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Mickias Hailu

FinTech Consultant at Hypersonic Consulting

New York City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Mickias Hailu is a seasoned operator and FinTech investor with a background in finance, business process, and leadership. Currently serving as the Head of Finance at COVU, he has held key roles at prestigious organizations like Harvard Business School and Portage Ventures, specializing in investments in FinTech and Web3/Crypto sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Head of Finance

    2023 - Current

COVU's mission is to help everyday people and growth-oriented insurance professionals reduce risk and manage insurance smarter.

Raised $22,500,000.00 from Benhamou Global Ventures, Markd, ManchesterStory Group and Markd.

  • FinTech Consultant

    2023

    FinTech & Financial Services projects, Startup Advisor, Market Intelligence, Investor Sourcing

  • Investor

    2021 - 2022

    +$1B Global FinTech-focused fund: Seed, Series A and B Board observer: Albert, Atomic, Alpaca Investments: Albert, Atomic, Alpaca, Pearler, stealth payments

  • Rock Venture Partner, Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship

    2020 - 2021

    Investment Committee for HBS Rock Accelerator Program Advise startups via board positions

  • Investor

    2020 - 2021

Core Innovation Capital is a venture capital firm investing in companies committed to empowering small businesses.

  • Partnerships/New Products

    2020 - 2020

    Series C digital health startup backed by Deerfield, Google Ventures & Founders Fund. On-demand EMT/Paramedic network and telehealth solution that delivers healthcare (i.e. urgent care services, COVID testing) to underserved and elderly populations.

Ready Responders is an on-demand healthcare service company that brings medical care directly to patients in their homes.

Raised $107,389,000.00 from Town Hall Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures, Google Ventures, City Light Capital and Deerfield.

  • M&A and Strategic Ventures

    2016 - 2019

    Venture investments: Homee (Series B), Cape Analytics (Series B), Flock (acq. Paychex), Coterie, StrongArm Tech $6 billion in M&A transactions: $2b for Navigators (Global Specialty business), $1.5b for Aetna's Group Benefits Business, $2b for Talcott Resolution (Wealth mgmt runoff), $200m for Foremost (Farmers Small Business) Strategy/Internal Consulting work: Hypothesis-driven strategic initiative presentations, Market research and presentations, Quarterly Board of Directors presentations, Competitive Intelligence, Startup/disruptive company research

  • LDP Analyst: Wealth Management Strategy / Finance

    2015 - 2016

  • LDP Analyst: IT Finance

    2014 - 2015

    Support $300 million IT invest Project portfolio for Commercial Businesses Helped to streamline IT expense allocation process to ensure accuracy and efficiency Introduced an improved variance analysis technique to communicate to business customers

Hartford Investor Services Company is a subsidiary of HL Investment Advisors.

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