Jeremy Almond
Co-Founder and CEO
Jeremy is a technology visionary and industry veteran with decades of experience leading growth and engineering teams at Digital Instruments and Veeco. He has spent the last 15 years as a serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, and occasional investor.
Mark Hassin
COO
Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader with over 15 years of experience in the financial technology industry. He's been pivotal in driving significant growth at fintech companies such as Tipalti, EquityBee, and BlueSnap. Mark has been instrumental in driving Paystand's growth as the company’s first CRO.
Scott Bennion
CFO
Scott is a fintech and SaaS veteran with a distinguished career helping hyper-growth companies achieve scale, having led both Sage Intacct and Recurly through significant growth and acquisition. Scott brings a deep knowledge of fintech and ERPs, along with a track record of leading disruptive finance organizations.
Alexandra Navarro
Chief of Staff
Alexandra is key in orchestrating strategic projects and upholding our core values at Paystand. Drawing on 20+ years of experience from nonprofits to corporates, Alexandra, with her experience at nonprofit Latinas in Tech and Digital Nest, infuses our vision with her invaluable expertise.
Sergio Almaguer
Chief Product Officer
As the founder and former CEO of Yaydoo, Sergio brings a robust entrepreneurial background to Paystand. With 15+ years in tech across LATAM, US, and Europe, he's led teams at startups, Microsoft, and GE Energy.
Ale Pinto
SVP of People
Ale's strategic people-centric plans help lay the foundation for Paystand. Her adaptability and drive helped lead to a nomination as one of the most influential LATAM HR leaders in 2022. Ale's previous experience includes leadership roles at Wizeline, Terminal IO, and Bankaya.
Scott Campbell
Co-Founder and Head of Solutions
Scott heads the Solutions and Services organization at Paystand. He has over 25 years of technology experience. Previously, he served as a product leader and engineer at Google, refining their Local Search product and at Morgan Stanley, helping to simplify financial products.
Tammo Stubbe
VP of Demand Generation
With over 20 years of experience in the technology and finance sectors, Tammo specializes in cloud-based accounting and payment solutions. He's served in senior marketing leadership positions at notable tech companies such as Sage Intacct, WebEx, and Automation Anywhere. Tammo currently oversees the customer acquisition marketing efforts at Paystand.
Brandon Rodriguez
VP of Corp. Marketing & Brand
Brandon leads Paystand’s product marketing and brand strategy for SaaS and Blockchain technology solutions. Before Paystand, he helped rebrand Reach Blockchain, growing it into the 3rd largest active developer and startup community in blockchain. Brandon has held key leadership positions at Wayfair, Samsung, Intel and Visa.
Bindu Gakhar
Head of Product
Bindu heads our Product team and has experience in leading product vision & strategy to deliver world-class products. She previously led Product at Boku, a leading billing & payment company. Before that Bindu cut her product & engineering teeth at some of the top financial software companies like Xero & Intuit.
Marshall Taylor
VP of Sales
Marshall is an experienced sales leader with a proven track record of building high-performance sales teams in Fintech. Before joining Paystand, Marshall developed his sales leadership and expertise at Fintech leader, Tipalti.
Celestino Garza
VP of Engineering
Celestino leads the Engineering team at Paystand. He was previously the CTO at Sr Pago, an emerging payment leader, and has held leadership roles at Clip and Wizeline, two of the fastest-growing companies in LATAM. Celestino started his career as the cofounder of Transnetwork, one of the leading early cross-border payment companies.
Max Robbins
VP of Partner Ecosystems
Max is an expert in creating innovative solutions for complex business challenges. At both Paystand and Oracle, Max has shown a consistent ability to maintain relationships with various partners, enhancing our reach and enriching our ecosystem.
Sam Smith
VP of Customer Experience
Sam leads the Customer Success organization and is a veteran of both the Marketing and Creative industries, having led large-scale Success teams in Silicon Valley. He was previously the VP of Customer Success at Distribute, BrightTalk, and Verifone.
Jonathan Ebinger
Board Member
General Partner, Blue Run Ventures
Jonathan Ebinger is a General Partner at BlueRun Ventures where he focuses on mobile, enterprise software and FinTech. Jonathan was the first institutional investor in PayPal and has invested in numerous fintech unicorns including Coupa and Kabbage. Prior to BlueRun, Jonathan was a marketing executive at Qwest Communications, Bell Atlantic and MCI Communications. He has also started e-commerce businesses as an entrepreneur.
Neeraj Gupta
Board Member
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Cervin Ventures
Neeraj Gupta is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Cervin Ventures, where he has led investments in Nexient, SnapLogic, and Punchh. Most recently, Neeraj was a member of the executive team at Patni, after its acquisition of Cymbal Corporation that he founded. Previously, he held numerous engineering and product management positions at Octel and Genesys. He is a Kauffman fellow.
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Roman Leal
Board Member
Managing Partner, Leap Global Partners
Roman Leal is a Managing Partner at Leap Global Partners, focused on cross-border opportunities. He is a serial entrepreneur and FinTech veteran, having served in a a variety of roles at PayPal and Goldman Sachs. At PayPal, he co-led next-gen financial services, digital currencies and P2P strategies. At Goldman, he was a founding member of the Emerging Technology Research and Payment Processing Around the World platforms
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Jazmin Medina
Board Member
Principal, NewView Capital
Jazmin is a Principal at NewView Capital focusing on Fintech. Prior to joining NewView Capital, Jazmin was co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Bundler TV, a media-tech startup in Los Angeles. Previously, Jazmin advised C-level executives on product and go-to-market strategy at Warner Bros and Jaunt. She began her career at Goldman Sachs in New York, where she worked as an investment banker and for the Chief of Staff to the CEO. Jazmin holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Pete Kight
Advisor
Pete Kight is considered a pioneer in financial services technology, specifically in electronic
funds transfer, online banking, and electronic billing and payment. Today he is focused on driving industry innovation, leading strategic development, and working with companies in the FinTech space. Kight was the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of CheckFree until it was acquired by Fiserv in December 2007 ($4.4 Billion).
Scott Thompson
Advisor
Scott Thompson is currently the CEO of Tuition.io. He is the former President of PayPal and CEO of Yahoo, and is a renowned technologist best known for growing PayPal’s user base from 50 million to 104 million active users in 190 countries. Thompson also served as an executive vice president of technology solutions at Visa's Inovant subsidiary and worked as chief information officer of Barclays Global Investors.
Mark Orttung
Advisor
Mark Orttung is the CEO of Nexient and former President and COO of Bill.com, a SaaS offering allowing companies to automate their payables and receivables. Under Mark’s leadership, the company grew revenue by almost 350% in his last two years. Mark was named one of the Top 50 Tech Services CEO’s in 2019. Mark is also an inventor or co-inventor on more than 30 US patents.
Sameer Govil
Advisor
Sameer Govil is currently a Senior Advisor, Mckinsey and serves on Board of Revolut, US in addition to advisory roles with several Fintechs and Venture funds. As SVP at Visa, he helped establish a roadmap for integrated commerce products, accelerating adoption of electronic payments globally. He also served on the Board of the Electronic Transaction Association, a governing body for US payment acquirers.
Salil Pitroda
Advisor
Salil Pitroda is senior advisor at Francisco Partners. Salil was a founder, product and business executive and board member at C-SAM, a pioneering mobile payments software company that was successfully acquired by Mastercard (Masterpass). He was also a leader on the corporate and business development team at Facebook, where he worked across product roadmap priorities.
Paystand is venture-backed by leading investors in Silicon Valley and has been recognized as one of the disruptive forces in business payments by publications such as TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Mashable, Forbes, and many others.
