# Brandon Millman

> Brandon Millman is the co-founder and CEO of Phantom, the crypto wallet company he started in 2021 with Francesco Agosti and Chris Kalani. A Duke-trained engineer who worked at Twitter and 0x, he has made the wallet's everyday usability the center of a larger ambition to bring onchain finance to a broader audience.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Phantom
- **Organizations:** Phantom, 0x, Twitter
- **Education:** B.S.E. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science, Duke University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Phantom, which reported more than three million users by 2021 and more than 15 million by 2025., Helped raise Phantom's $150 million Series C in January 2025 at a $3 billion valuation., Led Phantom through its expansion from a Solana wallet into a multichain consumer finance interface.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Graduated from Duke University and began an engineering career at Twitter.
- **2017** — Joined 0x, where he worked on decentralized exchange infrastructure and later led engineering work.
- **2021** — Co-founded Phantom with Francesco Agosti and Chris Kalani; the company began on Solana.
- **2022** — Phantom announced a $109 million Series B at a $1.2 billion valuation and expanded its mobile product.
- **2025** — Phantom announced a $150 million Series C at a $3 billion valuation and more than 15 million users.
- **2026** — Wrote about Phantom's expansion into trading and announced the Ventuals team's arrival in June.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Phantom, which reported more than three million users by 2021 and more than 15 million by 2025.
- Helped raise Phantom's $150 million Series C in January 2025 at a $3 billion valuation.
- Led Phantom through its expansion from a Solana wallet into a multichain consumer finance interface.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Announced that the Ventuals team was joining Phantom's trading and data teams.
- **2026-03** — Phantom received a CFTC staff no-action position for specified software activities related to access to regulated derivatives markets.
- **2025-01** — Phantom announced a $150 million Series C at a $3 billion valuation.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-millman-b093a022
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/BChillman

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Last updated: 2026-09-29