MoonPay

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

$3M

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

26.09.2023

Date

3

all rounds

$650.68M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
MoonPay is a financial technology company that simplifies the conversion of fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies.

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founded date

01.01.2019

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

The London-based MoonPay, founded in 2018, offers a suite of on-and-off-ramp products that enable users to convert between fiat and cryptocurrencies using various payment methods, including debit and credit cards, local bank transfers, and mobile payment systems such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. The company's non-custodial payment system connects cryptocurrency exchange platforms with users, providing a seamless experience for converting between currencies. MoonPay aims to unlock digital ownership for everyone by providing end-to-end solutions for payments, smart contract development, and digital asset management, and is trusted by some of the world's most recognizable brands to power their Web3 strategies.
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MoonPay
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Money Raised 
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23.01.2023
$5.68M
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acquirer

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MoonPay

date

19.01.2023

type

Acquisition
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People

Founders
2
Victor Faramond
Victor Faramond

Victor Faramond

Victor is co-founder & CTO at MoonPay, a platform facilitating instant non-custodial purchases of major cryptocurrencies. Victor is an expert in cutting-edge web technologies, building front-end applications and backend systems at scale. Previously Victor spent a year building technology as Software Engineer Intern at Apple and 6 months at Skello, a VC-backed employee scheduling tool startup while still in university. Victor holds a MS in Computer Science and Mathematics from École supérieure de chimie, physique, électronique de Lyon. He also participated in an 6 months academic exchange program with École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.

current job

MoonPay
MoonPay

organization founded

2

Victor Faramond

Ivan Soto-Wright
Ivan Soto-Wright

Ivan Soto-Wright

Ivan is a financial technology entrepreneur, investor and early adopter of digital assets. He is Co-Founder and CEO of MoonPay. He is also Founder & General Partner at HODL. Ivan holds a BS in Economics with Special Honors from The George Washington University. He also read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford.

current job

MoonPay
MoonPay

organization founded

2

Ivan Soto-Wright

Employee Profiles
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Josh Ben-David

Josh Ben-David

Group Product Manager

Abhay Mav

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Joseph-Daniel Millwood

Joseph-Daniel Millwood

VP of Growth

Nils Puhlmann

Nils Puhlmann

Chief Risk and Security Officer

Adrian Pang

Adrian Pang

Head of Strategy

Zeeshan Feroz

Zeeshan Feroz

Chief Growth Officer

Victor Faramond

Victor Faramond

Co-Founder & CTO

Ivan Soto-Wright

Ivan Soto-Wright

Co-Founder & CEO

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