KiwibankProgramme Manager | Kiwibank FinTech Accelerator powered by Lightning Lab
Oct. 2016 - Aug. 2017The Kiwibank FinTech Accelerator grows promising businesses and founders in the financial sector. Managing New Zealand's first FinTech Accelerator was a unique opportunity. It was a dynamic role, helping the ventures with whatever challenge they were facing on a given day: from hiring talent; to financial modelling; to closing investment. In addition to hands-on work with our accelerator teams, I:
- Created the investment entity
- Set up the legal structures
- Co-ordinated the contracts and equity relationships
- Facilitated venture selection
- Recruited and lead the operations team
- Designed and co-directed the final Demo Day, for which we had over 500 attendees Through the programme, we achieved exceptional outcomes for the participant ventures, investors and stakeholders. I'm most proud of the part we played in fostering New Zealand's nascent FinTech ecosystem.