Fintech
Ledgerline, a payments company
Founded and scaled a cross-border payments product from zero to profitability.
0 to profitable in 3 years
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Daniel Sato
Founder & operator
- Locality
- Singapore
- Status
- Building, and advising a few teams
Surveyor’s note
I start things and stay long enough to make them durable. Momentum is a system, not a mood.
Legend
I found and operate early companies, and advise founders through the zero-to-one stretch.
Known for
- 0→1
- Go-to-market
- Operating
Focus
- Fintech
- Marketplaces
- Team building
SHT 01Route
2024 - present
Advisory portfolio
Go-to-market and operating support for eight founders.
2021 - 2024
Harbor, a B2B marketplace
Built the two-sided marketplace and the team that ran it through Series B.
2017 - 2021
Ledgerline, a payments company
Founded and scaled cross-border payments from zero to profitability.
SHT 02Survey notes
Two companies in, the lesson holds: the idea is the cheap part. What compounds is the operating system you build around it and the people you trust to run it.
SHT 03Sites
Marketplace
Harbor, a B2B marketplace
Built the two-sided marketplace and the team that ran it through Series B.
Series B, 2024
Advisory
Advisory
Hands-on go-to-market and operating support for a small portfolio of founders.
8 founders
SHT 04Figures
| $48M | Raised across two companies |
| 0→profitable | Ledgerline, in three years |
| Featured | Operator of the year shortlist |
SHT 05Services
Founder advisory
Hands-on go-to-market and operating support through the zero-to-one stretch. A small portfolio, currently eight founders.
Operating engagements
Momentum is a system: building the operating cadence that keeps the loop between decision and learning fast.
SHT 06Bearings
Momentum is a system
Teams do not lose because they run out of ideas. They lose because the loop between decision and learning gets slow.
SHT 07Queries
01
What is Daniel building now?
He operates early companies and advises founders through the zero-to-one stretch, with a focus on fintech and marketplaces.
02
What has he founded?
Ledgerline, a cross-border payments company scaled from zero to profitability in three years, and Harbor, a B2B marketplace built through Series B.
03
Does he advise?
Yes. Hands-on go-to-market and operating support for a small portfolio of eight founders.
SHT 08Index
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