ICONIQ General Partner, Yoonkee Sull - Finding Edge in Fintech and Building Enduring Companies
In this episode of the Wharton Fintech Podcast, hosts Sabrina Fathi and Wesley Aster speak with Yoonkee Sull, General Partner at ICONIQ, about building category-defining fintech companies through every market cycle. Yoonkee reflects on his journey from early ICONIQ associate to GP, lessons from backing leaders like Chime, Groww, Adyen, Wealthsimple, and Ramp, and what it takes to earn trust with founders over the long term.
They unpack how startups can differentiate in a crowded space, how embedded finance is reshaping distribution, and why knowing your customer better than anyone else is the ultimate moat. With thoughtful takes on unit economics, financial inclusion, and the real use cases for AI and blockchain, this conversation is a must-listen for founders, operators, and investors navigating the next chapter of fintech.
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Greylock General Partner, Seth Rosenberg - Building Fintech for the AI Era
In this episode of the Wharton Fintech Podcast, host Sabrina Fathi chats with Seth Rosenberg, General Partner at Greylock, about what it takes to build and back enduring companies at the intersection of fintech and AI. Seth shares lessons from launching Facebook Messenger, insights on founder-market fit, and how great early-stage companies validate ideas, build defensibility, and navigate market shifts. With deep takes on AI, blockchain, and the future of financial services, this episode is packed with practical wisdom for builders and investors alike.
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American Express Senior Executive Advisor, Anré Williams - Leading Large-Scale Innovation in Traditional Financial Institutions
In today’s episode, Kimberly Zhang sits down with Anré Williams, Senior Executive Advisor at American Express and former CEO of American Express National Bank. Anré reflects on his 35-year journey at American Express—leading global merchant services, digital innovation, and banking operations—while offering an inside look at how to drive transformation in a legacy financial institution.
Tune in to hear about:
• Key lessons from leading large-scale digital initiatives in highly regulated environments
• How to balance innovation with compliance and customer trust in a changing financial landscape
• Anré’s perspective on the future of AI, embedded finance, and what it takes to build resilient, forward-looking financial services
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Seth Rosenberg, General Partner at Greylock - Building Fintech for the AI Era
In our latest episode of the Wharton Fintech Podcast, we sit down with Seth Rosenberg, General Partner at Greylock, to chat about what it takes to build and back enduring companies at the intersection of fintech and AI. Seth shares lessons from launching Facebook Messenger, insights on founder-market fit, and how great early-stage companies validate ideas, build defensibility, and navigate market shifts. With deep takes on AI, blockchain, and the future of financial services, this episode is packed with practical wisdom for builders and investors in the AI era.
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Merge Co-Founder, Shensi Ding - Building the Infrastructure Layer for B2B Integrations
In today’s episode, Jackson Ellis hosts Shensi Ding, the co-founder of Merge, a unified API platform that simplifies B2B integrations across categories like HR, accounting, and CRM. Shensi shares her journey, the playbook behind scaling a developer-first GTM motion, and how the best founders balance product intensity with storytelling.
Tune in to hear about:
- How Merge built a category-defining product by focusing on the "plumbing" behind software
- Why developer empathy and real documentation became their biggest competitive moat
- The challenges and wins of fundraising while scaling in a crowded API ecosystem
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