Wences Casares

CEO at Xapo

📍 Palo Alto, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 24 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2019𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Operator-angel🌍 United States
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Board Member
Oct 2019
We’re working to build a trusted and innovative financial network that empowers people and businesses around the world.
Board Member
Apr 2014
Kiva (www.kiva.org) expands financial access to help underserved communities thrive. An international non-profit, we serve the financially excluded, especially underbanked women, refugees and communities impacted by forced displacement, climate-vulnerable people and systemically marginalized communities in the United States. By connecting people through crowdfunded loans, Kiva puts the power of financial inclusion in all our hands. Since 2005, the Kiva community has raised over $2 billion in loans, reaching over 5 million people in 84 countries. Kiva’s team is made up of 100+ employees and 450+ volunteers across the world, with offices in San Francisco, Nairobi, Bangkok, and Bogotá.
Board Member
Apr 2003
Board Member
Jun 2002
Your smarter wallet in the cloud. Lemon lets you capture and store a digital copy of your cards, like IDs, insurance, loyalty or payment cards, so you can access them whenever you need. Lemon makes your cards smarter, with real-time account balance updates, special offers and a simple way to interact with brands and merchants.
Experience · 8 entries
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2019
Board Member
Oct 2019
We’re working to build a trusted and innovative financial network that empowers people and businesses around the world.
2014
Board Member
Apr 2014
Kiva (www.kiva.org) expands financial access to help underserved communities thrive. An international non-profit, we serve the financially excluded, especially underbanked women, refugees and communities impacted by forced displacement, climate-vulnerable people and systemically marginalized communities in the United States. By connecting people through crowdfunded loans, Kiva puts the power of financial inclusion in all our hands. Since 2005, the Kiva community has raised over $2 billion in loans, reaching over 5 million people in 84 countries. Kiva’s team is made up of 100+ employees and 450+ volunteers across the world, with offices in San Francisco, Nairobi, Bangkok, and Bogotá.
2011
Founder & CEO
Jun 2011
Your smarter wallet in the cloud. Lemon lets you capture and store a digital copy of your cards, like IDs, insurance, loyalty or payment cards, so you can access them whenever you need. Lemon makes your cards smarter, with real-time account balance updates, special offers and a simple way to interact with brands and merchants.
2007
Grupo Nueva
Board Member
2007
2003
Board Member
Apr 2003
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