Micky Malka is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ribbit Capital, the leading venture capital investor behind some of the biggest stories in the fintech sector. Micky is a renowned investor with more than 25 years of experience building and investing in technology and financial services companies across the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. Under his leadership, Ribbit has become one of fintech's most influential investing firms, backing transformative companies like Coinbase, Robinhood, and Nubank. He also serves on the board of directors of Ribbit LEAP as well as the boards of several private companies.
Micky Malka Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Founder and CEO, Ribbit Capital
Board Member, Robinhood
CRYPTO & BLOCKCHAIN
Micky is a respected voice in fintech and crypto known for his thought leadership, hands-on support, and global influence.
He is a serial fintech entrepreneur who has built and exited major Latin American fintech platforms.
He has served on boards of major fintechs including MercadoLibre, Brex, Upgrade, BharatPe, Figure, LendingHome, CRED, among others.
His expertise has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, Bloomberg, BBC, Fortune, Financial Times, Institutional Investor, CoinDesk, and Cointelegraph, among others.
EARLY CAREER
At 18, Micky co-founded Heptagon Group, a securities and investment broker dealer servicing the Venezuelan and U.S. markets.
He developed the online brokerage Patagon, which became Latin America’s first comprehensive Internet-based financial services portal and dealer until its acquisition in March 2000 by Banco Santander.
He also co-founded Banco Lemon, a Brazilian retail bank serving the underbanked population, which went on to become one of the largest private microfinance institutions in Brazil.
He co-founded and was Co-CEO of Bling Nation, a mobile payments company, which later evolved into Lemon Inc., a mobile wallet company that was acquired in 2013.
RECOGNITIONS
2025 Forbes Midas List: Top Tech Investors
2018 Institutional Investor's Fintech Finance 40
2015 Institutional Investor's Fintech Finance 35