# Oban MacTavish

> Oban MacTavish is the Canadian co-founder and CEO of Spade, a New York-based data and AI company helping banks and fintechs identify the businesses behind transactions. A former Hubly co-founder and University of British Columbia finance graduate, he built Spade with Cooper Hart and Tess Bloch after consulting work exposed recurring problems with merchant data. Spade participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 batch and announced a $40 million Series B in March 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Spade
- **Organizations:** Spade, Hubly
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, finance, University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Hubly and Spade., Led Spade through Y Combinator Winter 2022., Featured with Spade on Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2018** — Graduated from the University of British Columbia and co-founded Hubly, software for wealth managers.
- **2019** — Participated in Barclays Techstars in New York with Hubly.
- **2020** — Left Hubly and subsequently consulted for fintech companies.
- **2021** — Co-founded Spade with Cooper Hart and Tess Bloch.
- **2022** — Spade participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 batch.
- **2023** — Spade announced a $5 million seed round in February and a $10 million Series A led by Flourish Ventures in December.
- **2025** — Spade announced partnerships with Stripe Issuing and Bilt in February; featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance 2025 list.
- **2026** — Spade announced a $40 million Series B in March and launched Predictions in October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Hubly and Spade.
- Led Spade through Y Combinator Winter 2022.
- Featured with Spade on Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance 2025.
- Led Spade as it announced a $40 million Series B led by Oak HC/FT on March 24, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Spade launched Predictions, a product suite built on its transaction foundation model, announced October 15.
- **2026-10** — Finovate published a conversation with MacTavish about using AI and transaction data to improve bank customer experiences and revenue on October 8.
- **2026-03** — Spade announced a $40 million Series B led by Oak HC/FT on March 24.

## Links

- Website: https://www.spade.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oban/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Obanmact

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Last updated: 2026-10-26