# Ivan Soto-Wright

> Ivan Soto-Wright is the Miami-based American co-founder and CEO of MoonPay. After working in pension investment advisory at Redington and founding automated savings startup Saveable, he built a crypto payments business that expanded into NFT checkout, merchant payments and stablecoin infrastructure. He also founded the Soto-Wright Foundation, which supports mentorship and educational opportunity.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at MoonPay
- **Organizations:** MoonPay, Saveable, Redington, HODL, Soto-Wright Foundation, Milken Institute Fintech Advisory Council
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Economics; Special Honors; Phi Beta Kappa, The George Washington University, Studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford
- **Known for:** Co-founded MoonPay, which raised a $555 million Series A at a $3.4 billion valuation in November 2021., Founded Saveable, acquired by Plum in 2018., Graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Special Honors in Economics from The George Washington University.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Left Redington and started Saveable, an automated savings business.
- **2018** — Saveable was acquired by Plum; founded investment and venture studio HODL.
- **2019** — Co-founded MoonPay and became CEO.
- **2021** — MoonPay raised a $555 million Series A at a $3.4 billion post-money valuation in November.
- **2022** — MoonPay disclosed $87 million from entertainment, sports and media investors as part of that Series A.
- **2025** — MoonPay acquired Helio in January and Iron in March; announced a Mastercard stablecoin partnership in May.
- **2026** — Returned to Junior Achievement in Miami as a keynote speaker in April; MoonPay launched Enterprise in August and agreed to acquire North Capital in September, subject to closing conditions.

## Achievements

- Co-founded MoonPay, which raised a $555 million Series A at a $3.4 billion valuation in November 2021.
- Founded Saveable, acquired by Plum in 2018.
- Graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Special Honors in Economics from The George Washington University.
- Named to the 2025 Haute 100 Miami list in the Technology category.
- Founded the Soto-Wright Foundation to support mentorship and educational opportunity.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — MoonPay entered a definitive merger agreement to acquire North Capital; completion remained subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions in the announcement.
- **2026-08** — MoonPay launched MoonPay Enterprise, a stablecoin infrastructure business built on its Iron acquisition.
- **2026-04** — Delivered a keynote at Junior Achievement of Greater Miami’s company competition on April 13.
- **2026-02** — MoonPay and M0 introduced PYUSDx, infrastructure for application-specific stablecoins backed by PayPal USD.

## Links

- Website: https://about.me/ivan-soto-wright
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isotowright
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ivanhodl
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanhodl/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26