI to generate Free Cash Flow by optimizing payment terms. During his career, he worked for leading institutions in Supply Chain Finance, such as PrimeRevenue, GSCF and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., where he was responsible for setting up and managing multiple trade finance programs for multinational clients. In 2008, Oliver founded Swiss Commercial Capital, a company specialized in trade finance solutions, which was successfully sold to ..read more

In this episode of the Vestigo Ventures FinTech Podcast, Frazer had the pleasure of sitting down with Peter McKee. Peter is the co-founder & CEO of Aeqium, a total compensation management platform. Prior to founding Aeqium, he spent his career leading teams as an engineering manager in the tech industry and as a cyber warfare officer in the US Army. He experienced the challenges of compensation planning firsthand as a leader at fast growing companies like Uber and Braze. Peter studied computer science at MIT and graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees.   ..read more

In this episode of the Vestigo Ventures FinTech Podcast, Frazer speaks with Cork co-founders Austin McChord and Carlson Choi. Austin is a relentless entrepreneur whom many of you will know as the founder and CEO of Datto, which was recently sold to Kasaya for $6.2 billion dollars. He is also a founder at Casana (a medical device company where he is the CEO), Havoc Robotics, Outsiders Fund, and serves on the boards of Zorus and Shelf. Perhaps most importantly for this show, he is a co-founder and chairman at Cork, a cybersecurity solution for managed service providers (MSPs - heads up I’m going ..read more