# Ian Krotinsky

> Ian Krotinsky is the co-founder and CEO of Fin, a New York based payments company that uses stablecoin infrastructure to move large sums of money instantly across borders. A former quantitative portfolio manager and trader at Citadel, he and co-founder Aashiq Dheeraj first built TipLink, a tool for sending crypto with a link, before rebranding around a broader ambition: to build the payments app of the future for high-value transfers. In December 2025 the company raised a $17 million Series A led by Pantera Capital, with Sequoia and Samsung Next participating.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Fin
- **Organizations:** Fin, TipLink, Citadel, Goldman Sachs
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Business, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Fin, a next-generation global payments company, Raised a $17 million Series A led by Pantera Capital, with Sequoia and Samsung Next participating, Built and grew TipLink, a Sequoia-backed tool for sending crypto and NFTs with a link

## Career timeline

- **2014-2016** — Program Trader at Goldman Sachs
- **2016-2022** — Quantitative Portfolio Manager and Trader at Citadel
- **2022** — Co-founded TipLink, a platform for sending crypto and NFTs with a link, backed by Sequoia
- **2025** — Relaunched the company as Fin, a stablecoin payments app for high-value transfers, and raised a $17M Series A led by Pantera Capital

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Fin, a next-generation global payments company
- Raised a $17 million Series A led by Pantera Capital, with Sequoia and Samsung Next participating
- Built and grew TipLink, a Sequoia-backed tool for sending crypto and NFTs with a link
- Recruited a founding team with backgrounds at Google, Meta, Uber, Rippling and Chime
- Built a career as a quantitative portfolio manager and trader at Citadel and program trader at Goldman Sachs

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Fin came out of stealth and raised a $17 million Series A led by Pantera Capital, with Sequoia and Samsung Next participating, to launch its stablecoin product for high-value payments.
- **2025-12** — Announced a pilot program with import/export businesses launching within a month of the funding round.

## Links

- Website: https://fin.tech
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-krotinsky-01a76554

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Last updated: 2026-07-17