FinovateEurope 2014 / Kown
Presenter Profile:
How they describe themselves: Kown is a peer-to-peer investing marketplace, making discovery and investing in private companies easy with minimal effort.
How they describe their product/innovation: Kown provides an alternative for the traditional savings account. We match people with investing opportunities based on their interests, risk-graph and investment focus.
Product Distribution Strategy: Direct to Consumer (B2C), Direct to Business (B2B), through financial institutions, through other fintech companies and platforms
Contacts:
Bus. Dev., Press & Sales: Alexander Dresen, Founder & CEO, alex@kown.co
Website: kown.co
Twitter: @kownco
HQ: London, UK
Founded: June 2013
Product Demoed: Kown
Product Launch: February 2014
Metrics: 4,100 users of which 900 are accredited investors
Presenters: Alexander Dresen (CEO), Ilya Rudometov (CTO)
- Key Executives
Alexander Dresen (Founder & CEO), Ilia Rudometov (Head of Mobile), Alexey Krivonosov (Server & API), Sergey Kalachev (Lead Engineer)
Key Stats
- Key Board Members
Robin Wauters (Tech.eu., ex Tech Crunch & ex The Next Web), Ben Mathes (Venture Hacker, AngelList), Sal Mateis (former VP, Yahoo)
- Key Advisory Board Members
Robin Wauters (Tech.eu., ex Tech Crunch & ex The Next Web), Ben Mathes (Venture Hacker, AngelList), Sal Mateis (former VP, Yahoo)
- Key Investors
Seedcamp