Chris Zadeh started working at an early age and was instrumental in the success of BinckBank. Chris was the right-hand man of Kalo Bagijn, founder of BinckBank, responsible for technology. What began on a whiteboard with the idea of creating “the easyJet of brokerage” grew in just 8 years into a publicly traded fintech valued at over 1 billion Euros.<\/p>\n
He then founded the fintech Ohpen.com, and after its successful sale, he established the investment company Whangai.nl. But beneath this illustrious career lies a tumultuous foundation. Chris grew up in a complex family without a father, and his mother had to work hard to make ends meet. He took on significant responsibilities as a teenager and had to process the culture shock when his brother, mother, and he moved to the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
As a survivor of a difficult childhood, combined with dyslexia, ADHD, OCD, and other neurotic behaviors, Chris made the decision that this would not define him. With an “all in” mentality, Chris embarked on a personal and business journey that would exceed everyone’s expectations, including his own.<\/p>\n
It is the combination of his creativity and knowledge of technology and deal-making into one cohesive unit that helps his clients and partners achieve their ultimate business goals and lifelong dreams.<\/p>\n
He lives in the mountains of Austria with three cats and two dogs, Myza and Yucca. When Chris is not helping others scale their businesses, he is engaged in shark diving, yoga, or Muay Thai boxing.<\/p>\n
In addition to being an investor, Chris is an advisor to and from various companies, and sits on six different boards of directors\/advisory boards at companies such as asset manager ASN, insurance company Inshared, and tech company ParkBee. Chris is a sought-after speaker at seminars and conferences, and advises, coaches, and mentors entrepreneurs and CEOs.<\/p>\n
On social media, he has over 300,000 followers across Instagram and LinkedIn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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