Listen "Ep.5 | Crypto Payments and Startup Exit with Sanja Kon"
Episode Synopsis
Sanja Kon is a Co-founder & CEO at xMoney (former Utrust), the leading European crypto payment technology. It was $21 million raised at ICO by her startup in 2017 and, under her leadership, xMoney (Utrust) was acquired by MultiverseX in 2022.
Sanja was featured in many rankings such as Top 100 People in Crypto and Blockchain, Top 100 Women of the Future. She is an inspiring role model for many female founders and business leaders.
🎧 In this episode you can learn about xMoney (Utrust), a crypto payment gateway, women in Web3 and how startup exit happens.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ryFI9un_prE
► Follow Sanja Kon:
https://twitter.com/SanjaKon
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjakon/
► Follow xMoney (Utrust):
https://www.xmoney.com/
https://twitter.com/xMoney_com
► Follow Violetta:
https://twitter.com/violettechekan
https://www.instagram.com/violettechekan/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/violettachekan/
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• Trailer and intro
• Sanja’s background: Introduction to crypto world
• Joining a startup world and meeting co-founders
• Becoming a CEO, scaling a startup during the pandemic, diversity in Web3
• M&A reality and the company after the exit
• Company today, rebranding to xMoney
• Trends in crypto payments
• Investing and the Sanja's future
• Entrepreneurship and embracing uncertainty
Sanja was featured in many rankings such as Top 100 People in Crypto and Blockchain, Top 100 Women of the Future. She is an inspiring role model for many female founders and business leaders.
🎧 In this episode you can learn about xMoney (Utrust), a crypto payment gateway, women in Web3 and how startup exit happens.
🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ryFI9un_prE
► Follow Sanja Kon:
https://twitter.com/SanjaKon
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjakon/
► Follow xMoney (Utrust):
https://www.xmoney.com/
https://twitter.com/xMoney_com
► Follow Violetta:
https://twitter.com/violettechekan
https://www.instagram.com/violettechekan/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/violettachekan/
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• Trailer and intro
• Sanja’s background: Introduction to crypto world
• Joining a startup world and meeting co-founders
• Becoming a CEO, scaling a startup during the pandemic, diversity in Web3
• M&A reality and the company after the exit
• Company today, rebranding to xMoney
• Trends in crypto payments
• Investing and the Sanja's future
• Entrepreneurship and embracing uncertainty
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