About
Jonathan Chester is the co-founder and CEO of Bitwage, a company he has led for over 11 years that provides global payroll and invoicing solutions enabling businesses to pay international workers and vendors in cryptocurrencies, local currencies, and stablecoins. The platform has processed more than $400 million in payments and raised $4 million in funding from investors including Draper Associates, the Stellar Foundation, Plug & Play, and Bitcoin Capital.
Founder at BitWage
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Co-founders at BitWage
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John LindsayExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- BitwageCo-founder, CEOcurrent2014 — presentPalo Alto
- Foundation Fighting BlindnessStrategic Council Finance Officercurrent2020 — present
- ForbesContributorcurrent2015 — present
- InwageManaging Directorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco
- OracleOracle Linux & VM Account Manager2013 — 2014HQ, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065
- Oak Creek Energy SystemsFinancial Analyst Intern2013Greater San Diego Area
- juwi Wind US Corp./juwi Wind GmbHProject Development Intern2012Boulder, CO
- The French LaundryIntern2010
Skills & more
Sales45Management35Strategy34Project Management30Entrepreneurship23Due Diligence14Finance15Leadership14Bitcoin8Startups3Payroll4Financial Modeling12
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Chester?
- Jonathan Chester is the co-founder and CEO of Bitwage, a company he has led for over 11 years that provides global payroll and invoicing solutions enabling businesses to pay international workers and vendors in cryptocurrencies, local currencies, and stablecoins. The platform has processed more than $400 million in payments and raised $4 million in funding from investors including Draper Associates, the Stellar Foundation, Plug & Play, and Bitcoin Capital.
- Where does Jonathan Chester work?
- Jonathan Chester is Founder of BitWage.
- What companies did Jonathan Chester found?
- Jonathan Chester founded BitWage.
- Where did Jonathan Chester go to school?
- Jonathan Chester studied at UC Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics); Fudan University; Crossroads.
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