Women in Fintech x Alloy Trailblazers: Panel & Networking
Today, fintech companies are seemingly everywhere. But it wasn’t until 2015 that the number of individuals using mobile banking overtook the number of people visiting physical branches. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic left billions of people sequestered in their homes, unable to visit in person banks—spurring the financial industry to digitize faster than ever before. Today, billions of people use digital financial products every day, and there are dozens of companies in every fintech sector—from payments, to infrastructure, to insurance, and more.
The experience of creating a disruptive product in fintech has evolved as the market has shifted, from being relatively unexplored in 2015 to being oversaturated with competitors in 2023. In celebration of Women’s History Month, join Alloy's Trailblazers ERG and Women in Fintech for a panel on finding product market fit in an increasingly crowded fintech market. Hear lessons learned along the way from:
Moderator: April Joyner, VC/Startups Correspondent at Insider
Nupur Kantamneni, VP of Product, Titan
Addie Lerner, Founder and Managing Partner, Avid Ventures
Edwina Johnson, Head of Global, Alloy
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Meet the panelists:
April Joyner: April Joyner is a correspondent at Insider, where she writes about startups and venture capital. Before joining Insider in March 2021, she was a markets correspondent at Reuters and a senior reporter at Inc. magazine. She has also contributed to the websites of Fast Company, Marie Claire, The New Yorker, and The Week. A proud native of Norfolk, Virginia, April enjoys playing the violin and making paper crafts in her spare time.
Nupur Kantamneni: Nupur is a seasoned product executive, primarily focused on fintech. She got her start in fintech when she joined Affirm as an early employee, growing with the company from 25 employees to 2500 and from series A through its IPO in Jan '21. In her 7.5 years at Affirm, Nupur worked on many aspects of the business from the Merchant / Retailer and Payments products to her most recent role leading Consumer Product and overseeing the Superapp, Shopping Marketplace and new Consumer Financial Products. Most recently, she was the VP of Product at Titan, a fintech investing app enabling access to the best ways to invest. Before Affirm and Titan, Nupur was at Stanford University studying Management Science and Engineering.
Addie Lerner: Addie is the Founder & Managing Partner of Avid Ventures. As a career institutional investor, Addie spent the prior decade at General Catalyst, General Atlantic, and Goldman Sachs’s Special Situations Group. Addie is an active leader of All Raise’s New York City chapter, where she serves as a member of the Steering Committee to help promote and advance women in the venture capital and technology ecosystems. In 2020 she was recognized as one of NYC Fintech Women’s “50 Inspiring Fintech Females” in the “Money Makers” category. She was also featured on the 2019 Forbes “30 Under 30” Venture Capital list and honored on the 2022 list as one of three All-Star Alumni. Addie graduated with honors in 2011 from Princeton University where she earned an A.B. in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and a certificate in Near Eastern Studies. Although she lives in New York City with her husband, Addie is originally from Newton, Massachusetts, and remains a lifelong Red Sox fan.
Edwina Johnson, recognized by Innovate Finance in 2022 as a Women in Fintech Powerlist honoree, is the Head of Global at leading identity decisioning platform Alloy. Edwina has helped Alloy grow and scale its operations since joining in 2017 initially as COO, and today oversees the company’s global operations in EMEA and beyond from Alloy’s London office. Prior to joining Alloy, Edwina led the financial services accelerator Startupbootcamp and co-founded an Ad Tech startup. Edwina was an active member of NYC Fintech Women and now supports diversifying the tech industry through her work as an Ada Ventures angel.