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Denis Shafranik is co-founder of Concentric; an activist venture fund with a focus on partnering with early- stage software businesses augmenting real economy sectors. He has been a full-time venture investor, picking, nurturing and exiting innovative tech businesses. He is an experienced dealmaker, looking to build mutually beneficial, long-termpartnerships with entrepreneurs.

Through his family office, Ermak, Denis Shafranik pursues his personal passion for the creative arts, supporting creative organisations and positive social impact ventures

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Prior to co-founding Concentric, Denis Shafranik spent nine years in investment banking. He also graduated from the London School of Economics, obtained an EMBA from INSEAD, and is a CFA charter-holder.

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B2B stablecoin payments ready for take-off

The market for stablecoin payments is gaining momentum, as more leading payment providers such as Visa and Mastercard integrate solutions into their systems or, in the case of Paypal, launch a coin. For business payments the potential of stablecoins is huge, promising to significantly speed up international trading and spark huge growth, across bo...

20 May 2024 Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

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Caution reigns in fintech funding, but there are still deals to be done

Fintech has been the star startup sector of Europe for several years, but it has been one of the hardest hit by recent headwinds. European fintech funding was down a whopping 83% in Q1 of 2023, while deal volume reached its lowest level since the end of 2015. This has left many in the sector concerned about their prospects and ability to raise the...

18 July 2023 Fintech

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