Michael Sidgmore CoFounder/Partner Broadhaven Ventures, an early-stage FinTech VC, where he has led investments into Credijusto, ScaleFactor, Nowports, Kovi, Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies, Beam Solutions, Liveoak Technologies, Starship HSA, and house of gigs. He has spent his career as a financial technology investor and entrepreneur focused on the financial infrastructure, wealth management, and speciality finance sectors and is an active investor in US and Latin American FinTech companies. Prior to Broadhaven Ventures, he was a pre-product employee and SVP at iCapital Network, where he helped build the family office and RIA networks of the online investment platform that has over $40B in assets and has received over $50M in funding from investors, including BlackRock, Blackstone, and Carlyle. Prior to iCapital Network, Michael was the first sales hire and Director of Institutional Investments at Mosaic, a financing platform for residential solar loans that has originated over $1 billion and has received over $300M in funding from Warburg Pincus. He was formerly an investment professional with Goldman Sachs’ Principal Strategic Investments group in London, a direct investing team focused on market structure and financial technology. Michael is a Board Member of Starship HSA and a Board Observer at ScaleFactor, Credijusto, Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies, and Liveoak Technologies. He is also the Founder and Managing Member of M4Fund and Sixth Man Capital. Michael holds a BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
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Matthew Murphy Partner Montage Ventures #fintechinvesting
Matthew Murphy Partner Montage Ventures, with a focus on backing entrepreneurs looking to disrupt Financial Services, HealthCare and the Future of Retail. Previously, Matt was the Global Vice President of Renren (NYSE: RENN) and was focused on building their global investment portfolio in the FinTech, Logistics and Marketplaces. In addition, Matthew was the CMO for Renren’s Real Estate Technology Group, which is made up of Chime Technologies, Geographic Farm and Sindeo. Previously, Matthew was the Chief Marketing Officer & Co-Founder of Lemon.com, a leading mobile wallet solution (Acquired by LifeLock), General Manager of Bling Nation, a provider of mobile payment services; and the CMO at Chegg (NYSE: CHGG), the leader in textbook rentals. Matthew was also the head of Advertising & Media at E*TRADE Financial (NASDAQ: ETFC) and won numerous awards for his work, including a Clio, Effie and Stevie Award. Matthew earned his Master’s in Business Administration from The Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business at William Paterson University, holds a degree in finance from Santa Clara University and attended executive marketing education courses at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Locke Brown CoFounder/CEO NuID #scalingtheblockchain
Locke Brown CoFounder/CEO NuID a San Francisco-based startup that is building a decentralized authentication and digital identity platform. Locke founded NuID to address the structural deficiencies in digital identity today by leveraging advances in blockchain technology and zero knowledge cryptography. NuID eliminates the need for businesses to store passwords and other authentication credentials thereby reducing customer risk and streamlining the user experience. Prior to NuID, Locke worked on the Investments team at Bill Gates’ private investment office and graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a BA in economics and mathematics and an MA in finance.
Wayne Vaughan CEO Tierion #scalingtheblockchain
Wayne Vaughan CEO Tierion, a proof engine that turns the blockchain into a universal platform for proving the integrity of any data, file or business process. Prior to Tierion, Wayne pioneered the development of marketing automation software. He is the co-author of Chainpoint, the first standard protocol for anchoring data in the blockchain. In 2004, Wayne was a member of the first team of amateurs to launch a rocket into space.