Rick Brown

Growth Leader | Scale-Up | Intersection of Payments & Lending

📍 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2018𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Early Stage Investor
Sep 2018
Hnry is a world-first accounting service, that automatically calculates, pays, and files taxes for sole traders. We’re on a mission to make it easy, affordable, and accessible for anyone to earn independently. Whether you’re a freelancer, contractor, or side hustler, we remove the barriers that stand between sole traders and the freedom to build their own career. No more complicated tax time, or stress about managing finances—Hnry handles it all for you so you can never think about tax again.
Early Stage Investor
Apr 2017
Sharesies is an empowering wealth app on a mission to give someone with $5 and someone with $5 million the same money opportunities. Since launching in 2017, we’ve grown to provide access to Invest, Save, and KiwiSaver all in one place. Now, over half a million people use Sharesies to invest in the share market—and their financial future. No one knows retail investors quite like us. We partner with companies to offer capital raises, and engage and reward their employees through Staff Shares. Find out more on our website—go to About > For companies. We’re a proudly certified B Corp and Living Wage Employer. Our goal is to help as many people as possible to grow their wealth, and together we plan to impact generations to come. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? Head to About > Careers on our website to see if there’s a role suited to you. 💁
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2018
Early Stage Investor
Sep 2018
Hnry is a world-first accounting service, that automatically calculates, pays, and files taxes for sole traders. We’re on a mission to make it easy, affordable, and accessible for anyone to earn independently. Whether you’re a freelancer, contractor, or side hustler, we remove the barriers that stand between sole traders and the freedom to build their own career. No more complicated tax time, or stress about managing finances—Hnry handles it all for you so you can never think about tax again.
Strategic Alliances & Eco-system Partnerships
Jun 2018
At Equifax (NYSE: EFX), we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics, and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping financial institutions, companies, employers, and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. Our unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and cloud technology drives insights to power decisions to move people forward. Headquartered in Atlanta and supported by nearly 15,000 employees worldwide, Equifax operates or has investments in 24 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit Equifax.com.
2017
Founder & Core Working Group Member
Oct 2017
The New Zealand Financial Innovation & Technology Association (FinTechNZ) is here to help connect, promote and advance the trends shaping the FinTech ecosystem. We are an industry working group whose key purpose is to actively contribute to the prosperity of New Zealand through financial innovation. We aim to helping New Zealand FinTech businesses succeed by providing a collaborative voice, creating connections, promoting FinTech to sector members, government, public and international community. In supporting international growth we endeavour to advocate, attract and develop talent, with a view to increase export opportunities. FinTechNZ also provides thought leadership for the FinTech sector.
Early Stage Investor
Apr 2017
Sharesies is an empowering wealth app on a mission to give someone with $5 and someone with $5 million the same money opportunities. Since launching in 2017, we’ve grown to provide access to Invest, Save, and KiwiSaver all in one place. Now, over half a million people use Sharesies to invest in the share market—and their financial future. No one knows retail investors quite like us. We partner with companies to offer capital raises, and engage and reward their employees through Staff Shares. Find out more on our website—go to About > For companies. We’re a proudly certified B Corp and Living Wage Employer. Our goal is to help as many people as possible to grow their wealth, and together we plan to impact generations to come. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? Head to About > Careers on our website to see if there’s a role suited to you. 💁
2016
Temver Associates - Fintech Advisors
Founder & CEO
Jan 2016
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