Monerium
Founded 2017 · 15 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors
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Monerium creates infrastructure for onchain fintech by issuing, ramping, orchestrating, and exchanging stablecoins through whitelabel services, reliance partners, and direct offerings to consumers and businesses.
Founders & leadership
Monerium was founded in 2017 by Gísli Kristjánsson, Jón Helgi Egilsson, and Sveinn Valfells.
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Gísli KristjánssoninChief Executive Officer
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Jón Helgi EgilssoninHead of Strategic PartnershipsJón Helgi Egilsson holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a master's degree in Engineering, served as chairman of the Icelandic Central Bank's supervisory board from 2013 to 2017, and co-founded Monerium in 2016, where he leads strategic partnerships. He has held academic roles at King's Business School, Reykjavik University, and the University of Iceland, and previously co-founded several software and financial companies including Klak Innovation Center and Seed Forum Iceland.
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Sveinn ValfellsinChairSveinn Valfells holds a PhD in Physics from Boston University, an MS in Economic Systems from Stanford, and a BS in Applied Physics from Columbia. He is Co-Founder and Chair of Monerium, which he previously led as CEO to secure the first global license for fully compliant onchain stablecoins and integrate SEPA directly with web3; he has held leadership roles in biotechnology, mobile software, and telecommunications, and has been active in blockchain since 2011.
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Hjörtur HjartarsoninChief Operating Officer
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Árni GuðjónssonChief Product Officer
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Margus KermainChief Technology Officer
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Jón Gunnar ÓlafssonLegal Counsel
Investors · 4
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Monerium do?
- Monerium creates infrastructure for onchain fintech by issuing, ramping, orchestrating, and exchanging stablecoins through whitelabel services, reliance partners, and direct offerings to consumers and businesses.
- Who founded Monerium?
- Monerium was founded by Gísli Kristjánsson, Jón Helgi Egilsson, Sveinn Valfells in 2017.
- Who are Monerium's investors?
- Monerium's investors include BootNode, ConsenSys Mesh, ConsenSys, Crowberry Capital.