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Jenny Just
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- fintech
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- Chicago, Illinois
- Organization
- Cofounder at PEAK6
- Marital Status
- Married
Biography
Jenny Just started out as an options trader in Chicago, then cofounded options trading firm Peak6 Capital Management in 1997.
Just used her trading profits to start or buy about 15 companies through her investment firm, Peak6.
Her star investment: Apex Fintech Solutions, which handles the back-end trading and technology for fintechs such as SoFi, Ally, eToro and WeBull.
Apex Fintech Solutions canceled plans to go public via a SPAC merger in December 2021; the deal would have valued the company at $4.7 billion.
Peak6 also owns insurance company National Flood Services and e-sports franchise Evil Geniuses.