Today's guest is one of the key players in the German and European FinTech scene. As co-founder and CEO of company builder finleap, Ramin Niroumand and his team were instrumental in building 15 companies that are now worth €3bn+, including Element, Penta, Clark and Solarisbank. Several of these have already achieved unicorn status.

Never one to rest on his laurels, Ramin recently founded his own venture capital fund together with Michael Hock called embedded/capital. Its aim is to become the no. 1 investor for Europe’s freshest, most innovative and trailblazing #FinTechs. The well-capitalised fund has already made 7 investments, and is hungry for more.

Ramin’s main success ingredient is to always bring joy to the table. With hundreds of pitch meetings under his belt, his first advice to founders is to smile.

To find out why a smile can be worth millions, tune in to episode #152, in which Ramin shares his insights and know-how about:

Why their brand is more important than most founders think

What’s behind the brand name embedded/capital and why this is exactly the right name for his fund

How to build trust with consumers as a fledging FinTech

How to communicate well with financial regulators, especially after the Wirecard scandal

The difference between a crisis and times of crisis, and what it means for communications

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