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Micky Malka (born Meyer Malka Rais) is an entrepreneur and investor, based in Palo Alto, California with global business experience specializing in technology and financial ventures.
He is the CEO and a founding member of MECK Partners [1], a private investment firm based in Santiago, Chile.
Micky currently serves on the Board of Wonga [2] a company offering small, short term loans based in London
Originally from Venezuela, Micky learned the impact of devaluation and hyperinflation at a very young age. Living with hyperinflation allowed him to develop a skill he is still well known for; accurately and quickly running numbers in his head. He also saw first hand how technology could transform businesses.
1993 - At the age of 19, Micky, co-founded Heptagon Group, a securities and investment broker dealer servicing the Venezuelan and US markets.
1996 - He graduated with a degree in Economics from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela and was one of the founders of the Wendy’s Hamburger’s [3] franchise for Venezuela. It was one of the fastest growing food businesses worldwide with over 70 new store locations in the first 3 years.
1998 - Micky developed the online brokerage, Patagon by merging with Heptagon local operations. Patagon became Latin America’s first comprehensive Internet based financial services portal and dealer. The company expanded its online services to the United States and the rest of South America and was later acquired by the Spanish bank Banco Santander [4] (NYSE: STD) for US$ 750 million.
2000 - Micky was the interim CEO for Banco Patagon [5] the leader for online banking in Spain and Germany.
2002 - He co-founded Banco Lemon [6], a Brazilian retail bank serving the underbanked population) which became the largest private microfinance institution in Brazil. In 2009 it was acquired by Banco do Brasil [7], Latin America’s largest bank.
Micky was also involved with Classified Media Group [8], an online classified company focusing on Colombia, Venezuela and Central America. The group was acquired in 2007 by MercadoLibre [9] (NASDAQ:MELI).
2011 - He co-founded Banco Bracce [10] a Brazilian financial institution positioned as the merchant bank of choice for mid-cap companies in Brazil.
2011 - Micky co-founded Lemon, Inc. [11] a service to help individuals keep track of their expenses.
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