Ahmed Shafik

Co-founder

Ahmed Shafik is the Toronto-based co-founder and Co-CEO of Venn, a fintech platform providing corporate cards, global payments, and accounting automation for Canadian businesses.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting & Finance from TMU

Expertise
  • Canadian SMB and business banking
  • Multi-currency accounts and cross-border FX
  • Fintech product development and scaling
  • Payments and money movement infrastructure
  • Neobank operations, compliance, and onboarding
  • Highlight
  • Co-founded Venn in 2021, $21.5M Series A led by Left Lane Capital
  • Part of the Revolut team that launched its North American operations; previously at Koho
  • Leads product, engineering, growth, and recruitment at Venn
  • Canadian Business Guides

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