Shaun Maguire & Samir Vasavada on Fintech Success

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An Upcoming Episode with Sequoia and Vise

Extra Crunch Live consistently delivers this type of valuable content – offering founders key insights and actionable advice.

An upcoming episode, scheduled for Wednesday, May 19, will feature Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire and Samir Vasavada, CEO and co-founder of Vise. Registration for this event is available here.

Shaun Maguire: A Deep Dive into Sequoia’s Expertise

Shaun Maguire at Sequoia concentrates his investments on enterprise, fintech, and emerging technologies.

His investment portfolio includes companies like AMP Robotics, Knowde, Physna, and Vise.

Prior to joining Sequoia in 2019, Maguire served as a partner at GV, where he spearheaded investments in companies such as Stripe, Opendoor, IonQ, and Segment.

Maguire’s entrepreneurial background includes co-founding Expanse, a cybersecurity firm later acquired by Palo Alto Networks for over $800 million.

His experience also encompasses a two-year tenure at DARPA, including deployment to Afghanistan where he was part of a team recognized with a Joint Meritorious Unit Award by the U.S. Secretary of Defense.

Samir Vasavada and the Vision Behind Vise

Samir Vasavada co-founded Vise in 2016.

Vise is an AI-driven investment platform designed to empower independent financial advisors with the tools needed to create and manage customized portfolios for their clients.

This ultimately allows advisors to dedicate more time and focus to client relationships.

To date, Vise has secured over $60 million in funding.

Discussion Topics and the ECL Pitch-off

The conversation with Maguire and Vasavada will center on their collaboration, essential fundraising strategies, and achieving success within the fintech landscape.

We will also explore their perspectives on the next significant opportunity in the fintech sector.

The latter portion of the episode will be dedicated to the ECL Pitch-off, where Maguire and Vasavada will provide feedback on live elevator pitches from audience members.

Attendees will have the chance to present their startups to the VC and founder duo and receive direct feedback.

Event Details and Access

Participation in the pitch-off requires attendance at the live event.

This episode of Extra Crunch Live will take place on Wednesday, May 19 at 3pm ET/12pm PT.

Registration is open to all here.

On-demand access to the content is exclusively available to Extra Crunch members, who also benefit from access to the entire Extra Crunch Live content library and numerous other resources.