Edward Kandel

Edward Kandel is a founder and crypto enthusiast with a background in investment banking, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. He is currently based in London and works at Founders Factory, a startup accelerator and venture studio that helps early-stage companies grow and scale. According to his LinkedIn profile, Kandel has been with Founders Factory since 2018, where he serves as a Venture Investment Principal focused on fintech and blockchain. Prior to joining Founders Factory, he worked at HSBC as a Director of Strategy and at J.P. Morgan as an Investment Banking Analyst. Kandel is also a co-founder of Kaptivo, a startup that makes a digital whiteboard camera for remote collaboration, and previously co-founded an online marketplace for artisanal food products. He is a graduate of Duke University and the University of Cambridge, where he earned degrees in economics and management. As a crypto enthusiast, Kandel is interested in the potential of blockchain technology to disrupt traditional finance and enable new forms of value creation and exchange. He has written on topics such as decentralized finance (DeFi), stablecoins, and the role of central banks in the crypto ecosystem.