# Sidney Powell

> Sidney 'Sid' Powell is the Australian co-founder and CEO of Maple, an onchain asset manager and institutional lender. After beginning his career in securitisation and corporate finance at National Australia Bank and managing treasury at a commercial-lending fintech, he co-founded Maple with Joe Flanagan in 2019. A severe 2022 credit crisis forced the company to rethink its early undercollateralized model; Powell subsequently led a shift toward secured, overcollateralized lending, while expanding Maple into a broader onchain asset-management business.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Maple
- **Organizations:** Maple, Angle Finance, National Australia Bank, AIESEC South Australia
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Finance and Bachelor of Laws, University of Adelaide, Bachelor of Business Administration coursework in International Finance, HEC Montréal, Passed all three levels; charter status not publicly confirmed, CFA Program
- **Known for:** Co-founded Maple and launched its onchain institutional lending product in 2021., Participated in more than $3 billion of corporate bond issuance before founding Maple., Established and ran a bond-funding program exceeding $200 million during his traditional-finance career.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Worked as a Business Development Officer at AIESEC South Australia.
- **2014-2015** — Held graduate roles at National Australia Bank in credit risk and performance insights.
- **2015-2017** — Worked in securitisation and corporate finance at National Australia Bank, progressing from analyst to senior associate.
- **2017-2020** — Served as Treasurer and Portfolio Manager at commercial-lending fintech Angle Finance.
- **2019** — Began building Maple with co-founder Joe Flanagan during nights and weekends.
- **2020** — Raised approximately $1.3 million in initial capital and moved full time onto Maple.
- **2021** — Launched the Maple lending product in April.
- **2022** — Led Maple through the broader crypto-credit crisis and the $36 million Orthogonal Trading default on loans issued through Maple pools.
- **2023** — Shifted the business toward secured, overcollateralized institutional lending.
- **2024** — Maple reported TVL rising from $85 million to a peak above $600 million and $2.3 billion in new institutional originations.
- **2025** — Maple expanded its positioning from lending protocol toward onchain asset management and reported passing its $4 billion TVL target.
- **2026** — Maple reported $4.55 billion in AUM in August, with $6.4 billion in first-half originations and $12.2 million in first-half revenue.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Maple and launched its onchain institutional lending product in 2021.
- Participated in more than $3 billion of corporate bond issuance before founding Maple.
- Established and ran a bond-funding program exceeding $200 million during his traditional-finance career.
- Led Maple's transition from undercollateralized crypto lending toward secured, overcollateralized lending after the 2022 credit crisis.
- Oversaw Maple's expansion to a reported $4.55 billion in assets under management by August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Maple reported $4.55 billion in AUM, $6.4 billion in first-half originations and $12.2 million in first-half revenue.
- **2026-07** — Powell highlighted Maple's first-half results: $4.6 billion in AUM, a $1.9 billion loan book and 47% year-over-year revenue growth.
- **2026-04** — Maple announced three senior leadership hires as it expanded its onchain asset-management operations.
- **2025-12** — Powell and Joe Flanagan set a 2026 company goal of $100 million in annual recurring revenue.
- **2025-10** — Powell said Maple remained focused on institutional lending and aimed to grow AUM to $5 billion by year end.

## Links

- Website: https://maple.finance
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidneypowell
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/syrupsid

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Last updated: 2026-08-26