# Konstantin Richter

> Konstantin Richter is the German-born founder and CEO of Blockdaemon, established in 2017 to simplify blockchain node operations for institutions and developers. His earlier career spans Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile, Nokia and media software businesses including Audiotube, Lookbooks and Wiredrive. His public writing emphasizes financial access, governance and verifiable infrastructure.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Blockdaemon
- **Organizations:** Blockdaemon, Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile International, Nokia, Audiotube, Lookbooks, Wiredrive, Gem, MadHive, Po.et
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** European Business School
- **Known for:** Founded Blockdaemon in 2017 and continues to lead it as CEO., Led Blockdaemon through a January 2022 $207 million Series C at a $3.25 billion post-money valuation., Built and led media software ventures including Audiotube, Lookbooks and Wiredrive.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked in network strategy and commercial models at Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile International.
- **2005** — Moved to Nokia; later recalled attempting to persuade management to acquire Spotify.
- **Before 2017** — Built media and business software ventures including Audiotube, Lookbooks and Wiredrive.
- **2015** — Active as a blockchain advisor and contributor, including work with Gem, Po.et and MadHive.
- **2017** — Founded Blockdaemon after encountering difficulty operating Ethereum nodes; incorporated in October.
- **2021-06** — Blockdaemon raised a $28 million Series A led by Greenspring Associates, with Goldman Sachs participating.
- **2021-09** — Blockdaemon raised a $155 million Series B led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
- **2022-01** — Blockdaemon raised a $207 million Series C at a $3.25 billion post-money valuation.
- **2022-07** — Blockdaemon acquired cryptographic key-management company Sepior.
- **2025-06** — Blockdaemon announced completion of its expand.network acquisition.
- **2026-09** — Blockdaemon announced governed DeFi access for AI agents through a Zuplo MCP Gateway.

## Achievements

- Founded Blockdaemon in 2017 and continues to lead it as CEO.
- Led Blockdaemon through a January 2022 $207 million Series C at a $3.25 billion post-money valuation.
- Built and led media software ventures including Audiotube, Lookbooks and Wiredrive.
- Developed Blockdaemon from node operations into a broader institutional infrastructure offering spanning staking, wallets and APIs.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Blockdaemon published an October 19 account of using Coral to let AI assistants query live internal business systems.
- **2026-09** — Blockdaemon published governed DeFi access for AI agents with Zuplo on September 20; Richter also discussed the launch on LinkedIn.
- **2026-09** — Blockdaemon published Verification Is the New Frontier, arguing for auditable authorization of agent actions.
- **2025-11** — Appeared on Handelsblatt Disrupt to discuss his career, crypto infrastructure and the relationship between banks and blockchain.

## Links

- Website: https://www.blockdaemon.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/konstantinrichter
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/konstantin11

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/konstantin-richter
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-10-22