S1 E16: Adriana Saman, Principal at Clocktower Technology Ventures | Fintech | Women in Fintech

When Adriana Saman invests, she’s looking for more than just market size. Find out how this VC big hitter is shaping financial inclusion in her day-to-day. Just 1% of the $70 trillion wealth management industry is controlled by women or minority fund managers. The impact? Female and underrepresented founders receive far less investment. But one woman making waves in the venture capital space is Adriana, with a resume that includes positions at Chase’s Digital Payments team and time spent as an Investment Banking Analysist at J.P. Morgan. Nicole and Adriana discuss how Clocktower is investing in fintech companies from pre-seed to series B, in Europe and Latin America, including Alloy, Chime and MoneyLion. Adriana shares how her past experience as an international student from Ecuador has shaped the way she approaches VC, and the power of female leadership in this space. You’ll also learn why Clocktower prioritizes funding founders with a passion and focus on financial inclusion, and not just market size potential. And like many founders, focused on growth it’s vital to stay ahead of fraud risks that can slow your fintech business. That’s where Sift steps in. With end-to-end protection and forensic approach to security, you can find out more here: www.sift.com Follow Adriana: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adriana-saman-302ab95a Twitter: twitter.com/adrisaman You can keep up-to-date with everything WTFinech? at https://workweek.com/brand/wtfintech/ And if you’ve enjoyed WTFintech? Why not try: Chicks of FinTwit, Tech Unlocked, Breaking Banks or Fintech Insider