About
Pelle Braendgaard is a co-founder of Notabene and previously co-founded uPort, an identity platform built on Ethereum. His background includes early roles at Alta Vista, Doximity as a secure communication platform developer, and involvement in cryptocurrency initiatives including Kipochi and OAuth development.
Pelle Brændgaard @pelleb
They always say new regulatory requirements which they know tugs the heartstrings of us crypto people. There are no regulatory requirements. These are primarily network rules that have been around since the 60s. KYC has also been a requirement for 20-30+ years. The promoters https://t.co/32KJXOFfbK
Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 2
Pelle Brændgaard @pelleb
I could not agree more. Visa and MC fundamentally don’t work without identity and rely on regulated institutions keeping your money safe both at rest but also from fraud using said identity. No KYC cards may sound attractive to crypto people but in reality they are closer to https://t.co/G9VfusykJS
Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 2 · ⇄ 2
Pelle Brændgaard @pelleb
Is it surprising that a company that glorifies pump and dumps do the same with their employees? https://t.co/tCTlIoAD36
Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 9
CEO/ Co-Founder at NotabeneYC S20
Intro paths
Pelle went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Notabene's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Pelle can intro founders to Notabene's investors below.
Notabene's investors · 12
Co-founders at Notabene
