Miguel Armaza
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General Partner at Gilgamesh Ventures - Fintech Seed & Pre-Seed
New York, New York, United States
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How Deel Built a $17 Billion Company in 7 Years - Dan Westgarth, COO
How Deel Built a $17 Billion Company in 7 Years - Dan Westgarth, COO
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23 Books for 2026 - The Best Reading Advice from Fintech Leaders
23 Books for 2026 - The Best Reading Advice from Fintech Leaders
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FinTech’s Multi-Billion Comeback: Steve McLaughlin (FT Partners), From Darkest Days to Record Deals
FinTech’s Multi-Billion Comeback: Steve McLaughlin (FT Partners), From Darkest Days to Record Deals
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How René Lacerte Built BILL into a Multi-Billion FinTech Powerhouse that Processes 1% of US GDP Annually
How René Lacerte Built BILL into a Multi-Billion FinTech Powerhouse that Processes 1% of US GDP Annually
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Nigel Morris, QED & Capital One Co-Founder - Transforming Financial Services for a Billion People
Nigel Morris, QED & Capital One Co-Founder - Transforming Financial Services for a Billion People
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Valon’s CEO Sold $100M Without a Sales Team. Now They’re Building a Multi-Billion Mortgage Platform.
Valon’s CEO Sold $100M Without a Sales Team. Now They’re Building a Multi-Billion Mortgage Platform.
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How Addi Reached $200M ARR with Better Margins Than Nubank, Affirm, and Klarna
How Addi Reached $200M ARR with Better Margins Than Nubank, Affirm, and Klarna
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Clair CEO - From Swiss Fencing Champion to Fintech Founder
Clair CEO - From Swiss Fencing Champion to Fintech Founder
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50 Years Of VC: Lessons From Howard Morgan and Alan Patricof
50 Years Of VC: Lessons From Howard Morgan and Alan Patricof
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Art Levy, The Brex Growth Strategy: From Startup to Multibillion Fintech
Art Levy, The Brex Growth Strategy: From Startup to Multibillion Fintech
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Another fun gathering of the NYC VC community last night. Thank you to the ~100 VC investors who attended and the teams at Goodwin (David L…
Another fun gathering of the NYC VC community last night. Thank you to the ~100 VC investors who attended and the teams at Goodwin (David L…
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Pre seed closed — led by one of the top integrated health systems in the U.S. Operating 11 hospitals and 450+ outpatient sites, Wellstar Health…
Pre seed closed — led by one of the top integrated health systems in the U.S. Operating 11 hospitals and 450+ outpatient sites, Wellstar Health…
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Trading volumes have been ramping aggressively at Public. Billions of dollars are being traded every month ...
Trading volumes have been ramping aggressively at Public. Billions of dollars are being traded every month ...
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Experience
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Founder
Facebook Comedy Page
Education
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The Wharton School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Activities and Societies: Fintech Club, Wharton Venture Foragers, Entrepreneurship Club, Storytellers
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University of Pennsylvania - The Lauder Institute
Master's degree - International Studies
Russian Track
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American University - Kogod School of Business
B.S.B.A. Finance & IT
Activities and Societies: Dean's List / AKPsi / Financial Management Association
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Salzburg Global Seminar
International Study Program
International Study Program in Global Citizenship.
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Houston Community College
Finance and Economics
Activities and Societies: Honors College Scholar / Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society President / All-Texas Academic Team Scholarship Recipient
Licenses & Certifications
Skills
Courses
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Citigroup 2015 Investment Banking Associate Training
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Languages
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Spanish
Native or bilingual proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Russian
Native or bilingual proficiency
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December was our strongest revenue month ever at Haven. We brought in over $750k in new revenue across all business lines, driven by volume rather…
December was our strongest revenue month ever at Haven. We brought in over $750k in new revenue across all business lines, driven by volume rather…
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Last year, I spent a lot of time asking a very practical question: where can AI actually change the day-to-day reality of operations, not just demos…
Last year, I spent a lot of time asking a very practical question: where can AI actually change the day-to-day reality of operations, not just demos…
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New year = time to celebrate the accomplishments of Latina and Latino VCs in the SomosVC community over the past 6-7 months. Please celebrate these…
New year = time to celebrate the accomplishments of Latina and Latino VCs in the SomosVC community over the past 6-7 months. Please celebrate these…
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Very interesting week at Davos. See below quick thoughts on AI, exit environment and the case for global diversification.
Very interesting week at Davos. See below quick thoughts on AI, exit environment and the case for global diversification.
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My biggest takeaways from my 2025 interview with Ali Hamed, Co-Founder and CEO of Treville Capital Group, a $2Bn+ multi strategy investment firm…
My biggest takeaways from my 2025 interview with Ali Hamed, Co-Founder and CEO of Treville Capital Group, a $2Bn+ multi strategy investment firm…
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SaaS stocks are getting crushed. The narrative is that customers are going to vibe-code their own tools and churn subscriptions. I don't think that's…
SaaS stocks are getting crushed. The narrative is that customers are going to vibe-code their own tools and churn subscriptions. I don't think that's…
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Global venture funding for fintech and financial services startups increased 27% to $51.8B last year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. On the heels of…
Global venture funding for fintech and financial services startups increased 27% to $51.8B last year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. On the heels of…
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Uber's first investors got in at a $4 million valuation. Anthropic's first investors got in at $623 million. Uber IPO'd at $82B, Anthropic is…
Uber's first investors got in at a $4 million valuation. Anthropic's first investors got in at $623 million. Uber IPO'd at $82B, Anthropic is…
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Alpaca just raised a $150M Series D, valuing the company at $1.15B. I sat down with Yoshi Yokokawa, Co-Founder and CEO of Alpaca, for a recording at…
Alpaca just raised a $150M Series D, valuing the company at $1.15B. I sat down with Yoshi Yokokawa, Co-Founder and CEO of Alpaca, for a recording at…
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Today is a landmark day for Pennylane. We’ve secured €175M in funding from leading global investors to build the future of financial management in…
Today is a landmark day for Pennylane. We’ve secured €175M in funding from leading global investors to build the future of financial management in…
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Our first customers at Haven were friends of mine. That was not accidental. Those relationships existed long before Haven did. We had worked…
Our first customers at Haven were friends of mine. That was not accidental. Those relationships existed long before Haven did. We had worked…
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