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EPISODE · Apr 19, 2026 · 39 MIN

The 25-year-old Venezuelan coming for US banks with AI | Victor Cardenas, Slash

from Startupable · host Enzo Cavalie

His name is Victor Cardenas, founder of Slash.$250M in revenue. 65 people. Profitable.2% of all Facebook ad spend runs through Slash. More than 5,000 businesses spend almost $10B a year on its corporate cards.A year ago, Mickey Malka of Ribbit Capital, the world’s #1 fintech investor (Robinhood, Nubank, Coinbase), said, “fintech is dead.”Today, Ribbit is leading Slash’s $100M round at a $1.4B valuation.Also in this episode:How Slash found a new opportunity when “fintech was dead”Why the real advantage in the AI era isn’t in softwareHow they’re using internal agents to multiply team productivityWhat to do when your startup loses 60% of its revenue overnightWhy building for one person is better than building for a marketGET THE BEST OF THE INTERVIEWS IN OUR NEWSLETTER🗞️Read it: https://rebrand.ly/tssnwsrssVictor's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-d-cardenas/Enzo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/enzo-cavalie/

His name is Victor Cardenas, founder of Slash.$250M in revenue. 65 people. Profitable.2% of all Facebook ad spend runs through Slash. More than 5,000 businesses spend almost $10B a year on its corporate cards.A year ago, Mickey Malka of Ribbit Capital, the world’s #1 fintech investor (Robinhood, Nubank, Coinbase), said, “fintech is dead.”Today, Ribbit is leading Slash’s $100M round at a $1.4B valuation.Also in this episode:How Slash found a new opportunity when “fintech was dead”Why the real advantage in the AI era isn’t in softwareHow they’re using internal agents to multiply team productivityWhat to do when your startup loses 60% of its revenue overnightWhy building for one person is better than building for a marketGET THE BEST OF THE INTERVIEWS IN OUR NEWSLETTER🗞️Read it: https://rebrand.ly/tssnwsrssVictor's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-d-cardenas/Enzo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/enzo-cavalie/

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