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Ilya Fridman

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Chief Executive Officer at ByzFunder
📍 New York, New York, United States

As the CEO & Founder of Byzfunder, Ilya Fridman leverages over two decades of financial services experience to help small and mid-sized businesses access credit. His fintech platform has provided over $1B in financing by using technology for smarter, faster decisions. Colleagues describe him as a professional with integrity and "best in class. "

His company, Byzfunder, has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for three consecutive years.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Priorities

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Fintech for SMBs
He founded Byzfunder to transform how small and mid-sized businesses access credit, focusing on speed and transparency for an underserved market.
Alternative Lending
His career is centered on rethinking how capital flows to entrepreneurs, building technology-driven alternatives to traditional bank financing.
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Career

Work history

2-2020
Chief Executive Officer
ByzFunder
4-2020
Board Member
Parkmyfleet.com
10-2015 - 2-2020
Head Of Sales
BFS Capital
2006 - 12-2015
CEO
Entrust Merchant Solutions
2002 - 2008
CEO
Robbins & Lloyd Mortgage
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Media appearances

Old Hill Partners Upsizes Funding Commitment to ByzFunder up to $40 Million. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
1998 - 2000
Bachelor of Finance and Banking
Hofstra University
1996 - 1998
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
University at Albany
1992 - 1996
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John F Kennedy High School
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