# Kirill Gertman

> Kirill Gertman is the co-founder and CEO of Conduit, a New York-based B2B cross-border payments platform that settles international transactions using stablecoins. After more than a dozen years building fintech products in banking and startups - including product leadership roles at BRD (acquired by Coinbase) and Eco - he launched Conduit in 2021. The company pivoted from crypto-backed DeFi analytics to cross-border payments after the 2022 market downturn, and now processes more than $10 billion in annualized volume across a network of 20-plus banks in nine countries. In May 2025, Conduit raised a $36 million Series A co-led by Dragonfly Capital and Altos Ventures.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Conduit
- **Organizations:** Conduit, Eco, BRD
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Conduit to more than $10 billion in annualized transaction volume, Raised a $36 million Series A co-led by Dragonfly Capital and Altos Ventures (May 2025), Built a network of 20+ banking partners across 9 countries supporting 14 fiat currencies

## Career timeline

- **~2013** — Began building and scaling fintech products across startups and banking (12+ year career start)
- **~2019** — Moved into crypto; led product on applications used by millions securing billions in value
- **prior** — Led product at BRD, a crypto wallet later acquired by Coinbase
- **prior** — Head of Product at Eco, which raised $86M+ led by a16z Crypto
- **2021** — Co-founded Conduit as an API connecting businesses with DeFi products
- **2022** — Spoke at Money 20/20 USA; began searching for product-market fit after the crypto downturn
- **2023** — Launched B2B cross-border payments for Latin America, then expanded to Africa (Kenya, Nigeria)
- **2024** — Raised $6M seed extension from Helios Digital Ventures; grew transaction volume 16x YoY, surpassing $10B
- **2025** — Raised $36M Series A co-led by Dragonfly Capital and Altos Ventures; expanding into Asia

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Conduit to more than $10 billion in annualized transaction volume
- Raised a $36 million Series A co-led by Dragonfly Capital and Altos Ventures (May 2025)
- Built a network of 20+ banking partners across 9 countries supporting 14 fiat currencies
- Grew Conduit's client base to 5,000+ merchants and 100+ integrated fintech platforms
- Led product at BRD prior to its acquisition by Coinbase
- Served as Head of Product at Eco, backed by $86M+ led by a16z Crypto

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Conduit raised a $36 million Series A co-led by Dragonfly Capital and Altos Ventures, with Sound Ventures, DCG and Commerce Ventures participating; planned expansion into five Asian markets.
- **2024-08** — Raised a $6 million seed extension from Helios Digital Ventures and expanded cross-border payments from Latin America into Africa.

## Links

- Website: https://conduitpay.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kirillgertman
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ConduitAPI
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBPcc-S1Odk

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Last updated: 2026-07-15