Fred Schebesta

Co-founder, Finder.com

Sydney

Fred Schebesta is an international speaker, serial entrepreneur, award-winning digital marketer, author, media commentator, mentor and active member of the startup, crypto and small business communities. He is the co-founder of Finder.com, a global personal finance comparison website, which operates in 10 countries and a further 10 planned in the next year.

Fred has more recently been heavily involved in the cryptocurrency space. After launching crypto exchange comparison Crypto Finder in 2017, crypto broker service HiveEx.com and crypto bill payment service HiveSpend.com this year, Fred's vision is to build a global crypto financial services company and has recently launched a full suite of services including treasury and risk management, ICO fundraising, advisory, bank account broker, dark pool, and a concierge service to help people purchase luxury goods using their crypto.

As one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, Fred has countless accolades to his name, including 3 prestigious awards in 2017 by global professional services company, EY (Ernst & Young): Entrepreneur of the Year, Australian National Winner – Services Category, Australian National Finalist – Eastern Region, and Australian Regional Finalist – Eastern Region. Fred was also awarded ADMA Australian Young Direct Marketer of the Year in 2006, and at just 23, he was listed in Australian Anthill’s 30 under 30.