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Deji SasegbonunlockedSami: together at Imperial College London (2010–2013)
×5Sami: together at Entrepreneur First
×2Sami: together at UCL
×4Sami: together at Imperial College London
About
Sami Start is Co-Founder and CEO of Transak, a company that provides APIs enabling applications to convert between fiat and cryptocurrencies or stablecoins. Transak maintains entities, licenses, payment rails, and compliance processes across multiple jurisdictions, serving use cases such as crypto wallets, remittance applications, and neo-banking.
Founder at Transak
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Transak's investors · 20
1k(x)Austin1kxRoad Town, Tortola · $50K – $1M checksBitDAOBR CapitalCoral GablesCE Innovation CapitalConsenSys MeshZugFuel Venture CapitalMiami · $250K – $10M checksFuel VenturesLondon · $317.5K – $9.5M checksGobi PartnersHong Kong · $709K – $37M checksGraph Paper CapitalSeattleIDG CapitalHong Kong · $3M – $200M checks · since 2025IOSG VenturesHong Kong · $10K – $100K checksMantle NetworkNarcissus VenturesPRIMAL CAPITALTokyoProtein Capital ManagementLuxembourgSBI Ven CapitalSingapore · $1.1M – $20M checksSignum CapitalSingapore · $1.6M – $31M checksTetherHong Kong · $1.5M – $775M checks · since 2025Woodstock Fund
Co-founders at Transak
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Yeshu AgarwalExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- TransakCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2019 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Entrepreneur FirstEF10 Cohort2018London, United Kingdom
- SmarketsSoftware Engineer2016 — 2018
- OptiverDeveloper2015 — 2016The Randstad, Netherlands
- STFCTechnology Evaluation Executive2013 — 2014Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Skills & more
C++26Java23JavaScript5Databases4Python4BashTrading SystemsFlaskMatlab2Project Management20Programming18Team Management10
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PhysicsFinanceBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsProject PlanningInvestmentsIntellectual PropertyManagementResearchHigh Frequency TradingTechnology TransferLanguages Arabic · English · French · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sami Start?
- Sami Start is Co-Founder and CEO of Transak, a company that provides APIs enabling applications to convert between fiat and cryptocurrencies or stablecoins. Transak maintains entities, licenses, payment rails, and compliance processes across multiple jurisdictions, serving use cases such as crypto wallets, remittance applications, and neo-banking.
- Where does Sami Start work?
- Sami Start is Founder of Transak.
- What companies did Sami Start found?
- Sami Start founded Transak.
- Where did Sami Start go to school?
- Sami Start studied at Imperial College London (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics); UCL (Computer Science MSc, Computer Science).
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Entrepreneur First mafia885
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Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +2Matthew WilsonFounder In ResidenceFounded Veratrak +2Rashid MansoorEntrepreneur, Inaugural CohortFounded HADEAN +2Eugene CheahEntrepreneur First 2017Founded Recursal AI, Inc. +2Steven RenwickCohort memberFounded Tilores +2Ruban KanapathippillaiEntrepreneur First 2024Founded Iterate AI +1
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Imperial College London mafia378
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Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2David SchilanskyMScFounded One Biosciences +2David MyttonMaster of Science - MSFounded Server Density +1Slava SolonitsynMBAFounded No Cap +1Barnaby MaletTeaching AssistantFounded machine0 +1Advait RuiaBachelor of Engineering (BEng)Founded SuperTokens +1
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UCL mafia250
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Demis HassabisPhDFounded Google Deepmind +2Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2Kes ThygesenBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Rolepoint +2Mark TrefgarneBAFounded Liverail +2Steven RenwickPhDFounded Tilores +2Rand HindiBscFounded Zama +1
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Smarkets mafia3
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Shared employers
Also worked at Transak3
Also worked at Entrepreneur First735
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures
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Also worked at Smarkets7
Scott FeldmanInvestor at Susquehanna Growth EquityJason WolfeInvestor at Susquehanna Growth EquityRobert DigheroFounding Partner at Passion CapitalVicente VentoInvestor at DTCPAlex WangCTO at ClarenAIJames DewarCEO at Scarlet
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Also worked at Optiver25
Mark DurstInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsJulia KuijsAssociate at FORWARD.onePaul HilgersIndependent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk & Sustainability Committee at Flow TradersLe ShiHead of Trading at Auros GlobalLune DunningInvestment Director at Point King CapitalHarry QiInvestor
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