John Winters, CEO and Co-Founder of Superhero talks to Dexter Cousins on Fintech Chatter about launching and NOT being the next Robinhood.
Dexter is joined by John Winters, Co-Founder and CEO of Superhero, a revolutionary investment platform making trading in Australian markets accessible to everyone. Offering trades for $5, Superhero aims to offer a more compelling proposition than Robinhood.
In tandem with the official launch, Superhero announced $8m Series A round backed by ZipCo CEO Larry Diamond and Nick Molnar, Co-Founder of Afterpay 🚀🚀🚀
Co-Founder and CTO of Superhero, Wayne Baskin (Co-Founder of Booktopia and board advisor to ZipCo) complements John's financial expertise from his previous stints at Shaw and Partners and Macquarie Group.
John talks us through Superhero's plans and how they intend to make investing easier, faster, cheaper and more visible to everyday investors.
With such a formidable founding team, remarkable backing and a strong board, we are expecting big things from Superhero!
To find out more go to https://superhero.com.au
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