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Kulipa
Financial tools for underbanked people
- 1-20 employees
- Fintech
- B2B
- Cryptocurrency
- Payments
- Financial Services
- Blockchain
- Saint-Merri, Paris, France
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Company mission
To help people and merchants in different parts of the world, where the currency and banking system are unstable, to enjoy economic prosperity without needing to learn new tools.
Our take
For those living in parts of the world with unstable banking systems, it can be difficult to grow personal wealth or run the finances of a business. Kulipa exists to address this, intending to build products that elevate people living in these places to economic prosperity.
The company's first product is a visa/mastercard that allows users to hold USD and EUR regardless of where they live. Importantly, the card - which is powered by blockchain and crypto technology - does not require a bank account to be used, so is available even to those who are underbanked.
Still in its early stages, it is yet to be seen exactly how Kulipa's card or subsequent products will be received, but the proposition is undeniably intriguing. Though there are other crypto-based card offerings available, the company hopes to stand out by building crypto-native, with collaborations with some large crypto wallet providers on the horizon.
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Benefits
- Opportunity to influence our architecture and product
- Work in a tight knit team, and on an exciting business challenge
- Meaningful equity
Leadership
Axel Cateland
(Co-founder & CEO)Formerly CEO of Spendesk Financial Services, CPO at Ditto Services and VP Mobile Payment at Mastercard
Michael Shynar
(Co-founder)Was Senior Software Engineering Manager of WhatsApp Commerce at WhatsApp. Spent 8 years at Google, ultimately as Staff Software Engineer.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Kulipa
- We use gender-neutral language in our note taking during interviews
- We do not ask about religion, marital or family status, country of origin, etc. during interviews
- We already have within our small founding group, people of different nationalities and ehniticities
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Challenging work (1)
My opinions are valued (1)
Innovative product (1)
Combining blockchain and trade-fi is so exciting. We are building a card payment system with a seamless experience for web3 wallet owners while preserving the decentralised spirit of blockchain. It is going to facilitate spendings for so many people who can't use traditional banking system.
Software Engineering
Innovative product
Jan 2024
This project is one of the most challenging of all my career. It is really motivating to start building a product that will challenge already established companies in the fast pace blockchain environment. This is a limited opportunities to be part of this journey from the beginning
Software Engineering
Challenging work
Jan 2024
At Kulipa, there are no stupid questions. Axel and Michael really value our opinions and feedback for us to feel in a place of trust. No need to be impressed by their respective professional backgrounds because knowledge sharing, open-minds and ambitious ideas are at the heart of Kulipa. Everyone's contribution in the team will impact the future of the platform, and that is grateful
Software Engineering
My opinions are valued
Jan 2024