April 04, 2023

Alex Prot, Qonto CEO & Co-Founder – €622 Million to Empower European SMEs, Building a Fintech Giant, & The Strategy to Reach One Million Clients

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Miguel Armaza sits down with Alex Prot, CEO & Co-Founder of Qonto, one of the largest fintechs in Europe that helps SMBs simplify their everyday banking and offers a wide range of digital financial services.

Founded in 2017, Qonto serves 350,000 clients across France, Italy, Spain and Germany, and has over 1,000 employees. The company has also raised close to $700 million from Valar, DST, Hedosophia, Insight, KKR, and angels like Taavet Hinrikus, Co-Founder of Wise and Guillaume Pousaz, CEO & Founder of Checkout.com.

We discuss:

Three key focus areas that unlocked Qonto’s success
Challenges of scaling Qonto to over 1,000 employees and 350k customers
How they plan to reach a million clients
Growing through product-led growth
The power of having a strong Co-Founder
Fundraising lessons for entrepreneurs
Europe’s fascinating fintech opportunity… and a lot more!

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