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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2025. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Aditya ↗
In their words
If something has happened to me, there are 10,000 other people who have faced the same problem.
After that I took 52 more Uber rides to gather insights from different people.
The big picture is very distracting and it overwhelms you. Break it into the smallest possible chunk and focus on executing that.
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What is Beacon?
A Toronto fintech building a super app for immigrants to Canada — pre-arrival financial tools, real-time bill pay to home countries, money transfers, and access to services at the right moment in the immigration journey.
Why did Aditya Mhatre start Beacon?
After immigrating to Canada he hit barriers like no credit history and being denied a mortgage despite good income; realizing thousands faced the same, he co-founded Beacon in 2023 with Stu Szabo.
What did he do before Beacon?
He led mobile-first fintech products at Paytm, co-founded PayPay in Japan, and worked at Reliance Jio.