About BlueVine

At BlueVine, small businesses are at the center of what we do. We work hard every day to empower small businesses like yours with innovative banking designed just for you. By combining industry-leading technology and security with the expertise and care of our team, we serve business owners nationwide with efficiency, simplicity, and reliability.

Trusted by thousands of small business owners, BlueVine is proud to provide a full suite of tailored banking services for your everyday needs. Spend less time worrying about cash flow, inefficient and archaic services, and more time focused on the next chapter of your business.

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2013Year founded

$9B+Funds delivered

200,000+Small business owners

Meet the Leadership

Eyal Lifshitz

Chief Executive Officer

Eyal is a 3rd generation small business entrepreneur who co-founded BlueVine to build a better financial future for small businesses. Before BlueVine, he was a Principal at Greylock IL and an Associate at McKinsey & Company. Eyal received an MBA from the University of Chicago, where he was a Carlton Fellow.

Nir Klar

Chief Technology Officer

Nir is a technology innovation leader with 20 years of experience. He has extensive experience building large scale, web, and mobile platforms and products. Prior to co-founding BlueVine, Nir was the CTO for Planet SOHO and Media Layers. Nir received his BSc. in Computer Science from the Israel Institute of Technology.

Sharon Carmeli

General Counsel

Sharon has over 15 years of experience working with tech and industrial companies as a corporate lawyer. She comes to BlueVine from a TASE listed company, where she served as General Counsel. Sharon received a Masters of Laws from the University of Chicago and is the President of the ILPA's Board of Directors.

Steve Allocca

Chief Operating Officer

Steve has over 25 years of experience in the finance industry, most recently as President of LendingClub. He also led PayPal’s multi-billion-dollar credit business, served on PayPal’s Executive Staff, and held several senior leadership positions at Wells Fargo. Steve also founded and grew his own business, Loan Science. He has an MBA from Northwestern University.

Gianna Driver

Chief People Officer

Gianna is a seasoned HR leader who is passionate about helping organizations scale their People function while creating positive, high-performance cultures that are fun. Gianna has led HR at public and private companies in Silicon Valley and globally. She holds a degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ido Lustig

Chief Risk Officer

Ido has deep expertise in credit, fraud, and regulatory risk management and has led risk and data teams at high-growth companies. Before BlueVine, he managed top data science teams responsible for the R&D of automatic intelligence-components at PayPal. Ido received his Bachelors of Laws from Tel Aviv University and is on the board of several financial organizations.

Herman Man

Chief Product Officer

Herman is a product and design leader who is passionate about building great experiences. He was VP of Product and Partnerships at Xero prior to joining BlueVine and a co-founder and leader at Microsoft and other startups before taking that role. He holds a BSc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Patrick Adams

Chief Marketing Officer

Patrick was named by Forbes as one of the “Top 50 Most Influential CMOs in The World” and one of the “Top 100 Innovative CMOs.” He is an accomplished leader known for creating high-impact, customer-driven marketing initiatives and led marketing teams at Chase, Citibank, Victoria’s Secret, and PayPal. Patrick holds an MBA in Marketing from Adelphi University.

Uzi Halaby-Senerman

VP, R&D

Uzi has extensive experience in managing large research and development teams and projects. Previously, he held management roles at several technology companies, including managing the R&D group at GE Healthcare. Uzi holds an MA in Computational Linguistics from Tel Aviv University and a B.Sc. in the science of nature and mathematics from Ha'Universita Ha'Petuha.

Gil Rosenthal

VP, Risk Operations

Gil is an experienced risk operations leader with a demonstrated history of building and scaling risk management teams in the fintech industry. Prior to BlueVine, Gil was a Financial Risk Manager at PayPal, where he led the consumer risk management of the guest checkout experience.

Stuart Blake

VP, Sales

Stuart brings over a dozen years of sales experience to BlueVine, most recently from a leading publicly traded alternative lender. Having grown up around small businesses, he is motivated to see them grow and flourish. Stuart has a BA in Business Management from Georgia State University and attended the Rutgers University School of Law.

Robin Poore

VP, Capital Markets

Robin is an accomplished leader with over 20 years of experience in debt capital, fintech investing, and executive finance, including more than nine years at the Managing Principal, Portfolio Manager, and Partner level. He joins us from Tide Pool Capital, where he focused on emerging consumer credit markets. Robin holds a BS in Finance from Cal State Hayward.

Charles Amadon

VP, Business Development & Partnerships

Charles brings over a dozen years of experience driving strategic initiatives and large-scale distribution partnerships in financial technology and media. Prior to joining BlueVine, he was VP of Business Development & Partnerships at Bill.com. Charles holds a BA degree from Georgetown University.

Sharon Peleg

VP, People and Places, Israel

Sharon is a human resources leader with extensive experience in hypergrowth tech organizations (McAfee, Intel). Based in Israel, she has a proven track record of building strong international teams, working closely with senior leaders and employees to improve organizational effectiveness. Sharon holds an MA in Labor Studies from Tel Aviv University.

Tanner Wilcher

VP, Strategic Finance & FP&A

Tanner has spent 15 years driving strategic financial insights as an investment banker, investor, and FP&A leader. He joins us from Western Digital and previously was a Vice President at Credit Suisse and an Associate at Bank of America. Tanner holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.

April Danile

VP, Account Management & Customer Success

April is a results-driven leader who puts customers at the heart of every decision and thrives on understanding and improving the customer experience. She brings over 20 years of award-winning financial services experience to BlueVine from Goldman Sachs and Capital One.

Dhiraj Kumar

VP, Growth Marketing

Dhiraj brings 20+ years of marketing experience scaling high-growth, multi-billion dollar technology businesses. He recently served as Head of Customer Strategy for PayPal, North America. Before that, he led marketing for Facebook's Ads. Dhiraj holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Amit Moran

VP, Data

Amit has 20+ years of data science experience. He joins BlueVine from Oracle, where he led a team of top data scientists and engineers focused on ad-fraud detection and context-based insights. Amit holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science and an M.Sc. in Physics from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from Israel’s The College of Management.