About
Bill Barhydt is founder and CEO of Abra, a cryptocurrency banking platform launched in 2018 that offers trading, lending, borrowing, and payment services. His earlier work includes creating a Bitcoin-based synthetic dollar in 2015 and delivering a TED talk on Bitcoin in 2012. Barhydt previously held positions at NASA, Goldman Sachs, and Netscape, and received the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneer Award in 2000.
Founder at Abra
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Accelerator VenturesMiami · $2M checksAngel Collective Opportunity FundSan FranciscoArbor VenturesSingaporeBlockchain CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $200K checksCarthona CapitalSydneyDigital Currency GroupNew YorkFuture Perfect VenturesNew York · $500K – $5M checksIGNIAMexico City · $100K – $5M checksJungle VenturesSingapore · $604K – $45M checksLerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checksNycaNew York · $2M checksNyca PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checksPantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksParaFi CapitalNew YorkParallax VenturesSao Paulo · $100K – $5M checksRRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checksSilicon BadiaNew York · $250K checks
Experience
- ABRAFounder & CEOcurrent2016 — presentMountain View, California
- Algorand FoundationChairman of the Boardcurrent2026 — present
- Redwood Collective, LLCVenture Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sygnum BankAdvisor2018 — 2023Zurich, Switzerland
- EseyeBoard Advisor2013 — 2019
- Boost VCAdvisor2013 — 2019
- Boom Financial, Inc.President, CEO & Founder2007 — 2016mountain view, california
- WebSentricPresident & CEO1998 — 2001
- Netscape CommunicationsTechnical Director1995 — 1998
- Goldman Sachs & Co.Vice President1992 — 1995
- NASA & CIAResearch Engineer1988 — 1992
Education
- Stanford UniversityComputer Science1990 — 1991
- New York Institute of FinanceCertificate, Finance & Fixed Income Mathematics1993
- NASA Project Management ProgramCertificate Program, Project Management1990 — 1991
- Stevens Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science, Computer Science1986 — 1990
- DHS1982 — 1986
Skills & more
SaaS29Strategic Planning97Leadership89Strategy78Management60Analysis5Team Building43Mobile Payments99Payments35Mobile Devices99Business Development99Product Management99
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