Trends in fintech: Workshop with Doug Monieson
Join the Polsky Center’s EIR, Doug Monieson, for an interactive workshop exploring the current developments within fintech. Doug will discuss the investment trends he’s seen, what he looks for in potential portfolio companies, and the future of financial services as an industry.
Doug Monieson is chairman emeritus of Hyde Park Angels (HPA), the largest and most active angel group in the Midwest. He is currently executive chairman of the board of UICO, a rugged touch screen company founded at Chicago Booth and one of the first investments made by HPA. Doug is also on the board of directors of Fishidy, a mobile/social fishing app that was recently acquired by Ray Marine, a division of Flir Inc. He also led the successful exit of Gradebeam, which was purchased by Textura (TXTR) in 2011.