# Mazy Dar

> Mazy Dar is the CEO and co-founder of Here (formerly OpenFin), a New York workspace-software company that grew out of Wall Street trading floors into an enterprise browser used to fight the 'toggle tax' - the four hours a week knowledge workers lose flipping between apps. A Cornell computer-science and French-literature grad who started as a UBS programmer, Dar built and sold the electronic credit-derivatives business at Creditex (a $625M sale to ICE) before founding OpenFin in 2010 to modernize how applications reach enterprise desktops. In 2024 he rebranded the company to Here, launched an enterprise browser built on Chromium, and raised a $35M Series D to take the technology beyond finance.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Here (formerly OpenFin)
- **Organizations:** Here (formerly OpenFin), Creditex, IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), UBS
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Computer Science and French Literature, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled OpenFin into the operating layer for thousands of enterprise (especially financial) desktops, Built and ran Creditex's electronic businesses, contributing to its $625M acquisition by ICE in 2008, Raised a $35M Series D from investors including Bain Capital Ventures, Barclays, CME Ventures, J.P. Morgan, HSBC and Wells Fargo

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Began career in finance as a software programmer at SBC Warburg / UBS
- **2000s** — Chief Strategy Officer at Creditex, building and running its electronic credit-derivatives businesses
- **2008** — Creditex acquired by IntercontinentalExchange for $625M; Dar serves on ICE's executive committee as VP of CDS Strategy
- **2010** — Co-founds OpenFin with Chuck Doerr to modernize how applications are deployed to enterprise desktops
- **2023** — Closes $35M Series D round in May
- **2024** — Rebrands OpenFin to Here and launches the Here Enterprise Browser on June 5

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled OpenFin into the operating layer for thousands of enterprise (especially financial) desktops
- Built and ran Creditex's electronic businesses, contributing to its $625M acquisition by ICE in 2008
- Raised a $35M Series D from investors including Bain Capital Ventures, Barclays, CME Ventures, J.P. Morgan, HSBC and Wells Fargo
- Led the 2024 rebrand to Here and launch of an enterprise browser built on Google Chromium
- Named WatersTechnology AFTAs 2020 Best Third-Party Technology Vendor CEO or CIO
- Helped drive the FDC3 interoperability standard for financial desktop applications

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Rebranded OpenFin to Here and launched the Here Enterprise Browser, built on Chromium, with an AI Center for embedding enterprise AI models into workflows.
- **2023-05** — Closed a $35M Series D funding round.

## Links

- Website: https://here.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mazydar/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/openfintech
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenFinTech/

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Last updated: 2026-06-10