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George Smith

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Founder/CEO at Glassjar

New York, New York, United States

FoundedGlassjar · YC

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10,301 people in our graph share verified history with George — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Youssef HounatunlockedGeorge: together at Adyen (2026)
×2George: together at Adyen
×8George: together at YC W15
George: together at Apto Payments

About

George Smith is the Global Head of Strategy for Issuing at Adyen, where he leads strategy for the company's card issuing solution. He previously held product roles at FinTech startups including Apto Payments, where he built an Instant Issuance platform, Glow, and Wallet.AI. He also founded Glassjar, a mobile payments startup in New Zealand that went through Y Combinator's W15 batch.

Founder/CEO at GlassjarYC W15

Intro paths

YC

George went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Glassjar's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Glassjar

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Matt GallowayFounder/CTO

Experience

  1. AdyenGlobal Head of Strategy - Issuingcurrent2022 — present
  2. AdyenHead of Product Growth - Issuing2021 — 2022
  3. Apto PaymentsHead of Product2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. GlowProduct Manager2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. wallet.AIProduct Manager2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. ASB BankConsultant2015 — 2016Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  7. GlassjarCo-Founder and CEO2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Start-ups45Entrepreneurship42New Business Development16Leadership16Marketing Strategy14Business Development11Business Strategy12Civil Engineering8Management9Strategy9Strategic Planning5Sales&Marketing2
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Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is George Smith?
George Smith is the Global Head of Strategy for Issuing at Adyen, where he leads strategy for the company's card issuing solution. He previously held product roles at FinTech startups including Apto Payments, where he built an Instant Issuance platform, Glow, and Wallet.AI. He also founded Glassjar, a mobile payments startup in New Zealand that went through Y Combinator's W15 batch.
Where does George Smith work?
George Smith is Founder/CEO of Glassjar.
What companies did George Smith found?
George Smith founded Glassjar.
Where did George Smith go to school?
George Smith studied at University of Canterbury (Master of Engineering in Management (MEM)); Purdue University (Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Civil Engineering); University of Canterbury (Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Civil Engineering).

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