About
Josh Schwartz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fordefi, an institutional MPC wallet and security platform built for DeFi. He previously served as COO at Curv, which was acquired by PayPal in 2021, and as VP of Sales at BitGo. Schwartz has over 20 years of experience in finance, with a focus on execution services, market structure, and transaction cost analytics.
Founder at Fordefi
Intro paths
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In turn, Josh can intro founders to Fordefi's investors below.
Fordefi's investors · 9
Delta BlockchainNew YorkDigital Currency GroupNew YorkElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksIlluminate FinancialLondon · $1M – $8M checksLemniscapGeorge TownLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checksPantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksWintermuteLondon
Co-founders at Fordefi
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Josh shwartzFounder
Experience
- S4S TechnologiesCo-Founder and Lead (Partnerships)current2024 — presentPune, Maharashtra, India
- S4S Technologies, MumbaiCo-Founder and Lead (People and Partnerships) at S4S Technologies, Mumbai2022 — 2024Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
- S4S TechnologiesCo-Founder and Lead (Partnerships) at S4S Technologies, Mumbai2019 — 2022Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
- S4S TechnologiesCo-Founder and Lead (Supply Chain) at S4S Technologies, Mumbai2013 — 2019Aurangabad Area, India
- Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, PhaltanResearch Engineer2012 — 2013
- Kirloskar Brothers LimitedAssistant manager2010 — 2012
Skills & more
Sustainable Food Systems2Social Entrepreneurship2Human Resources (HR)3Corporate Governance2Government Relations1Grants ManagementMechanical Engineering4Engineering13Heat Transfer2Manufacturing10Product Development12Project Management4
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Josh Schwartz?
- Josh Schwartz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fordefi, an institutional MPC wallet and security platform built for DeFi. He previously served as COO at Curv, which was acquired by PayPal in 2021, and as VP of Sales at BitGo. Schwartz has over 20 years of experience in finance, with a focus on execution services, market structure, and transaction cost analytics.
- Where does Josh Schwartz work?
- Josh Schwartz is Founder of Fordefi.
- What companies did Josh Schwartz found?
- Josh Schwartz founded Fordefi.
- Where did Josh Schwartz go to school?
- Josh Schwartz studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Master’s Degree, Technology and Devlopment (CTARA)); M.G.M's Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, Aurangabad (M.S) (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering); Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya , Washim (AISSCE, science).
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