Douglas Bakkum — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-Founder and CEO at Bitbox
Co-founded Shift Crypto to bring the BitBox cryptocurrency hardware wallet to the public
Invented the BitBox cryptocurrency hardware wallet
Served as a group leader in neuroengineering at ETH Zürich
Holds an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in mechanical engineering
Collaborative Meart and CellF projects have been exhibited globally and received numerous prizes

Biography

Douglas Bakkum is an engineer, scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur with a diverse background spanning hardware, software, and wetware. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bitbox. Bakkum invented the BitBox cryptocurrency hardware wallet and subsequently co-founded Shift Crypto to bring this product and others to the public.

Prior to his entrepreneurial ventures in cryptocurrency, Bakkum worked as a group leader in neuroengineering at ETH Zürich. His academic background includes an M.Sc. and B.Sc.