About
Mir Haque is the founder of Fairbanc, an AI-powered working capital credit and payments platform for small and medium enterprises in emerging markets that operates without requiring collateral, credit history, or smartphone ownership. Fairbanc works with FMCG brands including Unilever, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, and Danone, and is backed by investors such as ADB, Vertex, East Ventures, 500, and Accion. A Wharton MBA, Haque has previously worked at McKinsey & Company, Deutsche Bank, Google, and Adobe, and led corporate strategy for realtor.com.
Founder at Fairbanc
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Fairbanc's investors · 8
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2019AccionWashington, D.C. · $1M checksAccion Venture LabWashingtonADB VenturesMandaluyong · $13M – $820M checksEast VenturesSingapore · $560K – $38M checksOak Drive venturesTaguigThe MBA FundVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Singapore · $2.2M – $40M checks
Co-founders at Fairbanc
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Kevin OBrien
Experience
- FairbancFoundercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Aphaea CapitalCEO2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Realtor.comVP-Corporate Strategy2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Clear ImmigrationCEO & Founder2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- AdobeHead of Business Model Strategy & Pricing-Adobe Acrobat & Document Cloud2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleM&A /Strategy2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Life TechnologiesM&A /Strategy2011Carlsbad, California
- Onestop InternetDirector of Finance2008 — 2010Greater Los Angeles Area
- Deutsche BankInvestment Banking /M&A Associate2007London, United Kingdom
- McKinsey & CompanyAnalyst2002 — 2005New York, New York
- Corp Finance at a Multinational, and at an auditor at CPA FirmFinancial Analyst/CPA2000 — 2002
- NYC Yellow TaxiFulltime NYC Graveyard Shift Yellow Taxi Driver while a fulltime “Straight A” student (5pm to 5am)1996NYC
Skills & more
Strategy99Mergers & Acquisitions97Investment Banking40Corporate Finance30Corporate Development17Mergers15Valuation15Analytics14Competitive Analysis13Pricing10Management Consulting10Finance19
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Business Model StrategyGo to Market StrategyTransition to SaaSFinancial AnalysisFinancial ReportingAccountingCost AccountingAuditingBusiness IntelligenceBusiness StrategyFinancial ModelingManagement- CPA, CMA, CFM
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mir Haque?
- Mir Haque is the founder of Fairbanc, an AI-powered working capital credit and payments platform for small and medium enterprises in emerging markets that operates without requiring collateral, credit history, or smartphone ownership. Fairbanc works with FMCG brands including Unilever, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, and Danone, and is backed by investors such as ADB, Vertex, East Ventures, 500, and Accion. A Wharton MBA, Haque has previously worked at McKinsey & Company, Deutsche Bank, Google, and Adobe, and led corporate strategy for realtor.com.
- Where does Mir Haque work?
- Mir Haque is Founder of Fairbanc.
- What companies did Mir Haque found?
- Mir Haque founded Fairbanc.
- Where did Mir Haque go to school?
- Mir Haque studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance); University of Pennsylvania (Master's degree); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPA).
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