Theya

The world's simplest Bitcoin self-custody solution

Y CombinatorWinter 2023ActiveFintechConsumer FinanceFintechCrypto / Web3ConsumerNeobank

What they do

Problem

Bitcoin users who want to self-custody find exchanges risky and hardware wallets too complex, making secure control of their funds difficult.

Solution

A simple multi-signature Bitcoin self-custody app that can be set up with smartphones and provides exchange-like convenience without giving up user control.

Who it's for

Consumers and retail Bitcoin holders who want secure, easy self-custody without relying on centralized exchanges.

Founders

Vikas Choudhary

Founder

Co-founder/CTO at Theya - building a self-custodial bitcoin private bank. Previously co-founder/CTO at Porter (marketplace for trucking - >$230M revenue; backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global)

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Smeet Bhatt

Founder

Smeet has background as a tech entrepreneur and investor. Previously, he led marketing and GTM at a YC S18 enterprise software company, Prodigal (Sr A: Accel, Menlo, YC). Smeet was also an investor with IDG Ventures and co-founded Chymera (mobile VR ad-network). Smeet studied Civil Engineering and Physics at IIT Bombay and has experience trading global macro (equities, bonds, FX, commodities) and growth tech investing for over 8 years. He also believes that Bitcoin is not a choice.

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Sriram Bhargav Karnati

Co-founder

Sriram is co-founder of Theya. He has led crypto engineering teams at Robinhood, FalconX and GameStop Blockchain. He built crypto custody infrastructure and led the development of self-custody wallets for Robinhood and GameStop. He is a Xoogler who has over 10 years of experience building consumer apps. Sriram graduated with Bachelors in Computer Science from IIT Bombay.

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