Misha Esipov
InvestorFounderInvestor at Zenda · Founder/CEO at Nova Credit
New York, New York, United States
FoundedNova Credit · YC
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About
Advisor focused on fintech.
Founder/CEO at Nova CreditYC S16
Intro paths
YC
Misha went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Nova Credit's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Misha can intro founders to Nova Credit's investors below.
Nova Credit's investors · 19
A-Rod CorpMiamiAvid VenturesNew York City · $500K – $8M checksBallistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksBetter Tomorrow VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $4M checksCanapi VenturesNew YorkCohen CircleNew YorkGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksGeodesic CapitalFoster CityHarmonic Growth PartnersChevy ChaseHuman CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $200M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksNAventuresTorontoNycaNew York · $2M checksNyca PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checksSterling RoadSan Francisco · $50K – $150K checksXYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016ZendaMiami · $500K – $1.5M checks
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Co-founders at Nova Credit
LJ
Loek JanssenCofounder
Experience
- Nova CreditCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2016 — presentNew York, United States
- World Education ServicesBoard Member2018 — 2024Greater New York City Area
- GoogleGoogle[x]2015Mountain View, CA / Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Apollo Global Management LLCPrivate Equity2012 — 2014Greater New York City Area
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banking2009 — 2012
- NYU Stern School of BusinessTeaching Fellow2008 — 2010
- Altman Investment ManagementEquity Research2007
Skills & more
Financial Modeling66Valuation54Financial Analysis17Corporate Finance7Economics8Investment Banking41Capital Markets4Private Equity17Equities16Equity Research13Due Diligence4Mergers
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Fixed IncomeFinancial StructuringVenture CapitalIPOSecuritiesOptionsFinanceEquity ValuationBloombergMicrosoft ExcelCapital IQBloomberg TerminalLanguages English · French · Russian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Misha Esipov?
- Advisor focused on fintech.
- Where does Misha Esipov work?
- Misha Esipov is Founder/CEO of Nova Credit and at Zenda.
- What companies did Misha Esipov found?
- Misha Esipov founded Nova Credit.
- Where did Misha Esipov go to school?
- Misha Esipov studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); New York University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics and Finance).
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