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Brex COO, Michael Tannenbaum - Dreaming Big, Building a Global Financial Powerhouse, Seizing Opportunities in a High Interest-Rates Era

Sep 5, 2023
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Miguel Armaza sits down with Michael Tannenbaum, COO at Brex, a $12 billion global spend platform for finance teams and founders to manage every aspect of global spend.

Launched in 2017 Brex was last valued at $12B in January 2022 and has raised over a billion dollars from YC, Ribbit, Human Capital, GFC, DST, Dragoneer, TCV, and a very long list of fintech investors.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • The implications of a high-interest rate environment for tech and fintech
  • Michael’s time at SoFi and what he learned about promoting talent from within
  • Reflections from the early days at Brex and what he describes as his favorite role at the company
  • The future of Brex, bidding for SVB’s credit card portfolio… and a lot more!

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Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder and General Partner of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas. He also hosts and writes the Fintech Leaders podcast and newsletter.

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