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Bill Barhydt

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CEO and Founder at Abra · Chairman of the Board at Algorand Foundation

United States

FoundedAbra

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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 & CEO at Abra

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Abra's investors · 17

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

  1. ABRAFounder & CEOcurrent2016 — presentMountain View, California
  2. Algorand FoundationChairman of the Boardcurrent2026 — present
  3. Redwood Collective, LLCVenture Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Sygnum BankAdvisor2018 — 2023Zurich, Switzerland
  5. EseyeBoard Advisor2013 — 2019
  6. Boost VCAdvisor2013 — 2019
  7. Boom Financial, Inc.President, CEO & Founder2007 — 2016mountain view, california
  8. WebSentricPresident & CEO1998 — 2001
  9. Netscape CommunicationsTechnical Director1995 — 1998
  10. Goldman Sachs & Co.Vice President1992 — 1995
  11. NASA & CIAResearch Engineer1988 — 1992

Skills & more

SaaS29Strategic Planning97Leadership89Strategy78Management60Analysis5Team Building43Mobile Payments99Payments35Mobile Devices99Business Development99Product Management99
+12 moreStart-upsMobile CommerceMarketing StrategyMobile BankingMobile ApplicationsEntrepreneurshipStrategic PartnershipsExecutive ManagementVenture CapitalProduct DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisFinancial Services

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Colleagues at Abra

Alvaro Rodriguez
Co-founder and Managing Partner at IGNIA
Daryl Puryear
Chief Technology Officer at Abra
Deepak Ghosh
Head of Product at Abra
Marissa Kim
Head of Asset Management at Abra
Willie Wang
Head of Engineering at Abra

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bill Barhydt?
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.
Where does Bill Barhydt work?
Bill Barhydt is Founder & CEO of Abra and CEO and Founder at Abra.
What companies did Bill Barhydt found?
Bill Barhydt founded Abra.
Where did Bill Barhydt go to school?
Bill Barhydt studied at Stanford University (Computer Science); New York Institute of Finance (Certificate, Finance & Fixed Income Mathematics); NASA Project Management Program (Certificate Program, Project Management).

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended New York Institute of Finance11

Chris FeeneySenior Fellow, Bank Policy Institute at MissionOGGuy EllisGeneral Partner at WHCJohn SemakulaAfrica Business Leader at Venture Capital World SummitAnne MazetInvestor at Xcellerant VenturesKlaus GierlingSenior Managing Director, Head of Business Development, DACH, Nordics & Benelux at Capital DynamicsKatya KohenManaging Director at Stifel Venture Banking

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Also attended Stevens Institute of Technology42

Pooja DeoSenior Director, Business Intelligence at Deerfield Management CompanySrinivas RaoInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersAshwini PatilHead of Trading at Goalvest VentureDaniella KranjacInvestor at Avant BioGus KovenCCO at Savano Capital PartnersLindsay GoeddelInvestor at Constellation Technology Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Sygnum Bank15

Martina GromoInvestment Associate at VI PartnersPhuang Jing YiSenior Business Manager at Hashkey CapitalGrace CushmanSenior Vice President, Operations at City LightMartina StettlerDirector (Board of Directors) at Sygnum Pte LtdSimon SchneiderCEO, Sygnum Europe at Sygnum Pte LtdMathias ImbachGroup CEO at Sygnum Pte Ltd

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Also worked at Eseye4

Ian PerryVenture Partner at Octopus VenturesStephen SunFounder at mlopStephen CowleyCEO at PharosynOsman RamadanFounder at CodeWords AI workflow automation

Also worked at Boost VC17

Collin WestManaging Partner at Ensemble VCAdam DraperManaging Director at Boost VCBrayton WilliamsCo-Founder & Partner at Boost VCMaddie CallanderPartner at Boost VCGus DomelPartner at Boost VCDanielle SosnickPortfolio Support at Boost VC

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Also worked at Netscape Communications15

Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersLuke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of GigafundBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJulie HerendeenOperating Partner at StripesJimmy QuachManaging Partner - Private Equity at Rocket CapitalGreg SandsFounder and Managing Partner at Costanoa Ventures

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