Stoyan KenderovFounder

United States - San Francisco, California

Stoyan Kenderov is the founder of Wisdom Inc. A seasoned entrepreneur and visionary leader, he is currently leading a transformation in the dental industry. With over 28 years of experience building innovative businesses, Stoyan has a proven track record of driving growth and profitability across dental, fintech, payments, financial services, advertising and communications sectors. He recently drove a product-led transformation at Plastiq, quadrupling the company's GTV in less than 4 years from $1B to $4B.
He has built thriving businesses for Fortune 500, SMB and Consumer markets, and brings a unique "full-stack" leadership approach to company success. Stoyan’s earlier career includes senior leadership roles at Intuit, LendingClub, Plastiq, Quicken, Amdocs, KPN Qwest and other global technology companies, where he consistently delivered growth through innovative products and relentless execution. Stoyan co-founded and sold one of Germany's very first internet portals "Yahoo! before there was Yahoo!" and was a founding member or investor in the first Austrian, Dutch and German internet service providers. He holds several patents in telecommunications, identity management and security.

Specific experience includes:

▶ Healthcare Fintech AI: financial processes automation with AI (Founder and CEO of of Wisdom)

▶ Payments and financial services for enterprises, small businesses, and consumers (Intuit TurboTax, QuickBooks, Mint, Quicken, LendingClub, Amdocs, Plastiq)

▶ Peer-to-peer and marketplace lending and alternative asset class investments (LendingClub)

▶ Credit/debit/prepaid card issuance, co-branded partnerships, and payments processing (Intuit, Quicken VISA card, Mint prepaid card, Plastiq Short Term Financing)

▶ Mobile advertising platforms (Pudding Media, Amdocs)

▶ IPTV, triple-play services (Amdocs)

▶ Enterprise billing, CRM, and service provisioning (Amdocs, EUnet, Xlink)

▶ Mobile and carrier data platforms (XACCT, Amdocs)

▶ Internet communication services (Xlink, EUnet, KPNQwest)

Stoyan mentors startup teams and has served on the Strategic Leadership Committee of the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the ETA Mobile Payments Council, the Bulgaria Innovation Hub and Village Capital among others.