{"id":6100,"date":"2022-10-21T13:05:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T13:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fintechcadence.com\/?p=6100"},"modified":"2022-10-21T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T14:38:22","slug":"startup-profiles-meet-roya-from-walletifai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fintechcadence.com\/fr\/blog-posts\/startup-profiles-meet-roya-from-walletifai\/","title":{"rendered":"STARTUP PROFILES: MEET ROYA FROM WALLETIFAI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6100\" class=\"elementor elementor-6100\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4ea0f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4ea0f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b737090\" data-id=\"b737090\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65344d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65344d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e7ea67\" data-id=\"6e7ea67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f2dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29f2dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interview between Molly Willats, Head of Program Development for Financial Health at Fintech Cadence and Roya <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kachooei<\/span>, Founder and CEO at Walletifai, a current fintech in our IFH Lab 2022 Cohort.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether the goal is a downpayment for a house, a much needed beach vacation, or a rainy day fund that helps you sleep a little easier at night, saving your money shouldn\u2019t feel hard or scary or out of reach. At least that\u2019s what co-founders Roya Kachooei and Razmin Soltani believed when they set out to build Walletifai. Now, they\u2019re on a mission to help make saving for your goals more accessible.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We sat down with Roya to learn more about how Walletifai is changing money mindsets.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab38e3f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ab38e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30c67ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30c67ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9a6d24\" data-id=\"b9a6d24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e3bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66e3bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Hi Roya! Tell us more about Walletifai  and what inspired you to start it.<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449d44a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"449d44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walletifai is an app available on iOS and Android that helps Canadians and Americans to confidently and successfully save for the things they want to have, no matter how small or big.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our mission is to improve financial well-being by making the \u201csave-to-spend\u201d mindset easy to develop, and by helping our customers understand how rewarding this mindset can be in the long term.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have first hand experience of the impact on quality of life and stress from living on a very tight budget to save money in a short period of time because of either starting to save too late or not committing to my plan as I should. I looked for tools that could help, but I couldn\u2019t find anything in Canada that went beyond a simple saving tracker. Even those were mostly offered by international companies outside Canada.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My co-founder Razmin and I decided to build a real solution, something that offers more than just a traditional saving tool. We wanted it to be an advisor in your pocket that works to help you identify things you want to buy ahead, set goals, and find faster ways to save effortlessly and that keeps users engaged in rewarding ways. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e53d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2e53d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>It sounds like your own lived experience is central to your \u201cwhy\u201d as a founder. Can you expand on how those life or work experiences helped prepare you to be a successful entrepreneur? Why?<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76d6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e76d6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I became financially responsible at an earlier-than-usual age and had to always be the financial support for others. <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They say necessity is the mother of invention. In my case, I had to get to the core of personal finance efficiency to build a convenient life for myself and others and it was the best self-learning path that life put me into.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b34975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b34975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>That personal connection must help you stay motivated when things get tough with Walletifai. What else energizes you to pursue your startup even when things aren\u2019t going as planned?<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a9deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98a9deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My team, my co-founder, and the importance of the problem we are solving are the three things that always help me stay focused when things get tough. The path to an overall higher quality of life passes through financial health, and my team and I are working around the clock to deliver that.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d3c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78d3c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>And when things don\u2019t go as planned, how do you put success and failure into perspective?<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c4238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88c4238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">It takes a lot of practice to learn how to look back on failures and find the lessons that were hiding in the details. The only way through is by persisting until you work out a systematic method to recover from them and get back on track more quickly. I\u2019d say it\u2019s all in repetition. Keep top of mind that you grow much more from your failures than your wins.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b50f32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b50f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>\u201cYou grow much more from your failures than your wins\u201d is great advice - what other advice would you give to someone who is thinking about starting their own startup? <\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f330a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f330a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interview 50 to 100 people or businesses to understand the depth of the pain point(s) before you begin to solutionize. I have seen many founders taking that crucial first step lightly only to have it not pan out as planned for them.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1cf43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c1cf43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>What is one thing you\u2019ve learned so far or taken away since joining IFH Lab?<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c9e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1c9e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IFH lab was a great place to develop great connections with experts in Fintech and work with them to shape up the next steps.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4808964 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4808964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>What change would you like to see in your industry?<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4ed3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a4ed3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope to see more Canadian investors taking the lead on investing in B2C Fintech products.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8c24a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a8c24a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Finally, are there any books you highly recommend for founders?<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ad631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0ad631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first book I read about startups was The Lean Startup, an amazing read. I next went on to read several other books on the matter, but this one was by far the best.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few other good books I recommend would be\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><ol><li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Grit: The power of passion and perseverance, by Angela Duckworth,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li><li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The power of Habit by Charles Duhigg,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li><li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Smarter Faster Better: The secret of being productive in life and business by Charles Duhigg,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li><li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Predictably Irrational: The hidden forces that shape our decisions by Dan Ariely.<\/span><\/i><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b0763 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c6b0763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d91386 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d91386\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93661e9\" data-id=\"93661e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd4bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cd4bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.1.0\/svg\/27a1.svg\" alt=\"\u27a1\ufe0f\" \/> Meet Roya and the Walletifai team at our upcoming IFH Lab Demo Day on November 10th as part of the End of Year Review in collaboration with the HoltXChange. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/394570219147\/?discount=HoltPartnerFintechCadence\">Register here to register with 50% off!<\/a><\/b><\/p><p><b>Connect with Roya directly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/roya-kachooei\/\">ici<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview between Molly Willats, Head of Program Development for Financial Health at Fintech Cadence and Roya Kachooei, Founder and CEO at Walletifai, a current fintech in our IFH Lab 2022 Cohort. 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