About
Mark Pfluger is co-founder and CTO of Map3, having previously served as Head of Crypto Engineering at Blockchain.com where he led engineering teams and worked on wallet and custody infrastructure. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and is based in Munich, Germany.
Founder at OpenIntYC W23
Intro paths
Mark went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran OpenInt's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Mark can intro founders to OpenInt's investors below.
OpenInt's investors · 1
Co-founders at OpenInt
Experience
- Kraken Digital Asset ExchangeDirector of Engineering, Institutionalcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Map3.xyzCo-Founder & CTO2022 — 2023
- BlockchainHead of Crypto Engineering2018 — 2022
- BlockchainPrincipal Engineer2016 — 2018
- BlockchainSenior Engineer2015 — 2016
- BlockchainiOS Engineer2014 — 2015
- Institute for the Study of Learning and ExpertiseAI Research Programmer2013 — 2014Palo Alto
- mileMECo-Founder & CTO2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- CochiboFounder2011 — 2013Bay Area
- itestra GmbHSoftware Architect2007 — 2008Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- Technische Universität MünchenTutor and Research Assistant2004 — 2006Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- Self-EmployedWeb Developer2000 — 2004Munich Area, Germany
- eggs unimediaWeb Developer1996 — 2000Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
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ClojureLispPL/1Unix Shell ScriptingArtificial IntelligencePattern RecognitionBitcoinCryptocurrencyTeam LeadershipJavaLinuxMySQLLanguages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Pfluger?
- Mark Pfluger is co-founder and CTO of Map3, having previously served as Head of Crypto Engineering at Blockchain.com where he led engineering teams and worked on wallet and custody infrastructure. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and is based in Munich, Germany.
- Where does Mark Pfluger work?
- Mark Pfluger is Founder of OpenInt.
- What companies did Mark Pfluger found?
- Mark Pfluger founded OpenInt.
- Where did Mark Pfluger go to school?
- Mark Pfluger studied at Y Combinator (W23); Technical University of Munich (Master's degree, Computer Science); Politecnico di Milano (Computer Science).
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