Polar
YC W24San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
Find your way into Polar
117 people in our graph share verified history with the Polar team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Alexi Nazem, MDunlockedknows Grant Ackerman · together at Horace Mann School
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Polar provides remote workers, freelancers, and maritime employees with U.S. bank accounts and tools to transfer dollars to over 120 countries, hold USD savings at competitive rates, and trade commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Also known as Aria · GoldenBasis
Crypto & Web3FintechCrypto / Web3InvestingRemittancesNeobankUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W24)
Polar was founded in 2024 by Grant Ackerman and Andrew Wang.
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Grant AckermaninCo-founder & CEOPreviously, he led integration efforts at Altruist following its acquisition of SSG, and served on Princeton University's investment office, where he also earned a degree in Economics, Computer Science, and Finance.
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Andrew WangFounder & CTOHe previously worked in quantitative research and software engineering roles at Citadel and Bridgewater, and holds a degree in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from Princeton University.
Investors · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeedJun 2025Source ↗
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In the news
Polar Power (NASDAQ: POLA) sells $275K convertible note with board seatstocktitan.net · Jul 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Polar do?
- Polar provides remote workers, freelancers, and maritime employees with U.S. bank accounts and tools to transfer dollars to over 120 countries, hold USD savings at competitive rates, and trade commodities and cryptocurrencies.
- Who founded Polar?
- Polar was founded by Grant Ackerman, Andrew Wang in 2024.
- Who are Polar's investors?
- Polar's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Polar headquartered?
- Polar is headquartered in San Francisco, US.