Building better financing for modern consumer brands

In the UK, Sameer founded Clivedale Group, a luxury real estate developer with a portfolio exceeding £1.5 billion in GDV.

Landmark developments by Clivedale include Mayfair Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Residences and Mayfair Park Residences, managed and serviced by the Dorchester Collection.

Sameer through his family office is the majority shareholder of GB Bank (UK) with £2 billion+ in deposits.

Sameer founded Indiabulls Group in India. Under his leadership, Indiabulls Housing Finance disbursed over $35 billion to more than 500,000 customers and returned $1.8 billion in dividends to shareholders. Indiabulls Real Estate developed over 20 million sq. ft. of prime residential and commercial properties and it's 2 office complexes, One Indiabulls Center and Indiabulls Finance Cente were bought by Blackstone for $2 billion.

Sameer holds a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.

Tej was previously an investor at Coatue, a hedge fund and VC fund that manages over $50 billion and whose portfolio companies include Bytedance (TikTok), OpenAI, Discord, Canva, and others.

He also worked at Bain Capital Ventures and the M&A team at IAC, a holding company that owned and spun out Tinder, TicketMaster, Hotels.com, Expedia, and others.

Oliver Hamilton is the CTO and Co-Founder of SpringCash, a fintech startup focused on simplifying access to capital for businesses.

Previously, he was a founding engineer at Minion AI, where he built critical infrastructure for AI-driven applications. Before that, Oliver worked at Alameda Research, where he developed high-performance trading systems in cryptocurrency markets. He gained early exposure to high-frequency trading as a software engineering intern at Two Sigma, contributing to the derivatives engineering team. He also interned at Airbnb, working on the Experiences Search team to enhance user discovery algorithms.

Oliver is particularly passionate about startups leveraging artificial intelligence and algorithmic trading technologies. He enjoys building scalable software systems and exploring innovative approaches to financial engineering. Oliver is enthusiastic about fintech's potential to reshape how businesses access and utilize capital efficiently. Outside work, he is a dedicated runner and enjoys exploring New York City’s food scene.

Oliver holds an MS and BS in Computer Science and a BA in Mathematics from Vanderbilt University.

Will has been Head of Credit at Highbeam, a banking platform for Consumer Brands, and Nectar, a real estate fund. Prior to those roles, he was the first American underwriting hire at Wayflyer, an ecommerce fintech, where he helped build out the team and develop their PO finance product. During his tenure, they became a unicorn and more than tripled in headcount.

Will started his career in leveraged finance at Regions Bank's restaurant group before joining the Peace Corps and working in economic development in Colombia.

He graduated cum laude from Wake Forest University with a bachelor of economics and attended The Wharton School and Lauder Institute for his MBA and MA.

Alex Cameron is the General Counsel at Springcash having a career in legal and finance since 1987 in the City of London.

Alex is an English qualified solicitor who has been Head of Legal for Barclays Capital and the Barclays Business Bank in the UK and worked for both Merrill Lynch and Bank of America in a senior legal capacity before being a founder of The Mortgage Lender, a highly successful retail mortgage lending business that was sold to Shawbrook Bank.

Alex is a director of GB Bank and has previously been a director of two other UK banks. Comfortable in both start ups and established businesses Alex brings a wealth of experience to the business of Springcash.

Nico was previously an Investment Banking Associate at Houlihan Lokey’s FinTech and Software M&A practice.

Prior to that, he was a Research Analyst at FT Partners in their Vertical Software and Payments division.

He graduated with a Business degree from Cornell University.

Michael was previously an Investment Banking Analyst within Houlihan Lokey's Fintech and Software M&A practice.

He graduated with a degree in Finance from the University of Notre Dame

Rosanna previously worked at D.E. Shaw on the Business & Strategy team, contributing to early stage initiatives in autonomous vehicle expansion.

She later joined J.P. Morgan as a Financial Analyst in Asset & Wealth Management. Rosanna holds a B.S. in Cognitive Science and a B.A. in Theater Studies from Yale University.

Devika previously worked at Revolut on product and sales, conducted investment research at Steadview Capital Management, and managed sponsorships at Bloomberg Philanthropies.

At GB Bank, she helped build the loan origination pipeline during the company's earliest stage. She studied Economics at the University of St Andrews.