Meet Canada’s 10 Top Founders in the Bitcoin Startup Space

At Bleeding.Technology we track over 100,000 web 3.0, NFT, DeFi & crypto startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.

This list showcases the top Canada based Founder operating in the Bitcoin space. If you think a Founder is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].

The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:

Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.

Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Erik Svenson

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of Blockstream

Erik is responsible for operations, budgeting, managing growth, investor relations, financial systems and product strategy. His past experience includes 10 years in the finance industry and nearly another 10 years as a co-founder, consultant, and employee of multiple start-ups.Prior to joining Blockstream, Erik co-founded Dan’s Plan, a health technology company, and he consulted for dozens of early-stage companies on fundraising, strategy, and operations. Erik holds a degree from Stanford University and is a former CFA charterholder. He’s also a little league coach, amateur DJ and Quantified Selfer.

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About Blockstream: Blockstream provides Bitcoin and blockchain technology solution for financial markets.

Neeraj Murarka

Founder of Monetsu

Neeraj Murarka is the Politician at Libertarian Party of Canada.

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About Bluzelle, Libertarian Party of Canada, Monetsu: A next generation crypto-currency interface and payment solution for everyone.

Virgile Rostand

Founder of Coinsquare

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About Coinsquare, eCrute Inc.: Coinsquare is a cryptocurrency trading platform for trading Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and other digital currencies.

Ryan Breen

Founder & CEO of Alkemi

Ryan Breen is the CEO and Founder of Alkemi. As a web and data technology engineer with over 15 years of experience in multi-system integration working with real-time data and content optimization. Ryan’s forte is developing complex, enterprise-scale, and data-driven platforms.

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About Alkemi: Alkemi Network provides a solution that equitably incentivizes various stakeholders to collaborate by putting their coins to work.

George Bordianu

Founder, CEO of Balance

George Bordianu is the founder and CEO of Balance.

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About Balance, Felix Health: Balance is the safest way to custody, trade, and manage digital assets.

Scott Llewellyn

Co-Founder & CTO of FreeBitcoins.com

Founder and creator of the cryptocurrencies Clamcoin (CLAMS) and Digitbyte. CLAMS and Digitbyte had a market cap that exceeded $1.2 billion USD in 2017. Scott is considered one of the top expert in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency wallets.

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About FreeBitcoins.com: We are a Universal Income Company (UIC).