In this episode, I sit down with Kostantin Stiskin, CEO and founder of Finom.
Kos has a very interesting background, with a strong interest in the entrepreneurial mindset. He started his career in Venture Capital, with Runa Capital and Finsight Venture, until reaching partner role at Binomial Ventures. But his main interest was the entrepreneur path.
After investing in Yieldify, he launched Genotek, a biotech startup that he sold after 7 years, until finally launching his main and current venture: Finom. The SMEs banking platform based in Amsterdam, that recently raised $90 million, is one of the main financial platforms for small businesses in Europe, and one of the most interesting fintech in Europe.
With him, we will talk about the path from investor to founder, how close he was to bankruptcy with his first startup, the current fundraising environment and the perspective on the fintech market.
You can listen to the full episode here:
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Spotify - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/michele-mattei/episodes/Episode-20---Kostantin-Stiskin-e32u7le
Frankly, I had a lot of fun recording this one.
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