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STARTUP STRATEGY & CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

Helping startups, fintechs, and banks grow through partnerships that power the innovation economy.

Helping startups, fintechs, and banks grow through partnerships that power the innovation economy.

Helping startups, fintechs, and banks grow through partnerships that power the innovation economy.

Bridging startups and financial institutions to build the partnerships that accelerate what's next

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FOCUS AREAS

Fintech products and GTM strategy

Business development with banks and fintechs

Corporate Development

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Growing the connections that power the startup economy.

Growing the connections that power the startup economy.

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New products, GTM, and corporate development for startups

Launch new fintech products with a clear GTM strategy

Explore growth through partnerships & M&A

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Startup engagement strategy for banks and fintechs

Help financial institutions and fintechs deepen their presence in the startup ecosystem by shaping partnerships and GTM strategies

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LEADERSHIP

Sayan Gomel

Sayan Gomel

Founder, Scalent Strategies

Sayan is a strategy, product, and corporate development leader with a career spanning commercial banking, investment banking, fintech, private capital, and the startup ecosystem.

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REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

20+ years of executive leadership roles serving the startup ecosystem: Led corporate development & strategy at SVB; served as the COO of Innovation Economy Banking and Head of Value Added Services at JPMorgan Chase, where he led transformative product initiatives, partnerships, and M&A.

Executed and managed 80+ ecosystem partnerships with leading tech and fintech companies of all stages to accelerate client acquisition and enhance competitive differentiation, and transformative strategic investments and M&A transactions

Established lead generation and client acquisition channels with leading tech startups and VCs

Completed a full ROI and feasibility analysis for launching a startup-focused Embedded Banking suite of products

Architected the business model, product suite, and GTM strategy for launching a Founder focused wealth management and private banking business

Helped startups establish distribution and product partnerships with banks, including navigating the full third-party oversight (TPO) process effectively

Led $1B+ M&A transactions that enabled a regional bank to launch investment banking and Wealth Management services

Developed a mezzanine credit solution for late stage tech startups

Developed a global expansion strategy and operating model for a startup focused bank

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