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Elevating Founders

Christian Faes
Exec Chair & Co-Founder at LendInvest
Speaker

Profile

Christian is the co-founder of LendInvest, the marketplace platform for property finance, and one of the leading Fintech businesses in the UK. LendInvest has lent over £3 billion and raised debt and equity, from institutions such as Atomico, the European Investment Fund, Tiger, Citibank, HSBC, Nomura, and the National Australia Bank.

Christian was previously a lawyer with Magic Circle experience and as in-house legal counsel in a leading investment bank. He is a keen advocate for the Fintech sector, and sits on the Government’s Fintech Delivery Panel; he also founded and chairs the Digital Finance Forum. He is an active supporter and early investor in several startups, including Seedrs, Onfido, Plum, Koyo, Credit Kudos.