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"If you’re thinking of building something, do it." - Karen Rios


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Location: New York, US

Karen Rios is Lifesaver’s Co-founder and CEO. Prior to founding Lifesaver, Karen served as Chief Compliance Officer for Seminole Management Company. Karen was the first Latina and youngest C-level officer in the firm’s history. Prior to that role, she worked for an education technology startup. In another life, she worked as a beat writer in Paris while studying abroad at the Sorbonne, and would later return to the U.S. to work for the Obama Campaign. She holds a B.A. from Columbia University.

The Lifesaver app turns legacy financial institutions into cutting-edge digital players so users can open, fund, track, and transfer between accounts simply and instantly. We prompt our users to tap into new financial products from the Lifesaver Marketplace by intelligently recognizing individual need. We continuously improve user behavior with gamification, clarity and realization of financial possibility. Customer relationships are created in and grown through Lifesaver. No white-labeling. No integrations. No staff training. No maintenance.

At the end of the episode, you will have a better idea about: 

  • Validating and testing product ideas 
  • Benefits of joining an accelerator  
  • Entrepreneurial challenges - especially as a women and a lot more! 
  • We hope you enjoy this episode. We'd love to hear from you - so do drop us a line at [email protected]

    • Host: Naimeesha Murthy
    • Editor: Stephan Cho



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