Arik Shtilman: the Story of Rapyd ($15 Billion Valuation)

In today's episode of Unicorn Builders, we speak with Arik Shtilman, CEO and Co-Founder of Rapyd, a Fintech as a service platform that's raised over $800 Million in funding, about why today’s global economy needs a new generation of payment solutions. Offering powerful fintech solutions to collect, hold and send funds across countries and between currencies with ease, Rapyd makes sure their customers have the time and resources available to focus on what matters most - building and growing their businesses.

We also speak about Arik’s CEO superpowers of staying hungry and getting deep into the details, advice for early founders to focus on building a brand and boosting awareness, Rapyd’s marketing strategies, and creating a new category with ‘fintech as a service.’

Topics Discussed:

• Lessons learned from the Israeli military 
• The mindset Arik and his co-founders had when they founded the company
• How to deal with negative press
• The ROI of David Guetta
• How one meeting saved the company from being closed 
• Why the spray and  pray approach to fundraising doesn't work 
• How Arik keeps him team and himself hungry and motivated 
• Why brand awareness is everything