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Mark Pfluger

Founder

Founder at OpenInt

Oakland, California, United States

FoundedOpenInt · YC

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

YC

Mark went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

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.

Co-founders at OpenInt

APAmadeo Pellicce
Amadeo PellicceCEO & Founder
PLPhilip London

Experience

  1. Kraken Digital Asset ExchangeDirector of Engineering, Institutionalcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Map3.xyzCo-Founder & CTO2022 — 2023
  3. BlockchainHead of Crypto Engineering2018 — 2022
  4. BlockchainPrincipal Engineer2016 — 2018
  5. BlockchainSenior Engineer2015 — 2016
  6. BlockchainiOS Engineer2014 — 2015
  7. Institute for the Study of Learning and ExpertiseAI Research Programmer2013 — 2014Palo Alto
  8. mileMECo-Founder & CTO2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  9. CochiboFounder2011 — 2013Bay Area
  10. itestra GmbHSoftware Architect2007 — 2008Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
  11. Technische Universität MünchenTutor and Research Assistant2004 — 2006Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
  12. Self-EmployedWeb Developer2000 — 2004Munich Area, Germany
  13. eggs unimediaWeb Developer1996 — 2000Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Team BuildingDistributed Systems4Software Development3Software Engineering2Start-ups1Mobile Applications2Location Based Services1Agile Methodologies1Web Design1Machine LearningEntrepreneurshipUser Interface Design
+12 moreClojureLispPL/1Unix Shell ScriptingArtificial IntelligencePattern RecognitionBitcoinCryptocurrencyTeam LeadershipJavaLinuxMySQL

Languages 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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