Meet Christopher Kinyua, Founding Engineer at Fizz. Chris joined Fizz's early engineering team in 2022 after building at Instagram and Nearside. He graduated from Harvard University and is a Kleiner Perkins fellow. 🎓
Fizz
Financial Services
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Fizz is the #1 money app for students.
About us
Fizz is the #1 money app for students. Whether you want to build credit, manage your money or have no idea where to start, Fizz is there to help you every step of the way. Download the app for free to check your credit score, get personalized spending insights and take fun bite-sized courses. Become a Fizz Member to take your finances to the next level with a debit card that builds credit. With no interest and daily autopay that prevents you from overspending, the Fizz Card is the ultimate financial hack. Students at over 300 universities including Michigan State, University of Florida, UCLA and Harvard chose Fizz for safe credit building with daily autopay, smart spend limits, and local campus deals. Fizz is backed by Kleiner Perkins, SV Angel, Y Combinator, and the founders of eight Unicorns.
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https://www.joinfizz.com
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- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2021
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W 14th St
New York, NY, US
Employees at Fizz
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Meet Lisa Phan, Social Media Manager at Fizz. Before joining Fizz, Lisa had been creating content of her own at scale for a decade, growing her platform to hundreds of thousands of followers and subscribers. Lisa graduated from Northeastern University and works out Fizz's New York City office. 🎓
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Meet Sam Lipscomb, Product and Operations Lead at Fizz. One of Fizz's earliest team members, Sam joined from SmartAsset in 2022 before Fizz's first product launched. Sam graduated from Kenyon College and hails from DC. 🎓
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Nearly two-thirds of college students work while earning their degrees. Yet, despite balancing jobs and coursework, only 1 in 10 can afford to pay rent independently. The outdated stereotype of "entitled" college students couldn’t be further from the truth—these students are navigating an economic landscape where the odds are stacked against them. At Fizz, we’re dedicated to empowering students with the tools they need to build credit and take control of their financial futures. It’s time to rethink how we support the next generation. 💭 Read more from our Co-Founder and COO, Scott, exploring the financial challenges today’s students face: https://lnkd.in/eZs4SRnC
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Meet Andy Lebowitz, Senior Product Engineer at Fizz. Before joining Fizz, Andy started Trellis, before selling it to StockTwits in 2022. He also spent time at Hebbia and Snackpass, before moving to to New York City to help launch Fizz. Andy graduated from the University of Michigan and hails from Ohio. 🎓〽️
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Take a listen as Fizz's Co-Founder, Scott Smith chats with Jared Taylor from the Slice of Finance podcast about all things finance and adulting. Scott shares some insight into why young adulthood can feel like the wild west of financial independence.
"Most students couldn’t even tell you the difference between a credit and a debit card. And we thought that was pretty damning." – Scott Smith, Co-Founder & COO at Fizz 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dYZQB-Bz #credit #finance #SoFPodcasts
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Meet Ben B., Project Manager at Fizz. Before joining Fizz, Ben built robots for the defense and petrochemical industries. He's a native Californian and now works out of Fizz's New York City headquarters. Ben graduated from UC Santa Barbara and studied economics. 🎓
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Fizz is #hiring! We're looking for passionate product designers ready to shape the future of consumer fintech. Want to solve meaningful problems and help young adults achieve financial independence? Come join our team. Reach out to learn more.
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Meet Alejandro Fischer, Technical Project and Product Manager at Fizz. Alejandro spent 2+ years as a Software Engineer at Microsoft before joining Fizz's early engineering team in 2022. He graduated from the University of Michigan. 〽️🎓
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Meet Justin Peroff, Fizz's Head of Legal and Compliance. Before joining Fizz, Justin spent three years practicing corporate and financial services law at Davis Polk and Rothschild & Co. Originally from Canada, he spent his undergraduate years at George Washington University before completing a JD/MBA from NYU. 🎓