FinovateFall 2018 / Sezzle
Presenter Profile:
How they describe themselves: At Sezzle our mission is to financially empower young consumers. Sezzle allows shoppers to “Shop Now & Pay Later.” Shoppers check out with Sezzle to pay their orders off in 4 interest-free installments, payable every two weeks. Our payment system enables higher average order values and conversion rates at our merchant partner sites.
How they describe their product/innovation: Sezzle is an alternative payment system designed for e-commerce checkouts. Our system allows for seamless signup as the user checks out, requiring minimal additional information to underwrite and capture payments from our users. First-time users can check out in under a minute. Repeat users are recognized and can check out in a matter of seconds.
Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B)
Contacts
Bus. Dev.: Paul Paradis, CRO & Founder, paul.paradis@sezzle.com
Press: Charlie Youakim, CEO & Founder, charlie.youakim@sezzle.com
Website: @sezzle.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/sezzle
Twitter: @sezzleinc
HQ: Minneapolis, MN
Founded: January 2016
Product Demoed: Sezzle
Metrics: 11M raised, 35 employees, 1,500 merchant customers
Presenter: Charlie Youakim, CEO
- Key Executives
Charlie Youakim (CEO & Founder), Paul Paradis (CRO & Founder), Karen Hartje (CFO), Killian Brackey (VP Engineering), Todd Frostad (VP Bus. Dev.)
Key Stats
- Key Board Members
Charlie Youakim (CEO & Founder, Sezzle), Paul Paradis (CRO & Founder, Sezzle), Sean Kramer (Founder, Element Payments)
- Key Investors
E-merge, Hone Capital
- Key Advisory Board Members
Scott Guilfoyle (fmr CTO, PayPal & fmr CIO, Bank of America), Lex Bayer (fmr Head of Payments, Airbnb), Per Welinder (fmr Pro Skateboarder & Founder, Birdhouse Projects), Corey Tollefson (Senior VP, Infor), Dustin Robertson (CMO, Drip), Scott Tivey (CEO, CNP Solutions)
- Key Customers
See our store directory for a full list of our merchant partners: Sezzle.com/stores.