Hi, I'm Shawn Carpenter - CEO at Center Mark Capital, LLC
I'm passionate about building and scaling AI-driven fintech ventures, especially creating advanced research tools. I thrive on transforming ideas into market-leading products and enjoy connecting with innovators in this space.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Founded YCharts, a prominent platform for investors, demonstrating early entrepreneurial success.
Currently leads StockAlarm, driving AI integration to create advanced research tools for active investors.
Can help others by advising on product-market fit for AI-driven financial tools and scaling digital platforms.
🚀 Career trajectory
Early Career & Strategy
Gained foundational strategy and growth experience at Google, followed by leadership roles in digital ventures.
✦ Strategy
✦ Growth
✦ Digital Platforms
Fintech Founding & Leadership
Founded YCharts, establishing a significant presence in the investor tools market, and later led marketing at Rate.com.
✦ Fintech
✦ CEO
✦ Marketing
✦ Scale-up
AI-Driven Venture Acquisition
Acquired StockAlarm and pivoted towards AI integration, developing advanced research tools for active traders.
✦ Acquisition
✦ AI
✦ Fintech
✦ Product Development
Current Role & Advisory
Leading StockAlarm as CEO while continuing to advise startups on strategy, product, and AI implementation.
✦ CEO
✦ Advisory
✦ AI Strategy
✦ Venture Capital
💪🏻 Superpowers
Fintech Product Innovation
Pioneering AI-driven research tools for investors
✦ Founded YCharts, a widely adopted platform for investors.
✦ Developed StockAlarm Professional, an AI-powered research terminal.
✦ Leveraging AI to enhance real-time financial data analysis.
Growth Strategy & Scaling
Driving expansion in digital platforms and financial services
✦ Led marketing efforts at Rate.com, optimizing go-to-market.
✦ Applied strategy and growth experience from Google.
✦ Advising startups on achieving product-market fit and scaling.
Startup Leadership & Acquisition
Building and acquiring companies in the fintech space
✦ Acquired and transformed StockAlarm into a leading alerting platform.
✦ Experience as a founding CEO and operator in competitive markets.
✦ Proven ability to identify, acquire, and improve digital assets.
I'm excited about
✦ Connecting with other fintech innovators to explore AI applications.
✦ Finding co-founders or advisors with deep AI and trading expertise.
✦ Discovering potential investment opportunities in disruptive technologies.
I can help with
✦ Advise on product-market fit for AI-driven financial tools.
✦ Share strategies for scaling digital platforms and SaaS businesses.
✦ Offer insights into acquiring and integrating technology companies.
I would love your help on
✦ Identify emerging AI research talent for StockAlarm.
✦ Connect with venture capitalists focused on early-stage fintech.
✦ Find strategic partners for expanding StockAlarm's market reach.