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3 Years of FinTech Forum: Meet the Alumni!
As FinTech Forum turns three in July 2016, we asked some of our alumni what
they were up to back in 2013, their achievements and plans, starting with the
“Class of 2013” (1st FinTech Forum / Nov. 2013)
Launched in 2013 with the mission to create the financial services of the
future, FinTech Forum is the first and the largest hub for FinTech in
Continental Europe. In 2014 we were named to the Wall Street Journal /
Financial News FinTech40: 40 Innovators Shaping the Future of Finance.
#3YearsFTF @FinTechForum_DE
http://www.fintechforum.de

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2.50
13.9
150
Banking
9.40
20 0,7 5.52
Lending
358 1 0.5
10 20 14.20 5 230
49.8 0.5
Insurance
1 3.5 7
Investment
5.5 10 0.27 2 4
0.6 1.6
Blockchain / Other
* Source: TechFluence
Payment
150
*Funding volumes in € mn. Estimates based on disclosed deals only- no liability for errors.
In 2015, FinTech investments in Germany
/D.A.CH crossed $1.3B...

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* Tech.EU: The State of European FinTech
…with Germany dominating Europe’s Top 10
funding rounds*

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Meet the Startups @FinTechForum_DE!
• 170+ startups on stage at 9 events since 2013: in Frankfurt,
Vienna, London, Berlin etc.
• 1000+ start ups in Continental Europe
in online network
• FinTech Forum alumni accounted for over 1/3rd of the FinTech
funding rounds in Germany / D.A.CH in 2015: details in our 3rd
Study of FinTech (out in July 2016)
• Reach the community via our research, corporate development &
advisory offerings FinTech Autobahn and FinTech Forum On Tour
• 10000+ financial institutions, investors,
corporates on newsletter/social media.

5.
Debitos GmbH
• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)
• Startup in a Tweet: We are Europe´s leading secondary
market for selling distressed claims & loans. We support DAX
companies, Banks & SME'S on the capital market.
– www.debitos.de | @debitos_net
– HQ: Frankfurt, Germany | Founded: 2011
– Main Contact: Timur Peters
• What were you up to, back in 2013?
– We sold our first €20 mio portfolio and recieved more
funding from the Otto Capital B.V.
• Achievements & Plans
1. More International Investors and clients
2. More Revenue
3. Internationalisation (Spain, Italy, GB, Austria)

6.
justETF
• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)
• Startup in a Tweet: justETF offers Do-it-Yourself portfolio
management based on Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Smart,
cost-efficient and transparent.
– www.justETF.com | @justETF
– HQ: Stuttgart | Founded: 2010
– Main Contact*: Dominique Riedl, CEO
• What were you up to, back in 2013? We were working hard to
gain further reach as well as adding and improving our service.
• Achievements & Plans
1. 75.000 users; € 1,9bn in virtual AuMs
2. Active in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, United Kingdom and
Austria
3. Our goal: Become Europeans leading authority on ETF
investing

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Lendstar
• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)
• Startup in a Tweet: Lendstar is the leading social financial network
in Germany and Austria, allowing individuals and groups to send,
share and source money in an innovative, fun and easy way.
– www.lendstar.io/en | @lendstar
– HQ: Munich | Founded: 2013
– Main Contact: Christopher Kampshoff
• What were you up to, back in 2013? The first version of the Lendstar app, a true MVP, has
seen light of day in May 2013 on iOS and Android phones. Being a true pioneer in the
European P2P finance transaction space. Ever since we have put our hearts and brains into
continuously improving and enhancing its functionalities and design. In its third generation
since May 2015, Lendstar is close to breaking the 100.000 download mark – without
significant marketing spending
• Achievements & Plans
1. Staying the No. 1 financial network in Germany
2. Spreading our network across Europe
3. Extend our visibility and build a well-known and trusted brand
4. Extend our bank partner network
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Minkabu, Inc. (sharewise.com)
• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)
• Startup in a Tweet: Minkabu operates social financial information
sites globally. It combines social with algorithm and is expanding by
acquisition and organic growth.
– http://minkabu.global/
– HQ: Tokyo, Japan| Founded: 2006
– Main Contact: Stefan Nothegger, Managing Director, Sharewise
• What were you up to, back in 2013? We acquired sharewise.com, a social media
for European investors in October 2013. Our business was mostly a Japanese
social financial information portal back then, the acquistion enabled us to start our
global expansion.
• Achievements & Plans
1. Revenues have grown more than 100% in two years.
2. The sharewise site has been renewed to become our global financial media
with social aspect, which covers 70,000 listed stock around the world.
3. We now have footholds into Americas and Europe, pursuing our ambition to
become the leading social financial information site.

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moneymeets.com
• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)
• Startup in a Tweet: Alle Finanzen. Ein Portal
– www.moneymeets.com | @moneymeets_com
– HQ: Cologne | Founded: 2011
– Main Contact*: https://de.linkedin.com/in/johannescremer
• What were you up to, back in 2013? We finished our complete financial overview,
e.g. Cash-Accounts, Investment Accounts, Insurance Contracts.
• Achievements & Plans
1. Investment from the Swiss banking giant PostFinance in June 2016
2. Full individual and digital advise processes
3. Be your own Robo-Advisor (Private Clients)
4. Platform-Strategy: Marketplace for Time Deposits & Managed Accounts (+Robos)

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Naqoda
• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)
• Startup in a Tweet: Helping Financial Institutions
Navigate The Waves Of Digital Disruption
– http://www.naqoda.com | @naqoda
– HQ: London | Founded: 2011
– Main Contact*: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikbogaerts
• What were you up to, back in 2013? We just launched the Naqoda Tax
Engine and were in the process of installing the solution at 2 customers in
Frankfurt and Dusseldorf.
• Achievements & Plans
1. Partnered Temenos and Misys for distribution/resale of Tax Engine package.
2. Opened support center in Singapore.
3. Acquired two new customers for Tax Engine software.
4. Commercialise Naqoda’s new cloud enabled & truly modular Banking Platform
software package, built on a micro-services architecture and continuous
deployment principles.
5. Look for funding to support the above.

11.
Open Bank Project
• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)
• Startup in a Tweet: Open Bank Project, Leading open
Source API for Banks
– openbankproject.com| @OpenBankProject
– HQ:Berlin | Founded: 2010
– Main Contact*: Rina Odera rina@tesobe.com
• What were you up to, back in 2013?
- MVP in place
- First POC with bank customer
• Achievements & Plans
1. 20 Bank Customers
2. 4000 developers
3. +100 API in our Catalog

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Traxpay
• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)
• Startup in a Tweet: Traxpay is transforming the way B2Bs pay and get
paid with faster, safer, smarter real-time #B2Bpayments
– www.traxpay.com | @traxpay
– HQ: Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Founded: 2009
– Main Contact: Jochen Siegert
• What were you up to, back in 2013? Traxpay was in a transition
phase back in 2013 – we had just hired a new American CEO as well
as CMO to build out our international strategy and lead the
company‘s growth.
• Achievements & Plans
1. Establish a strong and sustainable client base
2. Build strong partnerships with banks, technology leaders,
consultants etc.

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wikifolio
• Class of 2013 / 1st FinTech Forum (Nov. 2013)
• Startup in a Tweet: The leading online marketplace for transparent trading
strategies, aiming to democratize the world of investing.
– www.wikifolio.com | @wikifolio
– HQ: Vienna | Founded: 2011
– Main Contact*: Andreas Kern
• What were you up to, back in 2013?
2013 was the year we experienced significant traction for the first time. That year we launched in
Austria, additional to the German market where we had initially started in 2012. HSBC, the first global
player became a product partner of wikifolio. Finally, it was the year in which the buy orders placed in
wikifolio-certificates surpassed € 100 million.
• Achievements & Plans
German certificate awards „participation“ (2015). Won in the category „PFM Robo Advisory“ at the
European FinTech Awards (2016). As end of May 2016, the amount of investable wikifolios surpassed
4,500. On the German stock exchange EUWAX, the wikifolio-certificates represented 25 % of the
entire trading volume in the market segment index products, based on orders. Plan to start in the first
markets outside of the German-speaking countries in 2016. Long-term vision: become the worldwide
leading marketplace for private and professional investment talents.
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Frank Schwab
Co-Founder
Investor/Advisor:
Kapilendo.de,
Hufsy.com
Previous:
CEO, Fidor TecS;
imacor.eu;
Director, Strategy
& Innovation,
Deutsche Bank.
Samarth Shekhar
Co-Founder
Founder & MD,
TechFluence. WSJ /
FN “40 Leaders in
FinTech” (2014)
Previous:
Capgemini; HCL /
DSL (Deutsche Bank
JV); OrbiTech
(Citigroup); PwC.
Michael Reinicke
Senior Advisor
Co-Founder, Inacu
Solutions Ltd. /
BankITX.com
Previous: MD,
Deutsche Bank;
Board Member,
DWS Investments;
Commerzbank;
KPMG.
Spiros Margaris
Senior Advisor
Investor/Advisor:
moneymeets.com,
Kapilendo.de; MD,
Margaris Advisory.
Previous: Crossbow
Partners, UBS, Credit
Suisse, Aurelius
Hedge Fund.
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Michael Mellinghoff
Senior Advisor
MD TechFluence,
Mentor SBC FinTech,
Level 39. Ed. Board
Journal of Digital
Banking
Previous: MD,
sharewise.com;
Commerzbank Asset
Management; DZ Bank
Group
Team FinTech Forum: Founders, Bankers, Investors
Contact: contact@fintechforum.de