EP37: Building and funding enduring fintech companies, with Cameron Peake, Partner at Restive (fintech VC) and founder of early SMB neobank Azlo (almost $1B deposits)

Cameron Peake is a Partner at Restive Ventures, an early stage fintech focused VC fund. Previously Cameron was co-founder and CEO of Azlo, a company that provided online banking services for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and freelancers, and quickly grew to almost $1B in deposits. 

Cameron understands fintech from multiple vantage points: building for international markets, building one of the first neobanks in the US, and now funding early stage companies. In this conversation we discuss what it takes to build an enduring fintech, drawing from Cameron's experiences as both a builder/operator and investor. 

• Path to building fintech products
• Founding, building and scaling Azlo
• Experiences and advice on managing fraud
• Fintech landscape and building enduring companies
• Closeout questions

This was a fun conversation. We learnt a ton, and hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Links

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• Avoiding common fraud traps

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