Betaworks Studios, a membership club for individuals looking to make a dent in the universe, has announced Beau Haugh as their first Head of Engineering. Beau will be responsible for introducing cutting edge technology that will bridge between digital and physical spaces. Studios locations will have space to meet, scheme, get advice, collaborate, do a little bit of work, attend and host events. For 10 years betaworks has been working and networking-building companies, running accelerators, investing in talent- and now they've opened their doors.

Beau brings the builder mentality that is at the core of betaworks studios. He is a startup founder, hacker, engineering leader, product designer and has worked for notable efforts like Airbnb, Hillary for America, and Quartet Health.

CardFlight, an NYC based SaaS startup offering mobile payments technology and point of sale solutions for enterprises, has hired Kyle Libra as Head of Product. Kyle joins from WorkMarket where he served as Director of Product for the platforms key features. He successfully launched many products during his time ultimately leading to acquisition of WorkMarket by ADP in Jan '18.

CardFlight takes pride in building and maintaining solutions that are a step ahead of the curve in technology, reliability, and user experience. As the US leader in EMV Quick Chip enablement, CardFlight makes it easy, accessible, and secure for partners and merchants to accept payments.

FUNDING: ff Venture Capital, MATH Venture Partners, Accomplice, Atlas Ventures, ERA, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Payment Ventures

Fundera, an NYC-based online credit marketplace for small business, announced Zahra Ladak as VP of Product. She brings 15+ years of experience building scalable product teams with expertise in consumer marketplaces, monetization and platform strategy. Prior to joining Fundera, Zahra was Sr. Director of Product for Zocdoc. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from University of Florida.

Zahra will lead the next generation of Fundera's product offerings while growing the product team. With Fundera, business owners can get competing offers from dozens of the country's leading small business lenders by submitting just one application. Their mission is to put the power to borrow back in the hands of business owners.

FUNDING: BoxGroup, Khosla Ventures, Susquehanna Growth Equity, Core Innovation Capital, First Round, QED Investors

* Acquired by NerdWallet 2020

Dailymotion, a video-sharing technology platform has named Yesh Srinivasan as their first Head of Data Science. Previously, Yesh led the development of the IntelliJet platform for Canon. He will spearhead the development of DailyMotion's data science organization in NY and Paris. Yesh received his PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering from Texas Tech University.

Dailymotion, with offices in Paris and NYC, attracts 300 million users from around the world, who watch 3.5 billion videos on its player each month. Dailymotion is majority owned by by French mass media conglomerate Vivendi.

FUNDING: Atlas Venture, Advent Venture Partners, Idinvest Partners, Partech, Orange, Vivendi

Teckst, a SaaS messaging and innovation company developing products that build conversational relationships between brands and consumers, has name Josh Rochlin as CEO. Josh was formerly the founding CEO of Xtify, a mobile messaging startup he led until it's successful exit with acquisition by IBM in 2013.

FUNDING: Zelkova Ventures, Gaingels, Kernel Capital, Composite Capital Partners

* Acquired by LiveVox 2019

Dailymotion, a video-sharing technology platform has named Justin Silberman as their VP of Product. Previously, Justin worked for Verizon Media where he led the vision, roadmap and development of Oath’s Self-Service Supply Side Platform which empowers App Developers and Publishers to manage their inventory by providing them with full stack enterprise monetization solution.

He will spearhead the product organization in NY and Paris. Justin received his MBA, and MS in Information Systems and Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School.

Dailymotion, with offices in Paris and NYC, attracts 300 million users from around the world, who watch 3.5 billion videos on its player each month. Dailymotion is majority owned by French mass media conglomerate Vivendi.

FUNDING: Atlas Venture, Advent Venture Partners, Idinvest Partners, Partech, Orange, Vivendi