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.
CEO/ Co-Founder at NotabeneYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Pelle went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
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 ↗
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In turn, Pelle can intro founders to Notabene's investors below.
Notabene's investors · 11
Digital Currency GroupNew YorkDRW Venture CapitalChicago · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks · since 2026Green Visor CapitalNew YorkIlluminate FinancialLondon · $1M – $8M checksJump CapitalChicagoParaFi CapitalNew YorkRippleSan Francisco · since 2026Signature VenturesAyingWintermuteLondonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Notabene
Experience
- NotabeneChief Executive Officercurrent2020 — presentZug, Switzerland
- ConsenSysuPort Technical Lead2016 — 2019
- uPortChief Technology Officer2016 — 2019
- RaiseBlockchain Consultant2016Greater Chicago Area
- MondomeCo Founder2014 — 2016Managua
- NASDAQ Private MarketConsultant2015San Francisco Bay Area
- TrumakerSenior Software Engineer2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Kipochi LtdCo-Founder2013 — 2014
- Economi.coFounder2012 — 2013Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
- DoximityConsultant2010 — 2013
- ExtraEagle LLCPartner2006 — 2013
- Stake Ventures Inc.President and Consultant2006 — 2013
- PicoMoneyCo-Founder2010 — 2012
- iMedExchange Incconsultant2007 — 2008
- Consultant2005 — 2007
- StakeItOutOwner2004 — 2007
- KMD A/SJ2EE consultant2005 — 2007
- BRF A/STechnical Architect2004 — 2005
- TIQT.comFounder/2004 — 2005
- Chagrex.comFounder/Owner2004 — 2005
- Antilles Software Ventures SASecurity Consultant2002 — 2005
- VERAX IncVP of Technology2003 — 2004
- Deutsche Bank AGSoftware Developer2000 — 2002
- TravelTalk.comTravel Community web site for the Caribbean.1995 — 2000
- CorpFlow LtdEntrepreneur and Software Developer1998 — 2000
- Aqua Media Inc.Consultant1997 — 2000
- Internet Securities, Inc.Web Developer1998Greater Boston
- Thomson ReutersWeb Developer1997Greater Boston
- Counsel ConnectWeb Developer1997Cambridge, MA
- Digital Equipment CorpCorporate Web Master/Architect at AltaVista1996 — 1997
- Island Publishing LtdWeb Master1995 — 1996
- EuroTrade ApSMultimedia developer1989 — 1990
- Groovy Grooves I/SManager1989
- ISLE Systems I/SPartner1987 — 1989
Skills & more
OAuth7JavaScript19HTML5Ruby on Rails45HTML 511Ruby25REST9Representational State Transfer (REST)2EthereumSolidityReasonMLBlockchain
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ClojurePayment SystemsPayment ServicesCryptographyE-commerceOnline PaymentsE-paymentsAgile MethodologiesMobile DevicesMobile ApplicationsStart-upsSoftware DevelopmentLanguages Danish · English · German · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pelle Braendgaard?
- 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.
- Where does Pelle Braendgaard work?
- Pelle Braendgaard is CEO/ Co-Founder of Notabene.
- What companies did Pelle Braendgaard found?
- Pelle Braendgaard founded Notabene.
- Where did Pelle Braendgaard go to school?
- Pelle Braendgaard studied at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd (BSc, Computer Systems).
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Shared employers
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