# Shawn Melamed

> Shawn Melamed is the co-founder and CEO of Spiral, a New York fintech that plugs charitable giving into the banking apps of credit unions and community banks. Before Spiral he ran Morgan Stanley's Technology Business Development and Innovation Offices and built two prior fintech companies, StrikeNET (sold to TMX Group) and Correlix. He was named one of The Financial Technology Report's Top 50 Fintech CEOs of 2024.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Spiral
- **Organizations:** Spiral, Morgan Stanley (former), Strike Technologies / StrikeNET (former), Correlix (former), Team8 (investor / affiliate)
- **Education:** Bachelor's Degree, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Named Top 50 Fintech CEO of 2024 by The Financial Technology Report, Led sale of StrikeNET to TMX Group (2014), Co-founded Correlix, acquired by TS-Associates

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Co-founded Correlix, a transaction monitoring fintech for electronic trading; later acquired by TS-Associates (TSA).
- **~2010s** — Global Head of Commercial Products at Strike Technologies, running StrikeRisk and StrikeNET.
- **2014** — Led the M&A process for the sale of StrikeNET to TMX Group.
- **2010s** — Joined Morgan Stanley; became Managing Director running Technology Business Development and Innovation Offices.
- **2018** — Co-founded Spiral.
- **2021** — Spiral launched publicly with a banking app tied to charitable giving; raised $14M led by Team8.
- **2023-03** — Spiral closed a $28M Series A.
- **2024** — Named a Top 50 Fintech CEO by The Financial Technology Report.

## Achievements

- Named Top 50 Fintech CEO of 2024 by The Financial Technology Report
- Led sale of StrikeNET to TMX Group (2014)
- Co-founded Correlix, acquired by TS-Associates
- Grew Spiral to partnerships with dozens of financial institutions
- Raised approximately $42M total funding for Spiral

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Named to The Financial Technology Report's Top 50 Fintech CEOs of 2024.
- **2024-03** — Spiral participating in credit union and banking industry conferences.
- **2023-03** — Closed Series A of approximately $28M.

## Links

- Website: https://spiral.us
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-jacob-melamed
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Spiralgives
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/spiralgives

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Last updated: 2026-07-08