Kamyar Naficy is the Founder and Principal of KNECTCOMMS, a marketing and communications consultancy to the finance, technology and fintech sectors. He previously worked in senior marketing and communications roles at JP Morgan, London Stock Exchange Group and UniCredit. He holds a BA from the London School of Economics and an MPhil (Masters) in Management Studies from Cambridge University.
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Mark Straub, CoFounder/CEO Smile Identity
Mark Straub is the Co-founder and CEO of Smile Identity, the leading digital KYC and identity verification provider in Africa. He has spent much of his career trying to help people in underserved markets get access to better opportunities through technology and entrepreneurship. Mark was a venture investor for a decade, and worked with over 20 companies doing business in adtech, fintech, healthcare, and energy in markets ranging from the US and China to India and Sub-Saharan Africa. Working with Vinod Khosla at Khosla Impact, he led investments in Kopo Kopo, NeoGrowth, Milaap, Branch, and Flutterwave; and he was an investor in all three of Elon Musk’s companies during his time at DFJ.
FinTech in Europe: EU Finance Director meets FinTech Silicon Valley companies #fintecheu
EU meets FinTech Silicon Valley companies @AngelRush Ventures @Aqaix @Circle @dczd.tech @Earnup @FACERE25 @InCountry @Kieretsu Capital @OFX @Pactum Capital @SF Growth Labs @Sheppard Mullin @SnapCheck @Tipaliti @Token @Zynergy Capital @Identity #fintechEU