JB

Jim Bruene

Founder of Finovate Conferences, Fintech Labs UX, BUX Certified & The Online Banking Report

Seattle, Washington

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $1,500,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Founder

    1999

    FintechLabs <fintechlabs.com> works with banks, credit unions and fintech providers to improve ROI by optimizing online & mobile user experience. Our 400-point audit provides a third-party critique of your current offering as well as a detailed action plan to focus your UX/UI efforts.

  • Member

    2018

    Alliance of Angels is the largest and most active angel group in the Pacific Northwest. Each year, we invest $10M+ into 20+ companies. Our network of 140+ active angel investors is further augmented by a $6.6M seed fund.

2007 - 2019

  • Founder

    2007 - 2019

    Conferences showcasing banking and fintech innovations around the globe. The Finovate year begins in London in March, goes west to San Francisco in May, arrives in NYC in Sep, then makes a stop in Hong Kong in Oct before finishing the year in Cape Town.

  • Founder

    1994 - 2014

    Online Banking Report was the first, and longest lasting (still published as Digital Banking Report), specialty information publication and website for the digital banking industry.

1992 - 1994

  • Online Banking Product Development

    1992 - 1994

  • Loan & Mortgage Product Manager

    1990 - 1992

    Bank was acquired by Bank of America

  • Deposit & Credit Card Product Manager

    1988 - 1990

    Bank was acquired by Wells Fargo.