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Kirill Bensonoff

Co-founder and CEO at New Silver

Greater Boston

Work Experience

2019

  • Co-Founder and CEO

    2019

    New Silver is a fintech that sits at the intersection of Decentralized Finance and real world assets. We build technology to originate and underwrite short term construction loans with more efficiency, and securitize those loans on the blockchain with capital from DeFi protocols, helping to reduce cost of capital and improve efficiency. -Raised > $50mm -Originated >$200mm -Securitized >100mm DAI on-chain -Built tech for industry-fastest bridge loan originations -Responsible for overall strategic direction and management -Bootstrapped team from 1 to 20+

  • Member

    2023

    Members are chosen from senior leaders, typically C-Suite, who have distinguished themselves in the areas of finance, technology, law, government, academia, healthcare, real estate and other economic sectors.

  • Venture Partner

    2020

  • Founding Partner

    2019

    Fast funding for seed and pre-seed stage blockchain startups

  • Shareholder and Member of the Board

    2017

    Member of the Board

  • Co-Founder/CEO

    2006 - 2017

    I lead teams and company in multiple roles from founding to acquisition. Products and services: - End to End managed IT services - Cloud, hybrid cloud, desktop as a service - Professional services, nationwide technology support Awards and media: -CRN Magazine -ChannelPro Magazine -MSP Mentor -US Chamber of Commerce Blue Ribbon -Boston Business Journal Pacesetter -CloudTrust Enterprise Ready -CRM MSP Elite150

  • Mentor

    2018 - 2020

    Mentor startups enrolled with MIT Enterprise Forum

  • Partner at a Blockchain fund

    2017 - 2019

  • General Manager

    2017 - 2018

    Post acquisition, responsible for all aspects of product management for Unigma Cloud Management Suite, part of Kaseya IT Complete. Overseeing product development, key customer acquisition and product marketing.

2016 - 2017

  • Founder

    2016 - 2017

    Unigma’s mission is to help IT organizations simplify, automate and secure the Cloud. Acquired by Kaseya in 2017. Kaseya is one of the largest end to end software providers for IT services in the world.

2003 - 2005

  • Consulting Systems Engineer

    2003 - 2005

    Provided Microsoft related consulting services to enterprise and mid market corporations. Focused on infrastructure, collaboration and automation.