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Founded 2017 · 15 employees on LinkedIn · 5 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.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Founders & leadership

Monerium was founded in 2017 by Gísli Kristjánsson, Jón Helgi Egilsson, and Sveinn Valfells.

GKGísli Kristjánsson
Gísli KristjánssonChief Executive Officer
JHJón Helgi Egilsson
Jón Helgi EgilssonHead 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.
SVSveinn Valfells
Sveinn ValfellsChairSveinn 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.
HH
Hjörtur HjartarsonChief Operating Officer
ÁG
Árni GuðjónssonChief Product Officer
MKMargus Kerma
Margus KermaChief Technology Officer
JG
Jón Gunnar ÓlafssonLegal Counsel

Investors · 5

ConsenSys Meshlisted by ConsenSys MeshZug

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Crowberry Capitallisted by Crowberry CapitalReykjavík · $220K – $2.2M

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ConsenSysreportedZug

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Also in the syndicate · 1

Hof Holdings

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$2M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2019

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

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, Crowberry Capital, ConsenSys.
How much funding has Monerium raised?
Monerium has disclosed $2M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.