MIT Bootcamps: Building a Blockchain Company

Sebastian is a young entrepreneur from Argentina and an renowned expert on Blockchain technology. Starting as a skillful developer at an early age and then leading a successful IT startup, Sebastian built the first Bitcoin payment gateway in Latin America in 2013. A year later, he launched the digital wallet Ripio, offering fiat-to-crypto brokerage plus credit solutions and a full suite of financial services for consumers. With Ripio, Sebastian and his team aim to democratize the new digital economy in emerging markets. During the E-Seminar, Sebastian will share the story behind Ripio one of the first crypto companies in Latin America and the path that lead him from his hometown in Patagonia to become a Blockchain pioneer. Being a passionate developer and an avowed “full-time nerd”, Sebastian had a deja vu in 2012 comparing the Bitcoin revolution with the first years of the Internet and gathered a team to build the access infrastructure for the new digital economy. Having raised funds from the top 5 Blockchain investors in Silicon Valley (including Tim Draper), Sebastian’s Ripio is now one of the leading fintech companies born in Argentina and one of the most promising crypto brands in the world. ABOUT MIT BOOTCAMPS MIT Bootcamps is an immersive, intensive, experiential MIT program for global innovators. At the Bootcamp you will learn entrepreneurial problem discovery and problem solving that MIT is known for. This toolkit will give you the power to seek real problems, develop superior solutions, and design ventures that are sustainable for your team, your customers, and the world. You will also join a tight-knit, lifelong and growing community of over 1,000 innovators selected by MIT from over 100 countries. MIT Bootcamps was founded at MIT in 2014 by Erdin Beshimov with a vision to bring MIT to entrepreneurs around the world. Since the launch of MIT Bootcamps in 2014, Bootcamp alumni ventures have raised more than $70 million in funding. Six Bootcampers have been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30. 10 have gone on to MIT’s graduate degree programs. Admission to an MIT Bootcamp is highly selective. Learn more at    • Welcome to MIT Bootcamps!  . Apply at bootcamp.mit.edu.