Joe
Zender

Since joining Zilch in 2021, Joe’s collaborative leadership and entrepreneurial mindset have been invaluable to the company’s remarkable growth. Over the past four years, he has played a critical role in defining Zilch’s unique product-market fit, with a focus on building features and products that customers love. This work has driven significant growth and efficiency, helping Zilch scale from fewer than 500,000 to over 4.5 million customers.

As Chief Product Officer and a member of the Executive Committee from the start of 2025, Joe leads Zilch’s product strategy, ensuring there’s streamlined collaboration across the teams and the continued delivery of innovative, customer-focused solutions.

Prior to joining Zilch, Joe started his career as an FX trader at the likes of JP Morgan before being inspired to found the app Nez in 2016. Having raised almost £3 million, the Nez app became the preferred marketing solution for over 500 restaurants and a restaurant discovery tool used by over 250,000 Londoners. This entrepreneurial experience sharpened his ability to build products in competitive markets and deliver innovative solutions that create exceptional value for customers.