As part of GoingVC’s flagship program, members are taken through a 4-month cohort focusing on five core pillars of venture capital: education, network, community, experience, and opportunity. One required aspect of the educational component is for all cohort members to complete an investment thesis in the sector of their choosing. This presentation in particular received one of the highest grades based on GoingVC’s investment thesis grading rubric.
RSVP to attend a FinTech investment thesis presentation entitled “Phoenix Rising Fund: Re-Imagining the World’s Relationships with Payments” by Suzanne Ley and Uma Sinha.
This presentation covers the market perspective (the $3TR++ payments), opportunity, capital markets, potential candidates for fund (startups in the space), and the team’s prioritization framework.
Suzanne Ley is currently a start-up advisor, board member, angel investor and fintech thought leader based in New York City. Suzanne spent more than 15 years in Corporate & Investment Banking as a relationship manager covering financial institutions clients at firms including Credit Agricole, MUFG, ANZ and Barclays. Her product and execution expertise includes payments, lending, M&A, capital markets, and derivatives.
Suzanne is a noted speaker and thought leader in fintech and financial services innovation and was recently included in 100 Women in Finance's 100WFintech directory. She is passionate about connecting great people, technology, and ideas in the financial services sector to create a more inclusive and sustainable industry for long-term growth and prosperity.
Suzanne started her professional career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She has a BA in Political Science from the University at Buffalo, MBA (Finance) from the University at Rochester and is a graduate of the Advanced Finance Program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is a proud dog mom, world traveler and aspiring private pilot.
Uma is an Advisory Partner at Sand Hill East and a Principal in its VC fund, Bullseye Technology Ventures. She has also held roles in corporate strategy and the CEO’s management team at HSBC and Lockheed Martin having spent most of her foundational years at Booz Allen Hamilton’s commercial business. Prior to her undergraduate years, Uma started a mobile hospital in Africa, the Mid-East and Southern Asia. She received her B.A. from Columbia University, Master’s from Harvard and a Certification in AI from MIT.
She is passionate about helping others both in her work environments and beyond which has been the driving force for her ongoing advisory work with five global startups poised to improve the lives of everyone. She is an avid mountain climber, novice surfer and a classics enthusiast. She is currently learning Python and dabbling in Turkish.
Founded in 2016 with the goal of providing individuals with a more concrete pathway into venture capital, GoingVC has continued to grow into a vibrant, multi-faceted organization built around the mission of making venture capital education, investing, networks, and talent more accessible to all. GoingVC currently runs its flagship program with two cohorts per year, as well as an active angel community for both new and seasoned investors to gain exposure to venture investing. GoingVC is also actively backing early-stage startups through its investment vehicle, GoingVC Partners.