About
Brian Hamilton is a fintech executive with over 25 years in banking, lending, and payments. He serves on the Board of Directors and as President of the CCBX fintech division at Coastal Community Bank, and previously co-founded and led ONE (acquired by a Walmart-led joint venture in 2022) and founded Azlo, a digital bank for small businesses. He has also held senior roles at Capital One, Wells Fargo, and Verifone, and is a graduate of Oregon State University.
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- CoastalPresidentcurrent2024 — present
- CoastalBoard of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- FrontlandsCo-Founder | Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Till FinancialBoard of Directors2023 — 2026
- ONECo-Founder | CCO (post-acq)2022 — 2023
- ONECo-Founder | CEO2019 — 2022
- AzloFounder | CEO2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Capital OnePresident - Capital One Merchant Services2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Capital OneSVP - Digital SMB Banking2013 — 2015
- PushPointCo-Founder - Board of Directors2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- VeriFoneVice President | General Manager - SMB Commerce Group2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- ChargeSmart, Inc.General Manager | Principal - ChargeSmart Mobile2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Clear2PayVice President - Product & Strategy2006 — 2011Brussels Area, Belgium
- Wells FargoVice President - New Product Development (FX Desk)2001 — 2006San Francisco, CA
- Wells FargoAVP - Commercial Loan Officer1998 — 2001Eugene, Oregon Area
Education
- Oregon State UniversityBachelors of Science, Sociology, Pre-Law1996 — 1999
Skills & more
Management13Strategy57Leadership22Cards1EMV1Technology Product Development1Payments46E-commerce38Product Development11Electronic Payments18Payment Card Processing7Payment Systems14
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Credit CardsE-paymentsACHMobile PaymentsDebit CardsBankingContract NegotiationStrategy ExecutionStart-upsMobile CommerceEntrepreneurshipSaaS- Certified Treasury Professional — Association of Financial Professionals
- Commercial Lending Certification — WF Commercial Banking Program
- Series 65 (Registered Investment Advisor) — SEC
From Brian's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Oregon State University32
Mandy CulverInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalElliot HershbergScientist, Writer, and Investor on a mission to accelerate The Century of BiologyPaula MariwalaGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesShane WallPartner & President of CXO Network at FusionMaurice GundersonManaging Director Emeritus at Autotech VenturesAndrew NealonPartner & CTO at Joyance Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at ONE6
Also worked at Capital One101
Joey ShinInvestment Analyst at Pantera CapitalNigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED InvestorsFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsBill CilluffoPartner at QED InvestorsAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesMatt RisleyPartner Emeritus at QED Investors
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Also worked at Clear2Pay4
Also worked at Wells Fargo186
Funmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at Drone Deploy at Scale Venture PartnersTony ThomasVenture Partner at Lux Capital
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Colleagues at Obvious Ventures
Amanda Denney
Marketing Director at Obvious Ventures
Amy Abernethy
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Amy Abernethy, MD
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Andre Heinz
Venture Partner at Obvious Ventures
Andrew Beebe
Managing Director at Obvious Ventures
Aneesh Chopra
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Anico Steffen
Senior Executive Assistant at Obvious Ventures
April Underwood
Venture Partner at Obvious Ventures