In the Club with Spade: Oban MacTavish with Jenny Fielding

Venture Everywhere

In episode 20 of Venture Everywhere, Jenny Fielding, co-founder and GP of Everywhere VC, speaks with Oban MacTavish, co-founder and CEO of fintech startup, Spade. Spade provides real-time merchant intelligence such as granular merchant, category, and geolocation details, for the card ecosystem. Oban discusses his journey from a budding investor, to tackling challenges as an early-stage founder, and the determination required to build a startup. He also addresses topics such as overvaluation and promising opportunities within the fintech industry. With a keen focus on Spade's mission and motivation, Oban provides a snapshot of the future of fintech infrastructure.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Oban's journey as a “scrappy” entrepreneur and how challenges from his initial venture drove his success with Spade.
• Spade’s evolution from a logo API to a fintech infrastructure company, and how to overcome skepticism as an early-stage infrastructure company.
• The importance of understanding customer pain points and consistently iterating on the product based on customer feedback.
• Discussions on the perception of fintech overvaluation and adapting sales strategies to target mid-market and enterprise customers.
• Spade’s vision as the future of money movement infrastructure.

Learn more about Oban MacTavish:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oban/

Website: https://spade.com/

Learn more about Jenny Fielding | Everywhere VC

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyfielding/

Website: http://everywhere.vc/