ABOUT THE COMPANY
JAN3 is a Bitcoin technology company focused on expanding access to Bitcoin and financial freedom around the world. We provide tools for individuals, enterprises, and nation-states to benefit from a free and open financial system based on Bitcoin.
MEET OUR TEAM
The JAN3 team comes from a diverse set of backgrounds ranging from game development, to industrial vehicle manufacturing, to gourmet coffee, but we are united in our common goal of accelerating Bitcoin adoption. We're a distributed organization with team members on five continents. JAN3's culture is about efficiency and effectiveness: we pride ourselves on getting things done. We're always looking for hard-working and talented people to fill a variety of roles, so if you have something to offer, do reach out!
Bitcoin philosopher and game developer with a degree in Business Administration. Samson is credited on the development of two of the most highly rated real-time strategy games of all time: “Dawn of War” and “Company of Heroes.” He is a frequent headline speaker at conferences and often provides television commentary on Bitcoin.
Samson Mow
Salvadoran entrepreneur with a degree in Economics and Finance. Edwin was the first and only Salvadoran admitted to the Singularity University's Global Solutions Program. He is also the proprietor of Finca Campo Bello, a luxury hotel situated on top of a volcano, and Cráter Coffee, a gourmet coffee producer and cafe.
Edwin Rivas
Hereditary Prince of Serbia and Yugoslavia. Filip has a background in Finance and Macroeconomics, and has worked in asset management for nearly a decade. Filip believes in freedom and the new Renaissance that Bitcoin enables for Serbia and the world.
HRH Prince Filip Karađorđević
Michael has over 15 years of experience in designing and running online MMO games, founding Tacticsoft, one of Israel's first game studios, with over ten million downloads and millions in revenue. After discovering Bitcoin, he became a prolific educator, organizing global events and meetups. A classically trained pianist, Michael also holds a private pilot and skipper license.
Michael Rosen
Prior to joining JAN3, Jonathan was at Blockstream working alongside Samson Mow. With a strong background in Economics and a specialization in Finance, he is committed to aiding the initiatives that promote financial inclusion and empowerment with the ultimate goal of hyperbitcoinization.
Jonathan Zhang
Investors
JAN3 ADVISORS
Dr. Adam Back is a world renowned cryptographer and legendary cypherpunk. Dr. Back is the inventor of proof-of-work, which is used in the Bitcoin mining process, and he also co-founded Blockstream, a Bitcoin infrastructure company. Adam holds a Ph.D. in distributed systems and computer science from the University of Exeter.
Adam Back
Richard is a Managing Partner at Syz Capital, a $1.8B alternative investment firm. With more than 25 years of investment experience, he leads the $1.3B Liquid Alternatives business including Bitcoin related products. He is a board member at Bitcoin only Swiss brokerage Relai, and hosts the financial podcast 'Syz the. Future.' Richard had an 18-year investment banking career and holds a BA from Royal Holloway, University of London.
Richard Byworth
TECHNOLOGY
JAN3 builds on Liquid and Lightning as our preferred Bitcoin Layer 2 stack. The Liquid Network is a Bitcoin sidechain facilitating smart contracts and asset issuance that went live in 2018 and has been operating flawlessly since. The Lightning Network is an incredibly fast and scalable network for micropayments that enables Bitcoin Circular Economies where people can earn and spend Bitcoin. By leveraging these two complementary technologies, JAN3 facilitates planetary scale Bitcoin transaction throughput.
