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- In conversation with Katrin Kaurov from Frich (episode 2)
Meet Katrin Kaurov, the Co-Founder/ CEO of Frich, a social finance app aimed at Gen Z. Katrin became an international fashion model at age 14, and had to start managing money at an early age. As she grew up she realized that so many others were struggling to manage money, and she decided to do something about it. Luckily with her background- she knew how to make it cool.
This is our second episode in our series The Restive Perspective, which features a series about female CEOs and the journeys the took to launch their companies.
About Frich:
We wanted to break the money taboo and make money a social topic. That's why we created Frich. We believe in 100% transparency and raw truth. As a user, you can see how you compare to people just like you in all areas related to money. This gives you the confidence to make quick decisions that align with your financial situation. When it comes to money, sometimes there's no time for goal-setting—you just need to figure out the best thing to do as quickly as possible. That's what we aim to provide at Frich—a clear view of where you stand financially compared to your peers and potential solutions that have worked for your community.
At night, when we close our eyes, we dream of a world where everyone can feel confident about money, regardless of the school they went to or the family they grew up in. Join us at Frich, and let's make money a topic that's social and empowering!
Learn more about Katrin and Frich at https://www.getfrich.com/.
About Restive:
Restive is a seed stage fintech venture capital fund organized around speed. We are former founders and operators and we aim to be your most helpful investor. We help you bridge the seed to A with capital and key industry partners in financial services to give you what you need to grow.
About The Restive Perspective
The Restive Perspective is a series from Restive Ventures about our views on the market. We share founder interviews, commentary on the tech and VC industries, and other timely content to advance the discussion about the state of technology and fintech today.
To learn more about Restive and get in touch with us, please visit us at https://www.restive.com/.
fintech, venture, investing, Ryan Falvey, Cameron Peake, Tyler Griffin, VC, podcast, story, personal, background, founder story, founder origins
Get in touch with us at [email protected]!
28 min - In conversation with Ana Mahoney from Addition Wealth (episode 1)
Meet Ana Mahoney, the Founder/ CEO of Addition Wealth. The Restive Perspective features a series highlighting female CEOs, where we tell the stories and strategies of women in the CEO seat – especially as they made the leap to found their companies.
Ana is an inspiring leader and fierce operator, and we’re excited to share her story about how she wasn’t satisfied with any job out there- and so decided to create her own. Enjoy!
About Addition:
Addition is a holistic financial health platform that supports employees in taking action to control their financial lives. We are passionate about helping individuals with their personal finances, and we are technologists and financial experts committed to making finances easier to understand so employees can make smart financial decisions.
To learn more about Ana and her company, Addition Wealth, please visit https://www.additionwealth.com/.
About Restive:
Restive is a seed stage fintech venture capital fund organized around speed. We are former founders and operators and we aim to be your most helpful investor. We help you bridge the seed to A with capital and key industry partners in financial services to give you what you need to grow.
About The Restive Perspective
The Restive Perspective is a series from Restive Ventures about our views on the market. We share founder interviews, commentary on the tech and VC industries, and other timely content to advance the discussion about the state of technology and fintech today.
To learn more about Restive and get in touch with us, please visit us at https://www.restive.com/.
fintech, venture, investing, Ryan Falvey, Cameron Peake, Tyler Griffin, VC, podcast, story, personal, background, founder story, founder origins
27 min - In conversation with Maya Dadoo of Worky (Episode 7)
Meet Maya Dadoo. As the founder/ CEO of Worky, Maya not only brought modern payroll and HR tech to Mexico, but helped to herald a new wave of tech innovation in the country.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Realizing the major market opportunity for HR and payroll after moving with Ebay from the US to Mexico
- How she made the decision to move her product upmarket
- How she’s approached having US and Mexican investors on her cap table
And much more!
Also, excitingly, Maya raised a Series A round since we recorded the video— so a big congrats to her and the team!
About Worky: Worky is an all-in-one HR software and payroll platform for Mexican SMBs. Through Worky, a company can automate employee files, PTO management, recruiting, evaluations, payroll, employee benefits, and more. Using the wealth of employee centric and performance information generated through its software, it can better serve employees and offer fairer and more relevant financial products.
About Restive: Restive is a seed stage fintech venture capital fund organized around speed. We are former founders and operators and we aim to be your most helpful investor. We help you bridge the seed to A with capital and key industry partners in financial services to give you what you need to grow. To learn more about Restive and get in touch with us, please visit us at https://www.restive.com/.
About The Restive Perspective
The Restive Perspective is a series from Restive Ventures about our views on the market. We share founder interviews, commentary on the tech and VC industries, and other timely content to advance the discussion about the state of technology and fintech today.
To learn more about Restive and get in touch with us, please visit us at https://www.restive.com/.
Listen to our podcast, The Restive Perspective on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6cKgWxz...\
fintech, venture, investing, Ryan Falvey, Cameron Peake, Tyler Griffin, VC, podcast, story, personal, background, founder story, founder origins
Learn more about The Restive Perspective and Restive Ventures at www.restive.com.
23 min - In conversation with Naré Vardanyan of Ntopy (Episode 6)
Meet Naré Vardanyan, founder & CEO of Ntropy. Originally from Armenia, Naré turned to entrepreneurship after college as her path to stay in the US- and she got hooked. Now on her second startup, she decided to tackle the challenge of deciphering financial data - especially across borders – and set about to fix it.
In this episode we dive into:
- Nare's excitement about AI and the advancements she’s seen since starting Ntropy
- How to build momentum in a fundraise
- Gaining confidence as a leader- particularly around managing people and saying “no”
- Her story around building traction in the company- and how close they came to stopping
And much more!
About Ntropy: Ntropy aims to democratize financial data across various sources, languages, and geographies. Ntropy's APIs and models are reshaping the landscape of financial services through building language models to understand financial data at scale, regardless of source, format, geo or language.
About Restive: Restive is a seed stage fintech venture capital fund organized around speed. We are former founders and operators and we aim to be your most helpful investor. We help you bridge the seed to A with capital and key industry partners in financial services to give you what you need to grow. To learn more about Restive and get in touch with us, please visit us at https://www.restive.com/.
About The Restive Perspective
The Restive Perspective is a series from Restive Ventures about our views on the market. We share founder interviews, commentary on the tech and VC industries, and other timely content to advance the discussion about the state of technology and fintech today.
To learn more about Restive and get in touch with us, please visit us at https://www.restive.com/.
Listen to our podcast, The Restive Perspective on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6cKgWxz...\
fintech, venture, investing, Ryan Falvey, Cameron Peake, Tyler Griffin, VC, podcast, story, personal, background, founder story, founder origins
Learn more about The Restive Perspective and Restive Ventures at www.restive.com.
30 min - In conversation with Trisha Kothari of Unit21 (Episode 8)
Meet Trisha Kothari of Unit21. Her story is one of absolute perseverance, pushing through a challenging sales period early in the company to eventually become a leader in the fraud space. In this episode we cover:
- Trisha's early career and how she gained the conviction to launch a company
- The importance of community and accountability as she developed Unit21
- The long and challenging path to bring on her first customer
- Fundraising
And much more!
About Unit21: Unit21’s Risk and Compliance Infrastructure empowers your team to proactively combat financial crime and make informed decisions throughout the customer lifecycle. Configurable to your organization’s unique risk profile, Unit21 unifies data silos into a comprehensive, end-to-end solution that helps reduce the impact of financial crime on your organization and your customers.
About Restive: Restive is a seed stage fintech venture capital fund organized around speed. We are former founders and operators and we aim to be your most helpful investor. We help you bridge the seed to A with capital and key industry partners in financial services to give you what you need to grow. To learn more about Restive and get in touch with us, please visit us at https://www.restive.com/.
About The Restive Perspective
The Restive Perspective is a series from Restive Ventures about our views on the market. We share founder interviews, commentary on the tech and VC industries, and other timely content to advance the discussion about the state of technology and fintech today.
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fintech, venture, investing, Ryan Falvey, Cameron Peake, Tyler Griffin, VC, podcast, story, personal, background, founder story, founder origins
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About The Restive Perspective
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As a female founder/ CEO-turned-investor, I have a personal passion to invest in more women in the top seat of companies. More women leading companies means that there are more products and teams that have a fundamentally different perspective, which leads to better social, economic, and financial outcomes. So we're excited to share The Restive Perspective, where I tell the stories of female CEOs and the journeys they took to launch their companies.
This isn’t your typical business profile series. My goal here is not only to turn the spotlight on some incredible leaders, but also to talk about the challenges, fear, and doubts they had before starting their companies- and importantly, the tactics they used to actually make the leap. After transitioning to the VC seat, I’ve had the opportunity to meet so many amazing female operators who are contemplating founding a company- but I see them frequently self-selecting into the #2 or #3 role because they don’t think that they have what it takes. This dynamic only exacerbates the problem that within fintech, less than 5% of CEOs are women. My motivation in telling the stories of other women who have made this transition previously is that everyone has these doubts, and that no one is fully “qualified” for this role - it is a constant state of learning. There are many reasons to not start a company - but a lack of conviction in your own potential should not be one of them.