William Mougayar
Founder of Token Summit
William Mougayar
Founder of Token Summit
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Work Experience
Author
2016 - Current
The Business Blockchain will be the first in-depth business book on the blockchain that is written by someone who has been as directly involved as William Mougayar in this space, and with his breadth of knowledge, experience and relationships in the technology sector. This book is a substantial blueprint for understanding how to frame the blockchain, and how to uncover its related opportunities for change
Founder and Producer
2017
Token Summit is the premier conference on the Token Economy.
General Partner
2015
Virtual Capital Ventures (VcapV) is a boutique-style, early-stage technology venture capital firm, focused on decentralized peer-to-peer technologies and applications. Based in Toronto, VcapV invests in North American startups that think big, and act bigger. Founded by William Mougayar, a veteran entrepreneur, mentor to startups, board member and experienced operator, the fund is advised and backed by some of the industry’s top players.
Blockchain Analyst, Investor, Advisor, Mentor
2013
Started to invest, advise, mentor and analyze the blockchain industry since October 2013.
Founder
2013
A knowledge destination and blog focused on startup management, growth and scaling-up.
Executive Chairman, Kin Foundation
2020 - 2023
Board Member
2018 - 2023
Board Member
2019 - 2022
Board Member
2015 - 2020
OpenBazaar is an open source project to create a decentralized network for peer to peer commerce online—using Bitcoin—that has no fees and no restrictions.
Advisory Board Member
2015 - 2019
Coin Center is the leading non-profit research and advocacy center focused on the public policy issues facing cryptocurrency technologies such as Bitcoin. Its mission is to build a better understanding of these technologies and to promote a regulatory climate that preserves the freedom to innovate using blockchain technologies.
Board Member
2017 - 2019
Leader in Proof of Process blockchain technology.
Member, Board of Advisors
2015 - 2019
OMERS Ventures is one of Canada's leading venture capital firms, investing in technology, media and telecommunications companies.
Education
Investments
Latest Articles
What Type of Investors Does Crypto Need? — William Mougayar’s Blog
Talks about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Capital Markets
Bad Actors or Failures Do Not Define The Crypto Industry — William Mougayar’s Blog
Talks about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Venture Capital
We Need to Let Crypto Come Out of The Closet — William Mougayar’s Blog
Talks about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin
Update on Proposals Process: Phase II Begins Now
Talks about Ethereum, Decentralization and Blockchain