10 Founders backed by Makhtar Diop building Fintech (2026)

Founders backed by Makhtar Diop and building Fintech (10)

Founders backed by Makhtar Diop and building Fintech covers 10 founders on Naked Insurance, AND Global and BHub and 6 other companies. The most common sector is Fintech (10). Members are based in 9 cities, led by Johannesburg, South Africa (2), Leawood, KS (1) and London, UK (1). Companies represented include C2FO, Kanastra, Klar, Lorien Finance, Salmon and Zepz. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 10
• Companies represented: 9
• Top sector: Fintech (10 founders)
• Top location: Johannesburg, South Africa (2 founders)
• Locations represented: 9

• Alexander Kemper — C2FO
• Alex Thomson — Naked Insurance
• Anar Chinbaatar — AND Global
• Ernest North — Naked Insurance
• George Chesakov — Salmon
• Gustavo Mapeli — Kanastra
• Jorge Vargas Neto — BHub
• Mark Lenhard — Zepz
• Nikhil Mudgal — Lorien Finance
• Stefan Moller — Klar

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• Nik Milanović · Fintech (7 founders)
• Notion Capital · Fintech (5 founders)
• Stephen DeBerry · Fintech (4 founders)
• 9Yards Capital · Fintech (4 founders)
• Expansion Venture Capital · Fintech (3 founders)
• Andreea Danila · Fintech (3 founders)
• Miko Matsumura · Fintech (3 founders)
• Foundation Capital · Fintech (10 founders)
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• CMT Digital · Fintech (5 founders)
• Toronto, ON · Fintech (4 founders)
• Saul Klein · Fintech (4 founders)
• Chuck Stormon · Fintech (3 founders)
• Lisa Cuesta · Fintech (3 founders)
• Overland Park, KS · Fintech (2 founders)
• Abhinav Gupta · Fintech (9 founders)
• Adam Rothenberg · Fintech (6 founders)
• Alumni Ventures · Fintech (5 founders)
• Alex Marinier · Fintech (4 founders)
• David Hirsch · Fintech (3 founders)
• Pointer.Capital · Fintech (3 founders)
• Antoine Nivard · Fintech (3 founders)
• London, UK · Fintech (94 founders)
• Summit Partners · Fintech (7 founders)
• Ali Hamed · Fintech (5 founders)
• Samir Kaul · Fintech (4 founders)
• Giancarlo Devasini · Fintech (4 founders)
• Johannesburg, South Africa · Fintech (3 founders)
• Thomvest Ventures · Fintech (3 founders)
• Puneet Sanan · Fintech (3 founders)

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