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🌴 Kleiner Perkins-backed Fizz joins our Founder Chat Q&A (1)

#050: Signup to listen or get the recording of Founder Chat with Fizz, the Gen Z fintech raised $14M from KP & Y Combinator to build the Chime for college students

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Emerging LA
May 14, 2025

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TLDR: Issue #050 Summary

  • Sign up for Q&A webinar with our guest Scott Smith (Founder of Fizz)

    • Scott dropped out of Cornell to build Fizz at Y Combinator

    • Fizz is the Chime for college students

    • Raised $14M+ from top-tiers like Kleiner Perkins

  • Poll: Interested to learn more about Fizz?

    • Let us know if you would like to invest, partner, or work at Fizz

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AI to help college students master money

Fizz is building the first debit card designed to help students build credit — no fees, no interest, no credit checks.

Think: Chime for college students, but with AI and much smarter.

The app pairs powerful credit-building infrastructure with real financial education, custom rewards, smart spend tracking, and campus-specific perks across the country.

Fizz is using credit-building to wedge into the $100B+ Gen Z financial services market.

Going beyond the banking card, Fizz has built out AI to help college students better manage and master their money. They can:

  • Build credit on auto-pilot

  • Budget for life after graduation

  • Understand credit scores

  • Become a financial guru (from insurance to investing)

It combines strong early traction, near-instant CAC payback, and high engagement to create a sticky, defensible product ecosystem.

Backed by top-tier firms like Kleiner Perkins, Fizz is live on over 50 campuses and is quickly becoming Gen Z's #1 money app.

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“Fizz’s commitment to financial education and credit-building for Gen Z sets it apart in the fintech landscape. The startup's success reflects a growing demand for tailored financial solutions for young adults."

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Join our live Founder Chat Q&A session

  • TODAY Wed, May 14th at 1:30 PM PT / 4:30 PM ET (60 mins)

  • Attend live to ask questions that will be added to the discussion

  • Register here to join the webinar* and get the recording

*This webinar is in partnership with Cap Table Coalition

Founder Chat AMA with Fizz - AI-powered fintech for Gen Z (Virtual)

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