# Stoyan Kenderov

> Stoyan Kenderov is the Founder and CEO of Wisdom, an AI-powered dental revenue cycle management platform based in New York that has raised $28M in funding. With a 30-year career spanning European internet pioneers, Intuit, LendingClub, and Plastiq, he brings deep fintech product expertise to a $170B dental industry where over $20B in earned revenue goes uncollected annually. A multilingual Bulgarian-born technologist educated at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kenderov built Wisdom around the thesis that vertical AI - trained on proprietary, domain-specific data - can outperform generalist AI in specialized industries.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Wisdom
- **Organizations:** Wisdom, LendingClub, Plastiq, Intuit, Quicken, Mint, Amdocs, KPNQwest
- **From:** Bulgaria
- **Nationality:** Bulgarian-American
- **Education:** Master's degree in Computer Science and Financial Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Founded Wisdom and raised $28M in total funding ($7M seed + $21M Series A), Named to Inc. Magazine's Best in Business for 2025, Won 2025 Dental Innovator Award Silver Honoree (DentalIQ/DentistryIQ)

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Co-founded a tech startup in Germany; helped launch some of Europe's earliest ISPs in Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands
- **1996-2000s** — Co-founded or joined six tech startups in Europe and the US, including roles at KPNQwest and early internet portals
- **2000s** — Leadership role at Amdocs
- **2010** — Joined Intuit as Head of Mobile
- **2010-2013** — Rose to VP of Product Management and Business Development for Quicken division at Intuit; led consumer ecosystem including Mint
- **2017** — Joined LendingClub as Chief Product and Design Officer, SVP Head of Product and Design
- **2017-2019** — Oversaw growth and evolution of LendingClub's $40B portfolio
- **2019** — Joined Plastiq as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product and Technology Officer
- **2019-2023** — Led product-led transformation at Plastiq that quadrupled Gross Transaction Volume to $4B in less than four years
- **2023** — Founded Wisdom, AI-powered dental revenue cycle management platform
- **2023** — Raised $7M seed round from Juxtapose
- **2025** — Raised $21M Series A led by Permanent Capital Ventures with participation from Aquiline and Juxtapose
- **2025** — Total funding reaches $28M; Wisdom named to Inc. Best in Business 2025 and wins multiple dental industry awards

## Achievements

- Founded Wisdom and raised $28M in total funding ($7M seed + $21M Series A)
- Named to Inc. Magazine's Best in Business for 2025
- Won 2025 Dental Innovator Award Silver Honoree (DentalIQ/DentistryIQ)
- Named Top Dental Billing Partner with three major industry awards in 2025
- Grew LendingClub's product portfolio overseeing $40B in loans as Chief Product and Design Officer
- Quadrupled Plastiq's Gross Transaction Volume to $4B in under four years
- Co-founded some of Austria, Netherlands, and Germany's earliest internet service providers
- Holds patents in mobile technology, payments systems, and identity management
- Named by Healthcare Business Review as Top Dental Billing Company
- Listed by Silicon Review as one of 'Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2026'

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Wisdom raises $28M total funding with $21M Series A led by Permanent Capital Ventures with participation from Aquiline and Juxtapose
- **2025-12** — Wisdom named Top Dental Billing Partner with three major industry awards including Healthcare Business Review Top Dental Billing Company
- **2025-00** — Named to Inc. Magazine's Best in Business 2025 list
- **2025-00** — Wisdom wins 2025 Dental Innovator Award Silver Honoree from DentalIQ/DentistryIQ

## Links

- Website: https://withwisdom.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stoyankenderov
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/kenderov

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Last updated: 2026-05-11