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Fintech Funding
- Crazy offer from New York Hedge Fund Fintech So I interviewed at a hedge fund yesterday in New York and they've already sent me an offer today for 3X my current pay! but I have to relocate to New York from San Francisco. I have 10 years in the valley working in consumer web and really love my lifestyle here. I currently make $200K as a softwar
- What do FAANG recruiters think of Hedge Funds/FinTechs I see lots of posts on Blind where folks are accepting offers from FAANG companies with lower level / compensations in the hope that it will boost up their resumes - i.e., it'd open doors for future opportunities in any other company. I used to work at Citadel and now at Two Sigma - and have seen ma
- Comp in fintech and hedge funds What comp can a senior software engineer (5-6years of experience) expect at a hedge fund like Two sigma or Jane street? Also how much work life balance can I expect? tc 230
- vote NYC: Tech vs FinTech vs Hedge Funds Always feel torn between being in full tech or full finance (more hedge fund type rather than a bank). I really enjoy both worlds and I feel like NYC is a great spot for both. I was wondering if some people who have gone through this type of decision could weigh in on what you chose and why? Also in
- Referrals for SE Grad Jobs (FAANG, hedge funds, Fintech etc.) Hi all, I'm a university student starting to apply for SE grad jobs for 2022 start. Previously worked at a startup and interned at a large Financial Services company. Would be grateful for referrals at any large company. Thanks! #referral #newgrad #gradjobs #faang #hedgefunds #tech #softwareeng
- Application process for Hft/Fintech/Hedge funds etc I get a bunch of emails from recruiting agencies working with Finance/Hft like Tower, Citadel, 2S, etc. I’m pretty certain if I apply directly to this companies they will reach out to me as well. What advice would you fintech people give - should I work through an agency or apply directly to the com
- vote SWE at Hedge Fund vs FinTech Startup - New Grad looking for advice Hey Blind community, I am current CS masters student at top school in London and have received offers from two companies a hedge fund (no not 2S, Citadel or JS) but still has about 60b AUM but is generally quite small ~300 employees globally and HQ in London and a FinTech startup which is currently
- Advice for entry level Accounting & Finance function in investment fund to FinTech (Asset Management Track) BG: 1 year Financial Analyst experience in private investment/fixed income. Bachelor in Accounting with info system. Master in Finance with Python involved. I always have a sense of insecurity about future career (feel job is not challenging, future pay is not so good as doing Tech), and thus thinki
- Building an exclusive VC fund I am building a VC fund with a min check size of 100k and looking to close out the fund at 2M. We have a USP in terms of deal sourcing and access to private companies that otherwise you wouldn't be able to invest in. Investments will be geography agnostic but will be at early stage start ups in the
- Offer eval for fintech startup going public in ~1yr Well-funded fintech start-up. Cryptocurrency space. Solid business model, profitable, well-connected in finance. Software engineering Current TC: $315K Offer: $275k base, between $750k-1.5mn options Base was negotiated up. I think it's a pretty solid offer, especially for a start-up, although
- Startup offer evaluation Hello Guys, I got an offer from a fintech startup as a tech lead for 185k no annual bonus and .25% equity which would be vested over 4 years. Startup is in very early stages, it did not even go for series A funding. #equity #startup
- Startup I have a great idea for a fintech startup but don’t know how to code. How do I go about getting SWE? I am currently in the idea stage so don’t have any funding. Where do I begin? #startup #fintech
- link Albert fintech ?? How's Albert fintech company? Series C funded. How's the interview process, WLB etc . https://albert.com/ TC 250k
- Career advice: trader to fintech a trader in hedge fund for 10yrs. Recently did a master in data science. Looking for some fintech related job. Advice?
- Finance/fintech engineering referrals Hey I am looking for an engineering position at a hedge fund or fintech company. If anyone can connect for a referral let me know!
- Cheaper alternative to Stripe I am building a Consumer Fintech product. Accepting payment is a core part of. Stripe charges upto 3ish percent with no CAP. This easily eats into the profit if we're already losing 3% for just collecting the funds. I am curious how other people with fintech experience have worked around this. Advi
- Which finance firms have high standards for tech/engineering? Not talking about fintech (like stripe etc), but rather financial firms (hedge funds/prop trading). Other than the ones below: - Jane street - two sigma - hudson river trading
- Signs of a startup failing If a startup is struggling to close a funding round, how far from failure are they? This is a fintech company. Not sure how much info to include. Ask any questions below. #startup #tech
- Quant/Hedge/Algo firms in India What are the highest paying finance firms for Software engieers in India ? Looking at quant, algo and hedge fund, market makers etc. Let's skip fintech like groww zerodha etc for now.
- link Fin tech - step.com Has anyone heard of Step.com ? It’s series A funded fintech. Wondering how is the comps product and what is the future. Stripe has funded last round . From what they offer, it doesn’t looks like anything special, but wondering if I’m missing something
- vote HF non-competes Hi folks How does non-compete work at Hedge funds and other fintech firms like Citadel, Two Sigma, HRT, Jump etc? For engineers (swe and sre) on h1b visa, is FAANG always a better option than these high paying fintech? If h1b engineer wants to jump back from fintech to faang how to navigate the n
- Startup to FAANG+ I am a Head of Product at an early stage startup in the fintech space that is funded by a known VC. I manage a suite of products and have a small team of PMs reporting to me. I have been contacted by both Google and Meta. I don't know what level to target to not lowball myself. Is this a good time t
- Hedge fund startup for social good Does this idea exist? I'm thinking of looking around at initial funding options based on private investment funds, which would be built by traders on commission; the bulk of the each fund would be aimed at one program for social good. Headquarters in NYC. Is this a pipe dream? #hedgefund #startup #
- Razorpay shares current value Hi all So Razorpay valuation has tripled after funding this year Anyone here has an idea about the razorpay share current value ? Tc-31l Yoe-4 #tech #razorpay #esop #espos #fintech
- 12 years senior SDE, not making progress I'll keep it simple. I have been a developer for about 12 years and have been in the NY area for most of those years. I meandered into hedge funds and have been consulting with hedge funds and Fintech firms for the last 6 years. But, this has severely stagnated my career. Java, C#, Python, Angula
- Books for Quant Dev? What specific books/resources do you recommend as a Quant @ the hedge funds for studying the mathematics part required for the job/interviews? My background is mostly SWE/EE #finance #tech #quant #fintech
- Startup offer evaluation, help please? #equity #startup got startup offer fintech series D and one more round of funding expected Principal Engineer Base 210k stock options - 37000 outstanding shares for company - 86.3M CSO not sure if this is enough info to evaluate?
- Pay disparity of SWEs in finance Prop trading firms, HFTs, Hedge Funds, Fintech etc. pay SWEs really well, even better than FAANG/Unicorn companies. But SWE pay in investment banks is total crap. Why do banks pay SWEs so little compared to other finance companies?
- Help evaluate offer from a series A startup (Asking for a friend who is not on blind - quoting direct question) Recently got the following offer from a series A fintech startup that recently secured a 22M funding and quotes a post-funding current valuation of $95M. I would be <20th employee for the team, helping them build a major pillar
- Have developed a FinTech Algorithmic Trading App, need a business minded person to help me raise money I have developed a FinTech application for algorithmic trading. Next step is raising money to actually start a company. I need someone with good background in business, marketing and sales who can help me with developing the business plan, fund raising strategies, marketing and etc (all the good t
- Finding Early employees for startup My startup just got some accelerator funding last year and now we just raised some pre seed capital and are getting ready to raise our seed round. We got into a top sv accelerator and because of covid didnt really get to capitalize on Itnetworking in person in the valley. We are revenue generating
- Looking for a referrals Hello all, I am looking for a referral at a fintech company in SF. I have 7+ years experience of user experience design, product design, product management and two startup failure experience, and managing various projects in the consumer lending/fintech industry. Really interested in these firms b
- How is Affirm? Affirm is in the booming fintech space and got more funding recently. But can anyone from Affirm chime in on their experience, future of the company and whether you think it'll IPO? TC: $190k YOE: 4 after Masters
- VP in series b/c startup What kind of offer (base, bonus equity) to expect in Fintech startup? Series C with funding of around 300M and evaluation of 3B+? Position - VP (tech, engineering). Any caveats in startup offer that can be a pain later? TC 800K to 1M. #equity #startup #offer
- Good startup roles in Bangalore Hi Blinders, looking for good technical roles in well-funded startups (preferably fintech) in Bangalore. Do you have any suggestions? I'm also open to FAANG roles if the team has good quality work. TC: 40L (30+10) YoE: 5 #softwareengineer #softwaredevelopersalary #swe #engineering #software
- Looking for referral in the fintech industry in SF Hello all, I am looking for a referral at a fintech company in SF. I have 3+ years experience of data analytics, developing Tableau dashboards and managing various projects in the consumer lending/fintech industry. I’m certified in Tableau desktop and finishing up my degree in economics in May 201
- vote Hedge Fund vs. Brex - New Grad Hi, I'm a new grad and currently have offers for a hedge fund (think IMC, HRT caliber) as well as Brex. I'm not really sure between the two. The hedge fund seems to have good WLB, and is relatively stable (I don't mind being able to spend money without worrying too much). However, Brex seems to have
- Pros and cons of joining series D startup I'm looking at the possibility of joining Fintech company Greenlight. The company has raised $260 million Series D funding with a valuation of $2.3 billion and appears to be looking to IPO in the next year or so. I don't have an offer for comparison yet. Obviously the risk reward for joining now is
- vote How is fin tech/hedge fund compared to G and F? G and F are superior. People there having top TC. Yet, top hedge funds like citadel pay even more. I can make it neither yet I don’t want to lose to them all my life. I do know that some fintech or less prestigious hedge funds pay similarly or slightly more than G or F. For example, I think E4 in Go
- Series B startup offer to evaluate Hi folks, Would like your help to evaluate this series B startup offer: Role: Sr EM Base: 190k Bonus: none Stock options: 100k units at strike of 3$, stock value 9$ Location: US remote Valuation: 350M Total funding: 70M Last fund: 55M VC tier: some of the 14 investors are tier 1 Industry: fintech
- Any non-tech company offer $200k+ TC to entry level? Looks like anyone in tech can clear $200k+ for entry level positions (under 5yrs exp). Any other industries or sectors also give RSU to non-senior positions to make TC $200k? I only know of Hedge Funds. What about fintech? Their pockets deep? If not what's the next best thing?
- Negotiating with a startup / preipo company I was going to sign an offer from a fintech startup today. But at the moment i am hesitant because their last round of funding they were valued at X billion. But most public and private companies had their valuation slashed by half. Can someone give guidance if i could use that for negotiation? Or i
- Small startup comp advice? - Small fintech startup - Has series b funding of $25M - The founder is an engineer/developer and very smart - Looking to invade the nerd wallet world - Wants me to give range on TC w bonus and equity - This is ***NOT*** a technical role - this would be the “head of” position I am thinking 17
- vote Evaluate Betterment offer (NY) Plz evaluate my offer : Betterment Staff software engg Base : 180k RSU : 160k / 4yrs (based on most recent 409a) Joining 20k Location : NY yoe: 8yrs Betterment just raised money recently after series E funding, it seems it could IPO anytime. Do you see any upside in the RSUs if it goes public ?
- URGENT (Family Emergency): Looking for referrals/recommendations for AM/BDE/CSM roles! Hey there blinders, Fairly new to this community, thought I would reach out for help/resources! I am currently working at IBM in a hybrid TAM/CSM role for the zSW side of the business managing accounts with >$50M in annual stream subscription revenue in a remote role, living in NYC. Looking to
- Equity Research to Tech role Switch! I’m currently a VP in equity research, looking to move out of finance to any role aligned with tech (could be fintech). Education background - Undergrad in CS/IT (~10 years ago) and MBA in Finance. Any thoughts on what are other possible exit options/strategy. #sellside YoE: 9 years (sell-side/hedg
- Risk Management Consultant --> Fintech B2B Sales Role Series A funded Fintech company reached out to me recently, interviewed with entire C-suite, interviews went well. What should I ask for in TC? Or stick to Trad banking? YOE >10yrs (4 @ Fed, 1 @ CapOne, 6 @ indp consultant w/ >$100B asset bank clients) - Lawyer + CFA L3 candidate - Mostly CCA
- Evaluate CTO offer Got an offer for CTO role from an early stage FinTech company with series A funding. Here is TC breakdown: Salary: $215k/yr Bonus: 20% Equity: 0.5% of company I don't have C-level experience. Strong background in architecture / dev, with a few years as Director at current company. The salary+bonu
- Bolt Director Salary Friends, Can anyone provide guidance on what total comp for Director Solutions Architecture would be at Bolt in SF or something I should target for? Bolt is a Series-C company and is well funded. I saw somewhere that they are not bog pay masters when compared to other SF fintech companies but would
- Finance companies in recession Lots of FAANG talk, let's give the finance companies some attention. In the next recession, how will finance companies fare (will you get laid off). Assume that the company is not the root cause of the recession like AIG... Lol that's why I tagged it. How's the big banks and hedge funds going to fa