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|alma_mater   = [[Andrés Bello Catholic University]]
|occupation   = Technology & financial services entrepreneur; founder and General Partner of Ribbit Capital
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|website      = {{URL|http://ribbitcap.com/about/|Meyer "Micky" Malka - Ribbit Capital}}
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'''Meyer "Micky" Malka''' is a technology and financial services entrepreneur.  He is founder and general partner of [[Ribbit Capital (company)]], a venture capital firm based in [[Palo Alto]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130122006352/en/Ribbit-Capital-Closes-100M-Venture-Capital-Fund#.Uw99QONdUUs |title= Ribbit Capital Closes $100M Venture Capital Fund; Launches Inaugural Fund with Four Initial Investments|publisher= [[Business Wire]]|date = January 22, 2013}}</ref>

==Career==

In 1993, at the age of 19, Malka co-founded Heptagon Group, a securities and investment broker dealer servicing the Venezuelan and U.S. markets, where he served as [[Chief operating officer]].<ref name="bloom">{{cite web| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-28/bitcoin-bull-malka-holds-firm-as-mt-gox-closing-drags-currency.html |title= Bitcoin Bull Holds Firm as Mt. Gox Drags Down Currency|author =Serena Saitto  |publisher= [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|date = February 28, 2014 }}</ref> In 1998, Malka developed the online brokerage Patagon.com, Inc.,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20081118005206/en/Bling-Nation-Launches-Community-Payment-Network-Local#.Uw_ESeNdUUs |title=Bling Nation Launches Community Payment Network for Local, Regional Financial Institutions |publisher= [[Business Wire]]|date = November 18, 2008 }}</ref> which became Latin America’s first comprehensive Internet-based financial services portal and dealer until its acquisition in March 2000 by the Spanish bank [[Banco Santander]] for over $700 million.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2000-04-02/things-could-get-nasty-on-the-net-intl-edition |title=Things Could Get Nasty On The Net|publisher= [[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|date = April 2, 2000 }}</ref> Malka then served as the interim [[Chief Executive Officer]] for OpenBank S.A., an online bank in [[Spain]] and [[Germany]].<ref name = "cap">{{cite web| url = http://www.cancapital.com/about-us/advisory |title=Can Capital Advisory Board|publisher= CanCapital.com|accessdate =March 2, 2014 }}</ref>

In 2003, he co-founded Banco Lemon which was acquired by Banco do Brasil, Latin America’s largest bank.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MELI/2988829107x0xS1193125-13-175697/1099590/filing.pdf |title=MERCADOLIBRE INC|publisher= [[EDGAR Online]]|accessdate =March 5, 2014 }}</ref>

After moving to San Francisco in 2007, in July 2008, Malka co-founded and served as co-Chief Executive Officer of Bling Nation Ltd., a Palo Alto-based mobile payments company until July 2011 when it evolved into Lemon Inc.<ref name="bloom"/> Lemon was acquired by [[LifeLock]] for $50 million in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.lifelock.com/pr/2013/12/12/lifelock-acquires-mobile-wallet-innovator-lemon/  |title=Leading Identity Theft Protection Company LifeLock Acquires Mobile Wallet Innovator Lemon, Inc.|publisher= [[LifeLock]]|date =December 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.geekwire.com/2013/madronabacked-lemon-wallet-sells-lifelock-50-million/ |title=Maveron-backed Lemon Wallet sells to LifeLock for $50 million |author = Blair Hanley Frank |publisher=GeekWire.com|date =December 12, 2013}}</ref>

In May 2011, Malka co-founded Banco Bracce, a Brazilian financial banking institution specializing in lending for mid-sized companies in Brazil.<ref name = "cap"/>

In 2012, Malka founded Ribbit Capital, a venture capital firm that targets early-stage companies that use technology to innovate financial services worldwide.  Malka raised Ribbit’s inaugural $100 million fund in 2012.  Investors include Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Silicon Valley Bank and various institutional investors and individuals such as Social+Capital founder [[Chamath Palihapitiya]] and [[Facebook]] Vice President of Messaging, David Marcus.<ref name="bloom"/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://allthingsd.com/20130122/ribbit-capital-raises-100-million-with-the-goal-of-modernizing-money/|title=Ribbit Capital Raises $100 Million With the Goal of Modernizing Money |author = Tricia Duryee |publisher=[[All Things Digital]]|date =January 22, 2013}}</ref> Ribbit subsequently raised a $124.73 million Fund II in August, 2014, and a $220 million Fund III, in March, 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.pehub.com/2015/03/ignition-to-raise-a-200-mln-6th-fund-ribbit-targets-220-mln-for-third/|author=Mark Boslet |title= Ignition to raise a $200 mln 6th fund, Ribbit targets $220 mln for third|publisher=[[Thomson Reuters|PeHUB]] |date =March 26, 2015}}</ref>

Through Ribbit, Malka has made investments in several financial services companies, including [[Credit Karma]], [[Funding Circle]], Robinhood, LendingHome, [[Wealthfront]], Invoice2go, ContaAzul, [[Xapo]] and [[Coinbase]].<ref name="mw">{{cite web| url = http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/credit-karma-secures-30-million-in-series-b-funding-1773880.htm |title=Credit Karma Secures $30 Million in Series B Funding |publisher=[[Marketwired]]|date =April 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.pehub.com/2013/10/funding-circle-secures-series-c-led-accel/ |title=Funding Circle secures Series C led by Accel |publisher= peHUB [[Reuters]]|date =October 24, 2013}}</ref><ref name=InstI>{{cite web| url = http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article/3504076/The-2015-Fintech-Finance-35-Meyer-Micky-Malka-Ribbit-Capital.html#/.VxzZ4zArKhc |title=The 2015 Fintech Finance 35: Meyer (Micky) Malka, Ribbit Capital|publisher=[[Institutional Investor (magazine)|Institutional Investor]]|date =November 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name=nyt>{{cite web| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/business/dealbook/a-venezuelan-in-silicon-valley-finds-a-niche-in-finance.html?_r=0|author=Vinod Sreeharsha |title=A Venezuelan in Silicon Valley Finds a Niche in Finance|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date =September 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131104005332/en/ContaAzul-Raises-Series-Funding#.UxoaS_ldUQN |title=ContaAzul Raises Series B Funding |publisher=[[Business Wire]]|date =November 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2013/05/07/coinbase-nabs-5m-in-biggest-funding-for-bitcoin-startup/  |title=Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup |author = Sarah E. Needleman |publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date =May 7, 2013}}</ref>

Malka graduated from [[Andrés Bello Catholic University]] in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]] in 1996 with a degree in economics.<ref name="bloom"/>

==Boards==
Malka serves on the board of directors of Argentinian headquartered online e-commerce platform, [[Mercado Libre]],<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=MELI.O |title=MercadoLibre Inc MercadoLibre Inc|publisher=[[Reuters]]|accessdate =March 5, 2014}}</ref> Credit Karma,<ref name="mw"/> an online consumer resource to track financial health and credit services, LendingHome - a technology-enabled mortgage marketplace platform, [[Invoice2go]] – a mobile and web application providing simple invoicing, expense-tracking, and reporting tools for small businesses, and Xapo - a secure mobile bitcoin wallet and vault.<ref name=InstI/><ref name=nyt/>

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