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Martin Sokk is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lightyear, a European retail investment platform based in London, United Kingdom. Prior to launching Lightyear in 2020 alongside co-founder Mihkel Aamer, he spent over five years at Wise (formerly TransferWise), where he served as Head of Product and helped scale the company's international money transfer operations. Under his executive leadership, Lightyear secured a $25 million Series A funding round in 2022, attracting capital from prominent investors including Richard Branson, Taavet Hinrikus, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. His earlier professional career includes product management and software engineering roles at various European technology firms, establishing a technical foundation in financial technology and scalable consumer applications. Sokk's current operational focus centers on expanding retail investment access across European markets by reducing cross-border transaction fees and developing core multi-currency trading infrastructure.
