Full-Time
Fintech Strategic Insights Associate
Financial Technology Partners
201-500 employees
FinTech-focused investment banking and advisory
Compensation Overview
$130k - $150k/yr
San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more
More locations: New York, NY, USA
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- 3–5 years of experience in investment banking, consulting, venture capital, corporate strategy, or a related field
- Strong knowledge and experience in blockchain and cryptocurrency is required
- Deep understanding of fintech market dynamics and emerging trends
- Superior research, writing, and presentation skills
- Bachelor’s degree from a top-tier institution; advanced degree or MBA is a plus
- Track industry trends, company performance, investment activity, and emerging technologies
- Leverage in-depth research and analysis of FinTech, blockchain and crypto sectors to drive deal sourcing and procurement
- Lead analysts in developing client targeting strategies, analyzing prospective companies and advancing the pipeline
- Work directly with leadership of leading FinTech companies to enhance the firm’s diligence and assessment of each opportunity
- Collaborate with senior bankers across the firm to develop presentations and other materials to win new business
- Manage the maintenance and enhancement of internal databases for market intelligence, transaction activity, and target clients
- Advanced degree or MBA is a plus
FT Partners concentrates on investment banking for the financial technology (fintech) sector. It helps fintech companies and related firms with strategic and financial advisory services, including mergers and acquisitions, financing, and other deal-related advice, delivered by senior bankers with deep fintech and M&A experience. The firm stands apart by focusing exclusively on fintech, leveraging a team built from top firms and notable deal history to provide highly specialized guidance, and by earning industry recognition for its dealmaking and advisory work. The goal is to maximize value for fintech clients’ shareholders through informed, experienced advice and successful transactions.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$437.9M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2001
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- FT Partners leads $75M Series A in Model ML on November 24, 2025.
- FT Partners enters multi-year AI design partnership with Model ML.
- FT Partners recognized as Dealmaker of the Year by The M&A Advisor.
What critics are saying
- Model ML $75M investment fails without ARR or pilots, causing capital loss in 12-24 months.
- Y Combinator fintech failures erode FT Partners investor confidence in 18-36 months.
- Fintech consolidation lets QED Investors bypass FT Partners, cutting 20-30% M&A volume in 24-36 months.
What makes Financial Technology Partners unique
- FT Partners exclusively focuses on financial technology investment banking.
- FT Partners publishes comprehensive FinTech deal activity data via Quarterly Insights and Annual Almanac.
- FT Partners advises on major FinTech transactions like Forge's $2B SPAC merger.
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Y Combinator joins $75m round in US AI startup Model ML. Model ML, an AI startup based in London and New York, has raised US$75 million in early-stage funding led by FT Partners, with participation from Y Combinator, QED Investors, 13Books Capital, and LocalGlobe. Model ML will use the new funds to expand its teams in San Francisco, New York, London, and Hong Kong, and to hire more AI engineers. The company, founded about a year ago by Chaz and Arnie Englander, develops technology designed to automate tasks often handled by investment bankers, such as preparing pitch decks and due diligence reports. The startup previously raised US$12 million earlier this year but did not disclose its valuation for either round. Model ML's advisory board includes former HSBC CEO Noel Quinn and ex-UBS chairman Axel Weber. The firm has relocated its engineering team to London's King's Cross area, citing cost considerations. Food for thought. * Model ML raised $75M at an undisclosed valuation with little proof of banks in production or pilots. Endorsements from former HSBC CEO Noel Quinn and ex-UBS chair Axel Weber do not confirm deployments or revenue. * The 'Trusted by Industry Leaders' banner stays vague without names. The company has not disclosed Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), named paying banks, or measured gains such as time saved per deal or accuracy lifts. * The team moved engineering to London's King's Cross for cost control. That move signals a focus on burn rate (its cash spend rate) while $75M must cover four offices and product-market fit in a cautious banking sector. * Model ML focuses on single-tenant (each bank gets an isolated instance), self-hosted (software runs inside the institution's environment) deployments inside a customer's Azure setup (Microsoft's cloud platform). This creates demand for cloud infrastructure and AI governance platforms (tools to manage model risk plus compliance). Compliance automation vendors can add evaluation frameworks, model monitoring, or data residency solutions (keeping data in specific jurisdictions). * The startup lets users query third-party data vendors like PitchBook and Crunchbase in natural language plus real-time as well as proprietary datasets. Middleware (software that connects disparate systems) and Application Programming Interface (API) management help run GenAI across fragmented data stacks without compromising security or auditability. Model ML offers no-code workflows, which means engineers do not write software. IT teams want quick time-to-value with fast deployment that avoids multi-year rollouts while minimizing technical debt (the downstream cost of maintaining quick, short-term fixes). How would you feel if you could no longer use Tech in Asia?
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