FinovateFall 2024 / BankShift
Demo video will be available soon.
Presenter Profile:
How they describe themselves: BankShift is a digital brand on banking platform for acquisition and loyalty.
How they describe their product/innovation: What regulators want and what small to mid-size financial institutions need.
Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B)
Credit Union/Community Bank Fit: Credit unions and community banks
Contacts:
Bus. Dev.: Rob Thacher (CEO), rob@bankshift.com, 503-313-8416
Press: Bernice Gardner (Business Success Executive), bernice@bankshift.com, 951-980-7555
Website: bankshift.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/bankshift
HQ: Portland, OR
Founded: October 2020
Product Demoed: Brand on Banking
Metrics: Funded through founder, friends and family. Already backed by $250K in revenues in 2024 from a much larger, long-term deal. We lead the way in our protected brand on banking platform, supported by 11 people from Capital One, Amazon, AWS and Simple.
Raising Funding: Seed
Presenter: Rob Thacher – Founder, CEO
- Key Executives
Rob Thacher (Founder & CEO), Aaron Sarazan (CTO)
Key Stats
- Key Board Members
Rob Thacher (Founder & CEO)
- Key Investors
Rob Thacher (Founder, CEO), David Hijirida (Board), Stephen Morley (Team Member), other people from the old Simple (First Fintech)
- Key Advisory Board Members
David Hijirida (GTM/Growth, Amazon, AWS, Simple, Acorns), Gil Brodnitz (Industry, Microsoft, Capital One, Top 5 Consulting), John Paris (Legal, Compliance, Partner, Williams Mullen P&E, M&A and Technology), Don Mann (Security, Former Commander Seal Team SIX, TV Host, Speaker and Author), Tracy Murray (Sports/Brands, NBA Champ, Family focused NBA Champ, UCLA HOF 2021, UCLA Radio)
- Key Partners
Amazon Web Services, Sila Money and MX
- Key Customers
Working with credit unions and small to mid-size banks. Will disclose for interested parties.