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Charlie Durbin

Founder

Founder at Decent

New York, New York, United States

FoundedDecent · YC

About

Charlie Durbin is co-founder and CEO of Decent, which was acquired by MoonPay. He graduated from Princeton in 2019.

Founder at Decent YC W22

Intro paths

YC

Charlie went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Charlie can intro founders to Decent's investors below.

Decent's investors · 4

ArchetypeNew York · $100K – $10M checks BitDAO Mantle Network Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Decent

AC

Alexander Carlson

Alexander CarlsonFounder

WC

Will Collier

Will CollierFounder

WK

Will Kantaros

Will KantarosFounder

Experience

MoonPaySr. Directorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
DecentCo-Founder & CEO2021 — 2025New York, United States
Vox MediaConsultant2021 — 2022New York, United States
Vox MediaSr. Analyst, Corporate Development2021 — 2022New York, New York, United States
GCAInvestment Banking Sr. Analyst2021New York
GCAInvestment Banking Analyst2019 — 2021New York, New York, United States
Boston CannonsProfessional Lacrosse Player2019 — 2021

Skills & more

Financial Modeling3Web Development3Entrepreneurship2Capital Markets1Capital Raising1Python (Programming Language)Next.js1JavaScript2R (Programming Language)1Series 79Series 63React.js

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Charlie Durbin?: Charlie Durbin is co-founder and CEO of Decent, which was acquired by MoonPay. He graduated from Princeton in 2019.
Where does Charlie Durbin work?: Charlie Durbin is Founder of Decent.
What companies did Charlie Durbin found?: Charlie Durbin founded Decent.
Where did Charlie Durbin go to school?: Charlie Durbin studied at Princeton University (Economics); Y Combinator; The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

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