Yash Patel is General Partner at Telstra Ventures, a San Francisco-based VC firm that differentiates by generating revenue for its portfolio with strategic channel partners and customer relationships as well as by using data science to drive its investment process. Yash's focus is on the consumer side of fintech, Web3, crypto, esports, gaming, SaaS apps, ecommerce, and marketplace. Some of his standout fintech investments while at Telstra Ventures are companies like Super.com (Super Apps) and Playbook (next-gen wealthtech). Previously, Yash was the Director of Corporate Development & Strat ..read more

Transcription Pemo: Welcome. So great to meet you finally, Max, and what an incredible entrepreneur startup history you have behind you and in front of you. I was wondering if you could talk a little bit about Silverbird, and I hear that you started that in the COVID crisis, so very interested in how that ... Read more ..read more

Max Krupyshev, CoFounder/CEO of the crypto payment ecosystem CoinsPaid. He is a serial entrepreneur with long-standing experience in developing fintech and crypto projects. Having entered the world of crypto in 2013, he stood at the origins of this market in Ukraine, launching a Bitcoin Foundation to promote crypto adoption in the country. Before joining CoinsPaid, he was the product owner for CEX.IO, a global cryptocurrency ecosystem and market leader. As the CEO of CoinsPaid, he sets the goal for the company to become the connecting link between crypto and traditional businesses ..read more

Jeff Booth is a visionary leader, technology entrepreneur and best-selling author of The Price of Tomorrow – Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future. With his expertise in technology, system thinking and design, he is at the forefront of a transition from an economic system built for the past, and one built for the future. Jeff has been featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, Inc.com, The Globe and Mail, BNN, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Bloomberg, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal. In 2015, he was named BC Technology Industry Association’s (BCTIA) Person of the Year, and in 2016 Goldman Sachs named ..read more

Andy has been a prominent figure in the financial services industry for more than 25 years, during which he has served as President and owner of Miles Franklin, Precious Metals, Ltd. Prior to starting Miles Franklin, Ltd. in 1989, Andrew became a Licensed Financial Planner, specializing in Swiss Franc Investments and alternative investments. At Miles Franklin Ltd., a company that has recently eclipsed $5 billion in sales, Andrew has developed an operation that maintains trust, collaboration, ethical behavior, superior customer service and satisfaction to better serve their clients. He is respo ..read more

Pemo: Welcome, Stacy. So great to have you on the show today. I’m really interested in hearing about Calypso and what you guys do and how you do it. Stacy Komarova: Hi Pemo, thanks for having me here. I would love to tell you about Calypso Pay, some more information. Pemo: Great. Stacy Komarova: Yeah ..read more

Eric Shoykhet is the Founder of Atom Finance and Link Financial Technologies, link.money venture-backed software companies that collectively have raised $100mm ..read more

Pemo: Welcome, Michael. So pleased to have you on the show today. I was wondering if you could tell me a bit about Octane, which you founded and is doing very well I see. And also about Runa Capital, where you are a venture capitalist. Michael Fanfant: Yes, happy to. So, Octane is a company ..read more

Pemo: Welcome Vladimir, I’m so pleased to have you on the show today, all the way from London. Please, can you tell me a bit about choise.com and what you guys do? Vladimir Gorbunov: Yeah, definitely. So, happy to be here. So first of all, we started our history five years ago with a company ..read more

Pemo: Welcome Jasmine. So pleased to meet you virtually. Please tell me a little bit about what your experience is, or background, and a little bit about your role at Minima. Jazmin Ribeiro: Hi. Yes. Thanks for having me. I’m excited to talk to you. So yeah, as said I’m Jazmin, I’m UK based, although ..read more