🌟 Meet Lamine Zarrad, our CEO at StellarFi! From refugee to fintech entrepreneur, Lamine's journey is truly inspiring. Born in Azerbaijan, he turned challenges into opportunities, founding StellarFi to help Americans build credit with bills they already pay. In 2023, we raised $15 million in Series A funding, and our platform has helped members raise their credit scores by an average of 26 points in the first month! Check out the full article to learn more about Lamine's story and our mission at StellarFi. #Leadership #Fintech #Entrepreneurship #CreditBuilding #StellarFi
StellarFi 🚀
Financial Services
Austin, Texas 2,486 followers
Build Credit With Every Bill You Pay
About us
StellarFi is the first and only credit-builder that reports all bill payments as credit transactions directly to the three major credit bureaus. StellarFi sets out to disrupt and enhance conventional credit reporting standards by allowing its members to pay everyday bills such as rent, utilities, and subscriptions while automatically building their credit. Founded in Austin, Texas, as a public benefit corporation, StellarFi is led by a seasoned team of fintech veterans that have led several companies through acquisitions and IPOs. Since its public launch in July 2022, StellarFi has achieved major accomplishments: Named a Top 100 Startups to Watch in Austin, Future 5 of Austin Tech, and featured in Built In, Yahoo Finance, and USA Today: https://stellarfi.com/press Reached its $2M ARR milestone in 205 days Continually doubling active membership month-over-month Millions of dollars in linked recurring bill volume Named a top “Product of the Day” on Product Hunt Trusted Employer Jobsage.com (4.6 of 5) If you are interested in partnering with StellarFi, head to https://stellarfi.com/affiliate to speak to a member of our team.
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www.stellarfi.com
External link for StellarFi 🚀
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2021
- Specialties
- credit, credit building, credit monitoring, automated bill pay, bill pay, credit builder, loans, goal management, personal finances, and credit cards
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Austin, Texas 78704, US
Employees at StellarFi 🚀
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Thanks to Mary Wisniewski for your latest interview with our Founder and CEO, Lamine Zarrad. 💫 Hear more about how he’s built creative FinTech apps to solve everyday problems. #podcast #interview #fintechapp
This is my seventh episode of Money isn't Everything and one thing is already revealing itself in my interviews. I can't get enough of the idea backstories. This one -- from Lamine Zarrad -- is very striking. He's been the Hannah Montana of banking, working at the OCC while building a pot payments startup on weekends and evenings. Later in our chat, he goes on to say he felt compelled to do it. And that's the thing I relate to the most. I find myself in that scenario in any job I've ever worked. In fact, it's always my fav part... The ideas that build from a day job into some creative act maybe there, maybe not. We also get into what's going on at StellarFi 🚀, including but not limited to, buying and forgiving debt as a potential customer acquisition strategy. Catch the full episode on the pod platform of your choice: https://lnkd.in/dUEWNjkS #fintech #entrepeuners
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We're proud to be featured by Fiat Ventures, who've been with us from the beginning, supporting our mission to make financial empowerment accessible for everyone. At StellarFi, we're all about transforming how you build credit—simply by paying your bills. Every transaction reflects our commitment to help you unlock financial opportunities and strengthen your credit score, effectively and responsibly. A huge thank you to Fiat Ventures and all our partners who believe in our vision. Together, we're not just growing; we're paving new paths for financial inclusivity.
Fiat Ventures talks to 2000 founders per year. Founder DNA is everything. It takes a unique set of skills, experience and sheet grit to be successful. Lamine Zarrad of StellarFi 🚀 has all three. Lamine is a 3-time fintech founder. A refugee from the Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan to the US. Ex US Marine and Army Elite Unit. And One of the best Fintech Operators in the business. After leaving ZenBusiness where he sold his previous company Joust - we were one of Lamine's first calls. Over a two hour meeting in Austin Lamine told me about his new company and his vision to re-imagine consumer credit. His vision was clear: I want to build a credit builder platform that will improve the credit of the 100M Americans with subprime scores, are credit invisible and completely unscorable. That was 2 years ago. What have we learned thus far? Our instincts were right 🙏 And, founder DNA is everything 🚀 Today our Fiat Ventures and Fiat Growth teams are proud to highlight Stellarfi and it’s amazing progress. StellarFi is a consumer app that helps build consumer credit with every bill you pay. By connecting your bills, Stellar pays on your behalf which reports these positive attributes to all major credit bureaus. This raises credit profile by 50 points on average. Take a read and feel free to reach out to Lamine directly if you’re interested in partnering and/or learning more. https://lnkd.in/gSMNMYRt
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Thanks for spotlighting the revolution in the fintech industry! 🚀 At StellarFi, we're proud to be part of this transformative wave, helping to make credit accessible and financial management easier for everyone. It's exciting to stand alongside such remarkable companies as we all work to empower and elevate financial inclusivity. Here's to more innovation and impact! 💥
America is also in the middle of a credit revolution 💳 Here are some of the stats: ⛔ 57 Million Americans (17.2%) have subprime credit scores 👁️🗨️ 28 million Americans (8.5%) are “credit invisible” - lacking a mainstream credit profile 🚫 21 Million Americans (6.3%) are considered completely unscorable Revolution’s tend to inspire radical innovation. The good news is that some of best founders in the fintech space are working to solve Americas credit challenges. At Fiat Ventures and Fiat Growth we're grateful to work alongside and back some of the companies leading the way. These include: 🚀 StellarFi 🚀 who are allowing consumers to build credit with each bill 💰 Upside who let their customers build wealth with every loan payment 💵 Possible who provides competitive micro loans to sub-prime consumers 📊 Grain Technology (YC W20) that allows businesses to embed better underwriting and loan origination tools 💲 Sawa that enables individuals the ability to save and build credit as a community The list goes on and on, but the results are the same... more transparent and cost competitive products for the 100 Million Americans that live without access to basic financial tools. You can read more about the work these incredible teams are doing via the link below 👇 A special thank you to those that are on the forefront of these positive changes including... Drew Glover Alex Harris Kristin Manoogian Victor Colombo Caitlin Keep Lamine Zarrad Vicki Apodaca, MBA Tony Huang Kevin Platshon Christian-Robert Joseph Andrew Henry Charles Phillips Kamran Hameed Adam Falls https://lnkd.in/gzps2R4y
The Evolution of Consumer Credit
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Insight from our CEO Lamine Zarrad featured in CBS! 🙌 In a recent article discussing the age-old dilemma of debt consolidation versus debt settlement, our visionary leader shared his invaluable perspective. "When your debt is a manageable amount and you're able to make regular payments, it's worth considering consolidation vs settlement," highlighted Lamine Zarrad. 💡 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g-ZfnnCG #CBSnews #debtmanagement
Debt consolidation vs. debt settlement: Which is better?
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🎉 Big News! StellarFi has officially joined the VISA Fintech Fast Track program! ✨ With this exciting development, we gain access to Visa's extensive partner network, along with invaluable expertise and cutting-edge technology. This marks a pivotal moment in our journey to redefine finance and propel StellarFi to new heights. Join us as we shape the future of finance together! 💫 Curious to learn more? Learn more about Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program at https://Partner.Visa.com
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Check out this insightful article by CBS News: "3 ways to pay off $30,000 in credit card debt" where our CEO Lamine Zarrad shares his expertise on effective debt repayment strategies. 💳 💪 #DebtFreeJourney #FinancialAdvice #ExpertInsights
3 ways to pay off $30,000 in credit card debt
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We are so proud to see our CEO, Lamine Zarrad, representing StellarFi on Nasdaq #TradeTalks hosted by Jill Malandrino along with Fiat Ventures and Copper Banking to discuss the evolving funding landscape and strategies for startup success! It's moments like these that remind us of the incredible journey we're on, shaping the future of finance. 🚀
Strategies for Startups to Survive and Thrive in These Markets
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Hey check it out! Our CEO, Lamine Zarrad, was featured on CBS News! 🎉 Read the article here 🚀 #DebtManagement #ExpertAdvice #CBSNews
Debt consolidation vs. bankruptcy: What's the difference?
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Catch us out at #FinTechMeetup today and tomorrow! Our CEO & Founder, Lamine Zarrad and VP of Partnerships, Dan Korpman will be out there. 🚀 If you don't catch them at the conference, shoot them at DM to chat virtually afterward.