Francesco Simoneschi - Raising $130m at the top of the market, The banking API revolution, The opportunity in payments, Founding TrueLayer, Learning to unplug

Please meet Francesco Simoneschi - Co-Founder and CEO of TrueLayer. In a couple of short years Francesco and his co-Founder Luca, have built TrueLayer into one of the world's leading providers of financial APIs. Their mission is to grow the Open Banking economy by creating a truly global platform for companies to develop new financial services and products. In September 2021 they’ve raised a 130m dollar round led by Tiger Global and Stripe pushing the company to unicorn status. Previous investors count the likes of Northzone, Temasek, and Anthemis. During this episode, we discuss the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, open banking, and the challenge of managing a high-growth company that raised over $100m at the top of the market. A million thanks to Tony Jamous the founder and CEO of Oyster invested one of the first tickets in the company in 2017.  Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by Affinity - a relationship intelligence platform that empowers teams to find, manage, and close high-quality deals. Find out why firms like Octopus Ventures, Dawn, and Firstminute Capital choose Affinity by heading to Affinity. Networks are everything: don’t forget to mention you're a friend of Venture Europe when you chat with the team.