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Welcome back FinTech Club!

  - Tuesday, September 1, 2020
 General   Events 

This semester we will witness a unique moment at MIT, and through changes and adaptation we are excited to announce the Kickoff of the FinTech Club 2021 year!

Where there is a crisis there is opportunity and we look forward to discovering what new adventures await in the FinTech Ecosystem. Digital trends have accelerated and FinTech becomes more essential than ever before. 
 

Join the conversation: Slack

Do you want help plan the events and be part of the FinTech Club leadership team? Apply for a Leadership position as VP of Events and Marketing
 

Events 

 (all events are subject to change)

Events

Description

Club Fest

10 Sept 12.30hs and 8pm 

Discover all the FinTech Club among other clubs. Get to know the Club officers and plans for the year

Club Kickoff and Internship Panel 

17 Sept - Lunch 

Discuss Club Activities and expectations for this year  

2nd year Internship Panel 

Virtual Trek 

1st - East Coast Oct 2nd 

2nd - West Coast Nov 6th 

 3rd - TBD - 11th  Feb 

Meet Fintech companies and Alumni in a series of short online sessions with an exclusive group of people. Limited places. 

FinTech Company Lunch  

8 Oct - 29 Oct - 19th Nov - 10 Dec  

Company presentations - Learn more about fintech companies. 

Companies to be determined 

Fintech Conference March 2021

Largest Student run FinTech Conference 

Meet the FinTech Club Officers

Ginna Arora

Fiona Furlong

 Teresa Morais Leitao

Meet the 2021 FinTech Conference Leaders

Shriya Ravi Shankar

Aparna Pande

 

SandBox Application Open September 1st: http://sandbox.mit.edu/

New Class Announcement: FinTech Ventures with Prof. Matthew Rhodes-Kropf at MIT

Class designed for entrepreneurs working on capturing opportunities in the FinTech space. Backgrounds in Law, Technology, Finance and Business are welcome. Each class will have a speaker who is developing, investing in, or acquiring FinTech startups. Class will culminate with a final "Demo Day."
Application only: Send your CV, transcript, and a short statement of interest to rkissing@mit.edu. 

Monday from 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Rolling admissions! Open seats 

 

Castor Ventures

Castor Ventures is a venture fund of MIT alumni investing together into MIT alumni-led companies. Castor is private, for profit, and not a part of (but friendly with) the universities where it operates. 

The Venture Fellow Program offers MIT alumni and graduate students exposure to venture capital. VC is a tough industry to break into, but the fellow program offers hands-on investing experience. It is an educational opportunity that makes a meaningful impact on career acceleration and trajectory; nearly 40% of fellows find roles in VC or entrepreneurship after completing the program.

A core tenet of the Venture Fellow Program is to promote diversity in Venture Capital. Castor is providing an on-ramp to Venture Capital for historically underrepresented groups. Castor encourages alumni from all genders, ethnicities, and socio-economic backgrounds to apply. 

No prior experience in venture capital is required. There is no financial cost to those who are selected to join the program.

In order to apply, applicants must submit an applications through the Venture Fellow Program Page. The priority deadline to apply for admission to the January 2021 cohort is September 20, 2020. Applications will be reviewed after the final application deadline.