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Who is Ben Gigone?
A co-founder of Chexy, the Toronto company that lets renters and bill payers use a credit card where cards usually aren't accepted. BetaKit's June 2023 report on Chexy's $1.3 million CAD pre-seed named its founders as Lizaveta Akhvledziani (CEO), Abtine Monavvari (CPO) and Ben Gigone (CTO), and the portfolio page of investor Crossbeam lists the same three co-founders.
What is Ben Gigone's role at Chexy today?
BetaKit's 25 March 2026 article on Chexy's $14 million CAD Series A, led by Khosla Ventures, described him as co-founder and CTO alongside CEO Liza Akhvledziani Carew. Crossbeam's portfolio page still listed him as Co-Founder and CTO when checked in September 2026. Chexy's own website did not show a team listing when checked the same month.
What does Chexy do?
Chexy lets people pay rent, utilities, taxes, tuition, insurance and other bills with a credit card, and sends the money on by Interac e-Transfer, bill pay or pre-authorized debit. Its website, checked in September 2026, listed a flat 1.75% fee on Canadian cards and more than 13,000 supported billers.
Where has Ben Gigone talked about building Chexy?
He was the guest on The Hard Part with Evan McCann in an episode published on 28 January 2025. According to the episode notes, he covered his move from aerospace into entrepreneurship, how Chexy started, building credit through rent payments, the challenges of building a fintech in Canada, and scaling an early tech team as CTO.