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Bitwala

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Bitwala is a “crypto banking” app that lets users buy, store (self-custody and vaults), and save Bitcoin/Ether, move euros via SEPA/IBAN, and spend with a Visa debit card - in one app. Bitwala are building the one-tap decentralised Bitcoin-backed lending infrastructure for that lending market, estimated at $12T+ by 2030.With direct lending and white-label solutions for miners, family offices and dApps company gives access to liquidity without any seed phrase or cross-chain troubles.

Traction:

  • 30,000 + registered users -€12m+ swapped, €1m+ spent
  • Relaunched in 2023 with Lightning + Visa debit card integration
  • Founders raised over $45M up to date

Founding Team

Dennis Daiber, CEO & Co-Founder

  • 20+ years of experience in trading, fintech, and blockchain
  • So-called "Crypto OG" - in Bitcoin since 2010
  • Built and scaled the world's first e-commerce platform for crypto-based bullion sales, achieving 4M EUR in annual turnover and establishing a strong market presence
  • Designed and maintained a fully automated trading system, managing ~2B EUR in customer orders
  • Pioneered the development of tokenized ETFs and DeFi savings accounts, positioning the company as a leader in blockchain-based financial solutions
  • Secured over $47M in fundraising

Jan Goslicki, COO & Co-Founder

  • In Bitcoin and Crypto since 2012
  • He previously co-founded Transistor Coworking and the Bitcoin Startup Incubator, building entrepreneurial and blockchain-focused communities in Berlin
  • Serial founder and entrepreneur, over 15 years of experience
  • Secured over $47M in fundraising