Lightyear
Martin is a lifelong product builder in the finance world and more recently joined Wise as the first product person. There, he was responsible for building the company’s offering and performance. During his five years at the company, Martin took on various leadership roles from Head of Product, spending some time as Head of People, tackling money operations and liquidity management as the Head of Operations.
Martin began working with Mihkel on the idea for Lightyear in the summer of 2020. After meeting for a coffee to catch up, they both quickly realised that they shared a strong opinion: investing in Europe is still broken.
As regular investors themselves, they shared frustrations with having to use multiple platforms for different things to get the best outcomes, experiencing firsthand the high fees, sneaky hidden costs and the complicated nature of investing. The idea for Lightyear was born out of a personal frustration that they both realised can help millions of people around Europe.
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Lightyear
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For too long investors have been getting the short end of the stick. Limited access to markets combined with high fees have put ordinary investors at a disadvantage. We’re here to change that. Lightyear is a simple and approachable way to invest your money globally without unnecessary barriers or fees. Founded in October 2020 by Martin Sokk and Mihkel Aamer, both early Wise employees, Lightyear has offices in London, UK and Tallinn, Estonia. We want to help empower our customers and propel them forward in their financial lives by offering them access to global markets, multi-currency accounts and low trading fees.