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Today, we're thrilled to announce Adro has reached a new milestone, with a $1.5M pre-seed funding round led by Era, along with participation from Ex Nihilo Ventures and the Cornell Tech Syndicate. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g67e3F3S cc: Amarildo Gjondrekaj, Sara Schmitt, Kevin DeArmond

New partnership alert! 🚨 Adro is joining forces with Pockyt, a cross-border payment platform for businesses. Stay tuned for some very special promos for international students in the US... #partnership #fintech

SPOTTED: Our very own Adro COO Sara Schmitt on one of the biggest screens in Times Square, in the heart of New York City! 🗽 Congrats Sara, on being selected and graduating from the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Milestone Makers program. What a way to wrap up the year! #fintech

When you're moving to a new country, it's easy to miss a key step - especially when it comes to money, budgeting and personal finance. Adro COO Sara Schmitt talks about the importance of establishing credit history early if you plan on renting or buying property in the US. You can listen to her full interview on the Change with Colton podcast: https://lnkd.in/gQ-PvBJP

Are you an international student moving to the US in 2025? We're sharing the scoop on how to navigate the US financial system, in a free webinar along with our friends at Homebase. We'll cover topics like: - What to look for when picking a bank account - Account fees you should avoid - How to build credit even if you don't have a US SSN - Budgeting tips for students Join us on December 16th! Register now: https://lu.ma/02i9hg2d

Educators, student clubs and non-profits who work with international students moving to the US: If you're planning your event or guest speaker calendar for the next few months, get in touch with Adro co-founder Sara Schmitt. Sara leads marketing, HR, partner outreach, and operations at Adro. Previously, she drove new business, product launches, and software rollouts at Amazon, Epic, and Mediaedge. As an educator and mentor, Sara supports high-growth startups through StartOut, Out in Tech, and Cornell’s eLab. She serves on advisory boards for the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and the Park School of Buffalo, and teaches at Yeshiva University and Baruch College.

Did you know: Two of Adro's co-founders met while completing their MBAs at Cornell University. They both went on to teach at several universities in the New York area, and continue to teach today. If you are a university, student club or non-profit in the US looking for guest speakers on fintech, startups or financial literacy, get in touch! Pictured here: CEO Amarildo Gjondrekaj visited Duke University (Duke Master in FinTech), while COO Sara Schmitt was a recent guest speaker at Quinnipiac University.

This week, COO Sara Schmitt is speaking and exhibiting at NAFSA: Association of International Educators (NAFSA Region XI) in Hartford, Connecticut! If you're in the area, connect with Sara directly (DMs are open!) to learn about our student and scholar-friendly US checking, savings and credit accounts for newcomers to America.

We're thrilled to announce that Adro is teaming up with Shorelight to give international students easier access to US banking products. 🌎🎓 By signing up to Adro from their home country, they'll be able to spend in US dollars upon arrival, right from Day 1. Shorelight is a world leader in providing comprehensive support services to international students, with a market presence in over 200 countries. We're excited to work together to equip international students with the tools and support they need to succeed academically and financially in the US. https://lnkd.in/e82yEjU6

Last week, Adro COO Sara Schmitt presented at NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region X conference alongside Bolu Oluwadiya (IELTS Official), Leigh Lane Peine ([ECE] Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.) and Cheryl DarrupBoychuck (FundsV) on both the high-tech and low-tech ways to stay ahead of academic credential, ID, and financial document fraud. Catch Sara on the road for the remainder of October: • Oct 16 to 17, Boston Fintech Week • Oct 16, Hult International Business School (Cambridge, MA) • Oct 25, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) • Oct 27 to 30, NAFSA Region XI (Hartford, CT) • Oct 30, Quinnipiac University (New Haven, CT) If you work with international students and workers moving to the US, and you'd like to learn more about Adro's no-fee checking, savings and credit card, connect with Sara, Cristina Linares or Kevin Hannan directly.