The FinTech Report Podcast: Episode 55: Angelina Wu, CEO & Co-Founder, InvestmentMarkets
The FinTech Report Podcast: Episode 55: Angelina Wu, CEO & Co-Founder of InvestmentMarkets. Investment Markets launches to self directed investors with 500 products, plans for growth stage.
Listen to the podcast here:
https://fintechsummit.com.au/the-fintech-report-podcast/
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1643860/15609564
InvestmentMarkets is an independent, Australian investment platform. It is a two sided market place for self-directed high net worth investors and investment product issuers (from emerging companies to institutionally managed funds to fixed interest products) – essentially, anything that is ‘unitised’.
Their taglines are “Every kind of investment opportunity, all in one place” and “the Home of the Independent Investor”.
Angelina’s background includes money markets, wealth advisory and media, including stints with Commonwealth Bank, UniSuper, Trustees Australian and Guangzhou TV in China, and the last 4.5 years with investment markets.
Angelina and her co-founder Chris Morton launched in March this year after years of testing and refining the service.
Topics discussed include:
- What led Angelina and her Co-Founder to create Investment Markets?
- What problem they are solving? How does the platform work? What is the unique selling proposition?
- Angelina describes a user journey
- Who are the customers? Who are the product issuers?
- What types of products/investments are available for investors?
- How does matching work? There is no advice on financial products
- What’s the business model? (product provider charged a flat fee)
- Why Investment Markets have undertaken two years’ worth of research before launching
- Future plans? New products, new markets?
- What does success look like?
