# Nik Milanović

> Nik Milanović is the founder of This Week in Fintech (TWIF), the 200,000+ subscriber global fintech newsletter and community he built from a zero-subscriber internal team email in 2019 and sold to Plaid in March 2026. He is also General Partner of The Fintech Fund, a $10M pre-seed/seed fintech fund backed by 120 operators and founders, and founder of Stablecon, which became the world's leading stablecoin conference within its first year. A Stanford philosophy graduate with deep roots in financial inclusion research, Nik has organized fintech community events in 84 cities across 6 continents and connected tens of thousands of fintech professionals worldwide.

- **Role:** Founder & GP at The Fintech Fund; Founder of Stablecon; Founder of This Week in Fintech (acquired by Plaid)
- **Organizations:** This Week in Fintech, The Fintech Fund, Stablecon, Google Pay, Petal, Funding Circle
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A., Philosophy with Honors in Ethics & Society, Stanford University, Researcher, Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality
- **Known for:** Built This Week in Fintech from zero to 200,000+ subscribers across 84 cities and 6 continents, Sold TWIF to Plaid in March 2026 while maintaining editorial independence, Raised two fintech-focused venture funds totaling ~$20M

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Enrolled at Stanford University, studying Philosophy (Ethics & Society)
- **2011** — Graduated Stanford; joined Funding Circle US as hire #1 in Partnerships
- **2015** — Joined Petal (credit card fintech) as VP Strategy
- **2018** — Made first angel investment (Truebird, a mechanical coffee machine company)
- **2019** — Founded This Week in Fintech as an internal Petal team newsletter; joined Google Pay / Google Finance as Head of BD & Strategy
- **2020** — Launched angel syndicate for TWIF community (grew to 150+ members)
- **2022** — Founded The Fintech Fund (Fund I); TWIF featured in TechCrunch with 10,000+ subscribers
- **2024** — Closed The Fintech Fund II at $10M (September 2024)
- **2025** — Founded Stablecon; inaugural conference in NYC drew 1,500+ attendees
- **2026** — Plaid acquired This Week in Fintech (March 2026); TWIF continues as independent subsidiary with 200,000+ subscribers

## Achievements

- Built This Week in Fintech from zero to 200,000+ subscribers across 84 cities and 6 continents
- Sold TWIF to Plaid in March 2026 while maintaining editorial independence
- Raised two fintech-focused venture funds totaling ~$20M
- Founded Stablecon, which became the world's leading stablecoin conference in its first year (2,000+ attendees)
- Organized 75,000+ fintech event attendees across 84 cities on 6 continents
- Named among 'Emerging 50' top emerging VC managers
- Regular contributor to Forbes and TechCrunch on fintech analysis
- Speaker at LendIt, Money20/20, and other major fintech conferences

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Plaid acquired This Week in Fintech; TWIF continues as independent subsidiary
- **2026-05** — Stablecon EMEA announced in Amsterdam (May 19-20, 2026), backed by Events Venture Group
- **2025-01** — Stablecon inaugural conference in NYC drew 1,500+ attendees including 750+ C-Suite executives
- **2024-09** — Closed The Fintech Fund II at $10M with 120+ fintech operator/founder LPs

## Links

- Website: https://www.thefintechfund.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikm
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NikMilanovic

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Last updated: 2026-04-25