Kirill Bensonoff

Co-Founder and CEO

2019 - Current

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.

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.

Consulting Systems Engineer

2003 - 2005

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