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Joseph Kelly

Co-founder and CEO @ Unchained | Bitcoin Financial Services

Austin, Texas

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

2016

  • Co-founder and CEO

    2016

    Unchained is dedicated to serving the needs of long term bitcoin holders. Our platform helps secure $7B of bitcoin for thousands of clients and offers convenient self custody, trading, commercial loans, IRA accounts and RIA services through our affiliate, Sound Advisory. We have raised over $100mm of venture capital from great investors and have over 100 full time employees dedicated to serving bitcoin and our clients.

  • Board Member

    2022

    The Texas Bitcoin Foundation is a 501(c)3 public charity dedicated to original research and education about Bitcoin and political economy. For more information about our work, please visit www.txbitcoinfoundation.org.

  • Co President

    2014

    Holding company for investments and projects in incubation

  • Director / Senior Principal

    2013 - 2015

    Head of Austin offices. Managed client services and consulting teams.

  • COO and Co-founder

    2009 - 2013

    I do finance, sales, management, operations, project management and business development. I try to make everybody's jobs easier.

  • CEO and Co-founder

    2011 - 2012

    Led company through pivot from a data provider to a hosted enterprise software solution. Would not have been possible without a great team, a hard-working VC, and patient investors.

2008 - 2009

  • Co-owner

    2008 - 2009

    MSS Contracting is a general contracting company specializing in residential construction. I sold my half of the company to a new partner in 2009.

2008 - 2009

  • Partner

    2008 - 2009

    E Co. installs radiant barrier, a service which helps clients save money on their electric bill.

2008 - 2008

  • Founder

    2008 - 2008

    A little company I created to import some Chinese made goods. Plan was to distribute key chains with a Longhorn design on them, but I was unfortunately denied licensure by the University. Great lesson in how to deal with Chinese manufacturers when you want something done, and all the inner workings of a manufacturing process. Worked with a graphic designer on my product designs and learned how that works. Gained some meeting IQ through meetings with potential clients and people important to the future of the company.

2007 - 2008

  • Owner

    2007 - 2008

    BadAss Travel is an adventure travel company dedicated to promoting independent and adventurous travel. We host trips around the world designed to bring people into the wonderful world of solo travel.

  • Deckhand OS

    2006 - 2007

    I signed on with Bouchard as a way to get on my feet at 18. Bouchard specializes in the transport of large oil and gas barges. I was a deckhand and responsible for docking and hitching to barges, cooking for all 6 crewmembers, maintenance, and most anything else asked by the captain.

2004 - 2006

  • First Mate

    2004 - 2006

    Lived and worked on a sailboat in the Caribbean with my family. Sailed from Florida through the Bahamas, West Indies, South America, the Panama Canal and on to the Galapagos Islands.