Chris Zadeh

About Chris Zadeh

Chris Zadeh started working early and was essential to the success of BinckBank. As the right-hand man of Kalo Bagijn, founder of BinckBank, Chris was responsible for technology. What began on a whiteboard with the idea of creating ‘the EasyJet of securities trading’ grew in just eight years into a publicly traded fintech company valued at over 1 billion euros.

He then founded the fintech company Ohpen.com and, after its successful sale, the investment company Whangai.nl.

But beneath this illustrious career lies a turbulent foundation. Chris grew up in a complex family without a father, and his mother had to work hard to make ends meet. As a teenager, he took on significant responsibilities and had to process the culture shock when he, his brother, and his mother moved to the Netherlands.

As a survivor of a challenging childhood, combined with dyslexia, ADHD, OCD, and other neurotic behaviors, Chris made the decision not to let these define him. With a ‘give it all’ mentality, Chris embarked on a personal and business journey that would exceed everyone’s expectations, including his own.

It is the fusion of his creativity and knowledge of technology and deal-making into one coherent combination that helps his clients and partners achieve their ultimate business goals and lifelong dreams.

He lives in the mountains of Austria with three cats and two dogs, Myza and Yucca. When Chris is not helping others grow their businesses, he is busy shark diving, practicing yoga, or doing Muay Thai.

In addition to his role as an investor, Chris serves as an advisor for various companies and sits on six different boards, including asset manager ASN, insurance company Inshared, and technology company ParkBee. Chris is a sought-after speaker at seminars and conferences and advises, coaches, and mentors entrepreneurs and CEOs.

On social media, he has over 300,000 followers on Instagram and LinkedIn.

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