Chris King

FinTech Collective is a global, early stage venture capital firm backing entrepreneurs who are rewiring the way money moves through the world. Founded in 2012 with offices in New York City and London, the firm has deep experience investing across capital markets, wealth and asset management, banking, lending, payments, insurance, and DeFi. The managing partners of FinTech Collective met in their mid 20’s and helped build, scale, and successfully exit four fintech businesses. Backed by some of the world’s leading institutional investors, FinTech Collective manages over $800m in regulatory assets. Over the last decade the firm has had 10 exits, taken one company from pitch deck to public markets and invested in 96 portfolio companies including well known firms such as Anyfin in Stockholm, Flutterwave in Lagos, IMMO in London, Minu in Mexico City, Mondu in Berlin, Simetrik in Columbia, and several important businesses in NYC including MoneyLion, NYDIG, Ocrolus, Quovo (acquired by Plaid) and Vestwell. The firm publishes a weekly newsletter, delivered every Saturday, which provides a tightly edited rundown of global fintech news, along with a bit of original analysis (available at fintech.io/newsletter).

Founded in 2004, Flow Traders is a leading trading firm operating globally. Specialized in Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), Flow Traders trades a broad range of asset classes, including digital assets and fixed income both on- and off-exchange. Our headquarters are in Amsterdam and we have offices in 10 locations worldwide, with more than 600 employees. Our non-hierarchical approach stimulates innovation and development. We value creative minds and out-of-the-box thinkers and challenge them to make full use of their capacities. Flow Traders fosters a strong team-oriented culture which rewards people for their contributions to the company as a whole rather than only in their direct area of responsibility.

In search of digital economies in digital neighborhoods

Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm that has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25-year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities. At Tower, employees find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential. Tower is headquartered in New York City and employs approximately 1,200 people in more than a dozen offices globally. To learn more, visit www.tower-research.com Capital de Recherche Tower est une société de négoce quantitatif qui a bâti ses activités sur une plateforme de haut rendement et des équipes de négociation indépendantes. Nous comptons 25 ans d’expérience en innovation et une réputation de découvrir des occasions uniques sur le marché. À Tower, les employés trouvent un environnement stimulant et axé sur les résultats où des collègues très intelligents et motivés s’inspirent mutuellement pour atteindre leur plus grand potentiel. Le siège social de Tower est situé à New York et compte environ 1,200 personnes dans plus d’une douzaine de bureaux à l’échelle mondiale. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site www.tower-research.ca.