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Martin Hamedani

@Neema5

Fintech partnerships

 Chicago, IL
Joined November 2008
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John Piazza
@John_PiazzaIV23 Sep 2025
Massively excited for @e_woodford and @ZeroHashX -- they've been the crypto infra OGs in Chicago since Day 1. Thrilled that they're showing the world (among other things) that you can still build a fintech leader in Chicago. Let's go!!
Edward Woodford (@e_woodford) profile pictureEdward Woodford
@e_woodford23 Sep 2025
Since founding zerohash in 2017, our thesis is that TradFi and DeFi would become one. It's just Fi. This raise is further proof of that belief becoming reality. Thank you to our team, investors and customers. Onwards.
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Chicago has long deserved a serious startup hub. Introducing Density Collective.
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Jackson
@bubjacks27 Jun 2025
I dug into the Chicago tech scene going back ~50 years. How many successful tech companies were founded here? Who is behind them? How much value have they generated? I struggled to find good data, so I did some research... Chicago Tech’s $100M List: docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
Chicago Tech's $100M Club

Chicago Tech's $100M Club

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Ezra Galston
@EzraMoGee31 Oct 2024
Investing in Chicago
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Excited to be involved in this through the community allocations thanks to @NikMilanovic. Love what @carryhq_ is doing in the much needed tax optimization space.
Ankur Nagpal (@ankurnagpal) profile pictureAnkur Nagpal
@ankurnagpal18 Jul 2024
We just raised a $10M Series A for Carry! @carryhq_ exists to help business owners grow their net worth by saving money on taxes In less than 2 years, we've grown to 1400+ customers, ~$900K in ARR and $35M+ in assets on our platform And we're just getting started... 🧵
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No city beats Chicago in the summer. Early summer weather treating us ☀️
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Andy Dunn
@dunn12 Feb 2024
Let's build in Chicago.
Josh (@JoshuaOgundu) profile pictureJosh
@JoshuaOgundu12 Feb 2024
Chicago based iOS Devs Andy who led Bonobos to a $310M acquisition by Walmart is looking to hire someone to work with him at the intersection of social connection & AI
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In the Istanbul airport they make you go through regular security then another round of passport check and full bag/body check at the gate. Can someone explain why they need to do this? Seems unnecessary
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Like the new United lock screen live notification
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For all the coffee and espresso lovers - I’m looking for a small espresso machine. No pods and would prefer automatic. Any recommendations? #espresso
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Domingo Meneses@Go_Mene7 Jul 2023
Nerdy fintech lunches with @John_PiazzaIV and @Neema5 are what Fridays are all about. We’ll get a picture at the next one! ✌🏽😃
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With Nascar having their first ever street race in Chicago I can only hope and dream that we can have an F1 race here one day 🏎️
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Anyone else think the newest season of Black Mirror was disappointing? I liked a few of the episodes but compared to previous seasons it was underwhelming. The shock factor wasn’t there sadly
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Emily Tsitrian@emily_tsitrian6 May 2023
So great to hang with the @InsideLoop_Pod folks - great podcast for anyone building in #chicago
Inside The Loop (@InsideLoop_Pod) profile pictureInside The Loop@InsideLoop_Pod5 May 2023
In the booth with @emily_tsitrian!
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In the booth with @emily_tsitrian!
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This list is missing Iranian Americans which would definitely be in the top half 🇮🇷
Paul Graham (@paulg) profile picturePaul Graham
@paulg24 Apr 2023
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Dylan Ketcham@DylanKetcham21 Apr 2023
Thanks for hosting us @landon20s and @drivecapital
Inside The Loop (@InsideLoop_Pod) profile pictureInside The Loop@InsideLoop_Pod21 Apr 2023
🔴 Recording from @drivecapital HQ @SolsticexFayemz @DylanKetcham @Neema5 @matthewjnemer @landon20s
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Amazing episode with my guy @CalebFrankel - listen below!
Inside The Loop (@InsideLoop_Pod) profile pictureInside The Loop@InsideLoop_Pod20 Apr 2023
For Ep #8 we’re excited to have @CalebFrankel, the Co-founder of @giftearlybird! Caleb is a lifelong Chicagoan and has the hard-work mentality that makes this city amazing. He talks about building at the intersection of love, community, and capital. lnkd.in/dF55Y2Zi

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Check out our YC launch!
Ferhat Babacan (@ferhaatbabacaan) profile pictureFerhat Babacan@ferhaatbabacaan1 Mar 2023
We just launched Bluedot on @ycombinator's Launch YC! (🌍) Bluedot - Single payment solution for electric vehicle drivers and fleets. Check us out: ycombinator.com/launches/IAT… @ycombinator
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Amazing thread on sales/partnership strategy
Sam Blond (@samdblond) profile pictureSam Blond
@samdblond22 Feb 2023
1/ How to succeed with founder led sales: Last week, @garrytan was nice enough to invite me to his home to speak with the current YC batch. The most common topic was founders figuring out how to close the first set of customers in time for demo day.
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