Vinoth Jayakumar

Insurance. Fintech. Proptech. Cybersecurity. I’m interested in it all – but especially in companies that see ways to challenge a whole stack of financial products and services, not just the easy pickings.

Vinoth is a Partner at Molten Ventures, having joined the team in 2016. Prior to that he worked at a boutique management consulting firm in London and was an angel investor in various startups. He leads Fintech investing at Molten, leading investments into companies like Thought Machine, Form3, PrimaryBid, Revolut, Freetrade and Ravelin. He is focussed on investing against a thesis that is built around the future of financial services covering how people interact with money, all the way through to the infrastructure software behind the architecture of banks.

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Taking the helm of a brand-new department

Joining a newly created role in a senior team is often most daunting in startups facing scale. It’s a recognition that the company has grown up, that its previous efforts are no longer befitting the business is now is, or is about to be. The challenge then is how to take your team to the next level, how to succeed if you’re moving to a new industry and have a lot to learn.