Talk to a payments lead at a European fintech
The Plan
Ask Lena on WhatsApp to introduce you to Tobias, with a short message they can forward.
Ask David on LinkedIn to introduce you to Mara, with a short message they can forward.
1 more contact path included below.
After you approve, Kobe sends the messages and follows up to arrange your conversations. For introduction paths, Kobe waits until you are connected before contacting the target directly.
Approves all current message drafts in this Mission. Sends after a 30 second countdown.
Lena led Finlo’s seed round. You have exchanged 14 messages with her since August.
Introduction request To Lena on WhatsApp Hi Lena, hope Lisbon was good!
Hi Lena, hope Lisbon was good! Quick ask: could you introduce me to Tobias at Finlo? We open our checkout API pilot in January and his view on European payment flows would help us a lot. I wrote a short note below that you can forward. Thank you!
Forwardable message
Hi Tobias, I’m Alex, building checkout infrastructure at Northbeam. Lena suggested you as the person to ask about payment flows in Europe. Would you have 20 minutes in the next two weeks? Happy to share what we learned from 40 merchant interviews.
Sent as a separate message immediately after your request.David and Mara worked together for four years. You met David at two founder dinners this autumn.
Introduction request To David on LinkedIn Hi David, good to see you at the dinner last week.
Hi David, good to see you at the dinner last week. Would you be open to introducing me to Mara? We’d love her take on our checkout API before the pilot. A short note to forward is below.
Forwardable message
Hi Mara, I’m Alex from Northbeam. David mentioned you know payments at scale better than anyone. Could we borrow 20 minutes of your time for feedback on our checkout API?
Sent as a separate message immediately after your request.Jonas is a first-degree connection and replied to you within a day last time.
Outreach message To Jonas on LinkedIn Hi Jonas, it’s been a while since the API meetup.
Hi Jonas, it’s been a while since the API meetup. We’re opening a checkout API pilot in January and I’d value your feedback as someone who ships payments products. Up for a 20 minute call next week?
