Itai Damti

Itai Damti is the Co-Founder and CEO of Unit, a company that provides an embedded finance platform to help tech companies build banking and lending features into their products.1 Here are some key details about Itai Damti:

Professional Background

Current Role::

• Co-Founder and CEO of Unit since April 20192

Previous Experience::

• Co-founded Leverate, a technology provider for online brokers, growing it to 160 employees and $100 billion in monthly trading volume12
• Entrepreneur in Residence at 500 Startups (Fintech) and HAX2
• Co-founded 2n, a quant prop-trading business2
• Software Engineer & Architect in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)2

Expertise and Interests

• Fintech and embedded finance
• Technology and software development
• Startups and venture capital
• Mentoring and advising early-stage startups12

Education and Skills

• Studied at The Open University2
• Proficient in English and Hebrew (native or bilingual proficiency)
• Elementary proficiency in Chinese2

Entrepreneurial Philosophy

Damti is known for his focus on precision and high-impact decision-making in building financial technology.6 He emphasizes the importance of infrastructure in fintech innovation and sees regulatory scrutiny as a sign of a maturing ecosystem that can lead to more clarity and confidence in the industry.5

Itai Damti is actively involved in the fintech community, often speaking at industry events and podcasts about the future of embedded finance and software-driven fintech solutions.34