FinovateFall 2018 / Banzai
Presenter Profile:
How they describe themselves: Banzai provides educational content, interactive online simulations and topical resources for your website, customers, and marketing campaigns. Drive ROI by providing relevant, valuable and engaging content unlike anything you have ever seen before. Banzai is a turn-key, CRA eligible solution. You will get better results in your schools and everywhere else you are involved.
How they describe their product/innovation: The US Department of Treasury put out a memo on CRA on April 3rd covering financial education. They spent 10 years and significant money researching and discovered most programs are boring and ineffective. Hands-on learning through simulated economic activities generates more interest in finance. Banzai is the industry leader in experience based learning and our products are designed to help users master personal finance. We help users to understand new and challenging concepts by creating virtual experiences.
Product distribution strategy: Direct to Consumer (B2C), Direct to Business (B2B), through financial institutions, through other fintech companies and platforms
Contacts
Bus. Dev.: Landon Glenn, President of Business Development, landon@teachbanzai.com, 801-210-3025
Press: Emily Inman, Public Relations Manager, emily.inman@teachbanzai.com, 951-956-8433
Website: teachbanzai.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/teach-banzai
Twitter: @teachbanzai
HQ: Provo, UT
Founded: August 2007
Product Demoed: Banzai
Metrics: 55 Employees, 750 Bank and Credit Union Partners, 45,000 teachers using Banzai, Millions of users educated
Presenters: Landon Glenn, President of Business Development | Nick Hammerstad, EVP Sponsor Acquisition
- Key Executives
Morgan Vandagriff (CEO), Kendall Buchanon (CTO), Jaron Glenn (VP Operations), Landon Glenn (President of Business Development)
Key Stats
- Key Board Members
Morgan Vandagriff (CEO), Kendall Buchanon (CTO)
- Key Investors
Grown organically
- Key Customers
About 6% of all banks and credit unions in the US use Banzai. 50% of high schools use Banzai. Business, non-profits, community programs, government programs, any employer.