Join us this week as we bring on one of our great friends, incredible startup founder, and a first generation woman entrepreneur revolutionizing the Fintech industry.

What started as a PowerPoint and an idea in the middle of a global pandemic, has now transformed into a million-dollar-backed company in a matter of a couple years.

This week's episode is exactly why we started this podcast: to show young entrepreneurs out there that it really takes an idea & some determination to do the impossible, despite the naysayers around.

Nikki Varanasi is the epitome of humility, grace, and success. She humbly shares her journey as a 25-year-old First-Gen and how the pandemic turned her world upside down just for the universe to come full circle. She reminded us all yet again that when life closes one door, ten more open in its place.

Nikki is the founder and CEO of Staax: Techstars ’21 and a VC-backed fintech platform focused on making investing accessible, frequent, and social for everyday investors. Think Robinhood meets Venmo: a peer-to-peer payments platform.