Forbes has released its annual Under 30 Europe list, recognizing the continent’s top 300 brightest founders, entrepreneurs and executives who are building bold companies that are out to combat climate change, fight fraud and reinvent the banking industry.
In the finance category, fintech founders and business leaders are dominating this year’s list. Of the 30 duos and personalities listed, 23 are from the sector, applying technologies like blockchain and data analytics as well as digital platforms to address climate change, the business funding gap as well as startup investment. (...) Charles Read, 29, Founding Partner, Rarestone Capital Charles Read is a founding partner at Rarestone Capital, a VC firm headquartered in London which invests in projects related to distributed technology, blockchain and the metaverse. Rarestone Capital focuses on offering founders long-term financial and intellectual capital, supporting founders and technologists globally. The firm reached US$100 million in assets under management (AUM) in 2021. At Rarestone, Read focuses on all things gaming, virtual and augmented reality and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Since 2017, he has invested in over 100 startups across the Web3 stack, many of which became unicorns and helped move the industry forward. (...) Thomas Bohner, 28, Chaim Finizola, 29, Maxim Piessen, 28, Co-Founders, Credix Finance Thomas Bohner, Chaim Finizola, and Maxim Piessen are the founders of Credix Finance, a decentralized credit platform that connects investors with fintech credit opportunities in Latin America. The company offers financing to businesses in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico and has provided US$30 million so far. Credix Finance recently raised US$11.25 million in a Series A which it said it would use to accelerate the development of its platform, team growth, and integration with Web3 projects. (...) Bastian Larsen, 29, Founder and CEO, BlackWood Ventures Bastian Larsen is the founder and CEO of BlackWood Ventures, a pan-European early-stage venture capital (VC) firm focused on supporting visionary entrepreneurs within fintech, Web3, and cleantech. Prior to founding BlackWood Ventures, Larsen worked for BlackRock in London, Geneva, and New York, where he co-led the global product strategy for the firm’s US$10 billion merger and acquisition (M&A) hedge fund. He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford and a bachelor’s degree from Copenhagen Business School. (...) Full story here
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