# Joshua Goldbard

> Joshua Goldbard is the co-founder and former CEO of MobileCoin, the payments company now known as Sentz. His career spans telecom sales and product management, Crypto Lotus and privacy-focused consumer payments. He has also hosted the podcast Privacy is the New Celebrity and is developing Fire Wallet at Fire.co.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Fire Wallet (Fire.co)
- **Organizations:** MobileCoin / Sentz Global, Fire Wallet, Fire Digital (former), Crypto Lotus, Secret Party, 2600Hz, DAQRI, Ultra Mobile, AT&T Mobility
- **From:** Millbrae, United States
- **Known for:** Co-founded MobileCoin, whose technology was integrated into Signal payments in 2021., Led MobileCoin during its August 2021 $66 million Series B; company reported $107 million in cumulative financing at that time., Co-founded the cryptocurrency investment fund Crypto Lotus.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Listed a Platinum Club Sales Award, number one in AT&T’s West Region, on LinkedIn.
- **2011–2014** — Worked at 2600Hz; a 2012 bylined essay identified him as Director of Business Development.
- **2015–2016** — Technical product management at DAQRI, according to public career listings.
- **2016–2017** — Technical product management at Ultra Mobile, according to public career listings.
- **2017** — Co-founded Crypto Lotus with Kevin Fischer and Apneet Jolly; co-founded MobileCoin with Shane Glynn.
- **2021** — Led MobileCoin when Signal introduced UK payments testing and the company announced a $66 million Series B.
- **2022** — Hosted Privacy is the New Celebrity, including conversations with Joe Grand and Cory Doctorow.
- **2023** — MobileCoin became Sentz; Sara Drakeley was CEO by its November rebrand announcement. Public career listings date Goldbard’s Fire Digital founding to 2023.
- **2026** — Publicly described developing Fire Wallet at Fire.co; its website presents iOS and Chrome versions as coming soon.

## Achievements

- Co-founded MobileCoin, whose technology was integrated into Signal payments in 2021.
- Led MobileCoin during its August 2021 $66 million Series B; company reported $107 million in cumulative financing at that time.
- Co-founded the cryptocurrency investment fund Crypto Lotus.
- Received a 2007 Platinum Club Sales Award, listed as number one in the West Region.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research checked in October 2026: Fire.co describes Fire Wallet as coming soon to iOS and Chrome. Goldbard’s recent public X update identifies him as working on Fire.co and separates it from the earlier Fire Digital venture; the exact post date was not verified.
- **2023-11** — MobileCoin announced the Sentz rebrand with Sara Drakeley as CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://fire.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuagoldbard
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ThePBXGuy

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Last updated: 2026-10-12