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Avian Labs, building Sling Money
Building a global payments product
- 1-20 employees
- Payments
- Blockchain
- London, UK
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Company mission
Sling Money, a product of Avian Labs, is on a mission to connect billions of people worldwide through effortless, instant, global payments using blockchain technology. We're aiming to simplify the way the world connects financially.
Our take
Avian Labs is building software to help people move money from person to person and company to company without having to worry about sort codes, IBANs, wallet addresses, national borders, or even different currencies.
It is doing this on top of crypto rails, focusing on making it easy and accessible to everyone. Most businesses are now partly operating crypto payments, providing a perfect landscape for attackers seeking to harvest and exploit valuable data, which is why Avian Labs is focused on being safe, secure, and resistant to fraud and money laundering.
The company is in its very early stages but is already backed by world-class investors. Its founding team is composed of senior people who have helped build and scale global companies like Facebook, Deliveroo, Spotify, and Monzo, putting Avian Labs in an already-strong position when its product is ready to launch.
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Benefits
- Truly unlimited PTO, with an expectation you actually take time off
- Flexible working hours & location
- Paid parental leave, flexibility for returning parents
- Private medical and dental insurance, and mental health cover
- Free lunch when you're in the office
Company values
- Being Good Eggs: We think good people drive success - kindness fuels collaboration and an environment where everyone is comfortable to do their best work.
- Openness fosters collaboration: We’re open by nature, welcoming healthy debate and feedback knowing our transparency fosters a culture of collaboration.
- Disciplined Efficiency: We’re disciplined in our prioritization and work iteratively to build Sling efficiently from the ground up so we can pass savings onto our customers.
- See it, Say it, Sort it: We embrace ownership and accountability as a team. We strive for high quality and work together to create real value for our customers.
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2022
$5.7m
Total funding: $5.7m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Mike Hudack
(CEO)Ex-Monzo CPO, Deliveroo CTPO, Facebook Director, and Blip CEO.
Simon Amor
(Designer)Product designer previously at Monzo, Spotify and Kraken.
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Working for Avian labs provides a unique opportunity to work with lovely, intelligent people, at a very early stage, on a hard problem that has the potential to change the world.
Design
Meaningful work
Nov 2022
Working in a small team with really smart people means that every day is exciting and full of learning opportunities. It's really exciting to solve hard problems with smart people who are industry leaders in their areas of expertise.
Design
Intelligent people
Nov 2022
Finances make up a significant part of everyone's life. From Peru to Portugal, from Australia to Austria, storing, sending & receiving money is something everyone needs to do. It's amazing to be able to work on a product that can help so many people, all over the world.
Design
Innovative product
Nov 2022
There is always something new to learn every day working at Avian Labs. Being on the bleeding edge of what is possible to do with technology brings you opportunities for it every day.
Software Engineering
Opportunities to learn
Nov 2022
The way we approach problems and get around solving them is very inspiring. There is tremendous early-stage company energy all around. It truly feels like the beginning of something big.
Software Engineering
Team energy
Nov 2022
No titles, reporting lines, or hierarchies here. It is one of the great perks of being in this early at a company! It is as flat as it gets, and everyone's voice gets heard.
Software Engineering
Flat hierarchy
Nov 2022
