Sebastian Somen, a finance and operations professional with extensive experience supporting successful executives and founders, has been making waves in the industry. With a career spanning over a decade, Somen has held strategic positions at Duolingo, Magic Leap, Allen & Company LLC, and Bear Stearns & Co. He excels in finance, strategy, and operations, and has advised on over 30 M&A and capital raise transactions, with a focus on various business models such as subscription, advertising, hardware platforms, and publishing. Somen studied Finance and Mathematics at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business before embarking on his professional journey, which started at Bear Stearns & Co. The Slovenian native is a competitive badminton player, ranking in the top 3 in the Slovenian junior championships and winning two Indiana state championships during his undergraduate years.