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Notabene

New York, NY, USA47+ employeesSeries B+ raised
The Notabene platform is the trust layer for global money movement.

The Notabene platform is the trust layer for global money movement.

YC S20

About the Company

About Notabene

Notabene is a Y Combinator-backed B2B software company that helps cryptocurrency businesses comply with financial regulations.

We bring a trusted data layer to blockchain transactions. Businesses use our software to manage counterparty risk and deliver a best-in-class payment experience to their customers.

We are a key enabler of the crypto ecosystem. Notabene helps crypto businesses grow faster by removing regulatory complexity and adding transparency and ease to their transaction flows.

We’re at a very exciting moment in our Notabene journey. We are growing fast—and we’re looking for people like you to help shape the future rails of the crypto industry!

We’re a team of diverse talent who dream big and are passionate about bringing crypto to everyone. Ready to build with us? Since 2012, our team has led blockchain and identity projects and has a successful track record in building and scaling companies, including crypto exchanges. We are a fully distributed international team spanning 8 countries and 3 continents.

Tech Stack

We are building a SaaS platform that allows our customer to send and receive "Travel Rule" information in a privacy preserving way.

Our stack is mainly Typescript, React, Express, GraphQL, Redis and PostgreSQL. We also have a strong background in SSI (Self-sovereign identity) which is the base for our architecture

Founders

Pelle Braendgaard
Pelle Braendgaard

Pelle Braendgaard is a co-founder of Notabene. He was the co-founder of uPort, the Identity platform from ConsenSys built on Ethereum. Has more than 25 years experience Europe, US, Africa, Caribbean, and Latin America. From being Alta Vista’s first webmaster to developing secure communication platforms for doctors at Doximity. As an early member of the Financial Crypto community, he built pre blockchain crypto platforms, helped develop OAuth, and brought Bitcoin to Africa with Kipochi.

Andres Junge
Andres Junge

Developer since 1985. Yaykuy Bitcoin Chile founder. Consensys / uPort co-founder. Notabene co-founder and CTO. Micael Waldorf School co-founder. Have a lovely wife and two awesome kids.

Ania Lipinska
Ania Lipinska

Ania is a UX designer and Head of Product at Notabene. She has experience leading a variety of design projects for both start-ups and established companies (Comcast, Booking.com, Blade). She brings an unapologetically customer-centric approach to the team.

Alice Nawfal
Alice Nawfal

Alice Nawfal is COO of Notabene. Her role is to combine business strategy with hands-on execution, while navigating a complex regulatory landscape. Prior to Notabene, she co-lead uPort, a platform for user-controlled data. She comes from a management consulting and policy background, having worked at Bain and the Economist, as well as fintechs like Prodigy Finance and norbloc. She has an MBA from Wharton, a policy degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, and Math/Economics degrees from MIT.

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