FinovateFall 2016 / Aspire Financial Technologies
Presenter Profile:
How they describe themselves: Aspire Financial Technologies Inc. is a Toronto-based and MaRS -supported technology company founded in 2015, with a mission to address and upgrade the antiquated technology infrastructure that exists in the Alternative and Asset-Backed Lending markets. The Aspire team combines senior capital markets, credit and asset-backed lending domain expertise with senior engineering talent, and is uniquely positioned to innovate and provide high-value technology solutions for the Alternative and Asset-Backed Lending Markets.
How they describe their product/innovation: Aspire’s inaugural product, The Aspire GatewayTM platform, is a software infrastructure solution that provides powerful Networking , Data & Analytics and Processing & Reporting tools to Alternative Loan Originators and Investors. Gateway breaks down the barriers separating Originators and Investors, enabling better communication, more visibility and shorter reporting latency between market participants.
Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B)
Contacts:
Bus. Dev., Press & Sales: David Fry, CEO & Founder, info@aspirefintech.com, 674-317-7180
Website: aspirefintech.com
Blog: aspirefintech.com/blog
Twitter: @AspireFinTech1
HQ: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Founded: 2015
Product Demoed: Aspire Gateway
Product Launch: May, 2016
Metrics: C$1.3mm raised to date, 9 employees
Presenters: David Fry (CEO & Co-Founder), Mark Lecker (COO & Co-Founder)
- Key Executives
David A. Fry (CEO & Co-Founder), Mark Lecker (COO & Co-Founder), Charles Chan (Head of Engineering)
Key Stats
- Key Investors
Craig Marthinsen – formerly Head of Markit Canada, Globalive – Founders of Wind Mobile (Canada), Daniel Wittlin – Founder and former CEO of BlueChip Leasing, Northland Wealth Management – Toronto-based MFO
- Key Advisory Board Members
Craig Marthinsen