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Hi there, I’m Mo!
Yes, this is really my website 😎
I’m a professional in the crypto space, building cool stuff and always trying to connect the wild world of “Degens” with the entry level rails of “Normies”. I believe we’ve come a long way towards mass adoption but we’re only just getting started. This is me in a nutshell:
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🤑 Entrepreneur
I founded / led two startups with >1B EUR volume & raised >4M EUR capital
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🫡 Leader
I recruited and led product, growth and research teams of >10 people
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😎 International
I gathered global work experience and fluent in German, English and Spanish
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🤠 Crypto-native
I boast 7+ years experience running a crypto algo-trading platform and a cross-chain DEX
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🤓 Analytical
I built and rely on complex data analytics & statistics approaches for product management
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🤔 Academic
Earned a PhD & graduated the CEMS MSc in International Management
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Resume
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Moritz Putzhammer
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Work Experience
12.2024 – present
remote
Regional Manager Central Europe at OKX
- Leading operations and go-to-market in the EU’s largest region by crypto trading volume
12.2023 – 12.2024
remote
Lead at Jumper.exchange
- Leading the largest cross-chain DEX in DeFI, trusted by over 250k MAU with over 1B in monthly volume
- In charge of spinning Jumper out of LI.FI (see below) and co-founder of the Jumper foundation, grew project from 0 to 9 team members
- Leading token launch efforts, commercial strategy and operational execution
12.2023 – 12.2024
Berlin, DE
Director Consumer Business at LI.FI GmbH
- LI.FI is a pre-series B B2B DeFi startup, providing infrastructure for cross-chain trading
- Hired to lead LI.FI's newly-established, dedicated B2C business unit
- Given the objective to spin-out the retail business into a separate entity with the vision of building the most powerful cross-chain DEX
- As a result, Jumper.exchange (see above) was founded
10.2018 – 09.2023
Vienna, AT
Co-Founder & CEO at Trality GmbH
- Built a B2C platform for automated crypto trading bots, allowing retail investors to benefit from automated portfolio management
- Scaled the platform to >1B EUR in total trading volume and reached >100M EUR in assets under management
- Led product, growth and ops teams of the company, defined the overall strategy and acted as bridge between business, design and tech
- Personally responsible to grow the company to >20 employees, then also to downsize it back to 6
- In charge of raising >4M EUR in venture capital, including a seed round from Cherry Ventures and CMT Digital
09.2013 – 09.2018
Vienna, AT
Research Associate at WU Vienna
- Completed three quantitative research projects, using multilevel regression statistics
- Published various well-cited research projects including analyses of statistical rigor
- Development of several entrepreneurial projects like conference organizations, consulting and coachings
12.2012 – 02.2013
Frankfurt, DE
Intern at Horváth & Partners Management Consultants
- Set up of a target costing system for a major logistics provider
02.2012 – 06.2012
Stockholm, SE
Freelance Consultant for Ericsson
- Developed a lean manufacturing concept, taken up by top management
05.2011 – 08.2011
Frankfurt, DE
Intern at Deutsche Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking
- Conceptualized novel cash management reporting tool for trade finance department
07.2007 – 12.2010
Frankfurt, DE
Trainee Program at Deutsche Lufthansa
- Completed projects in the corporate finance and project management departments
- Gathered requirements for the setup and use of Lufthansa’s subsidiary performance reporting. Undertook required analyses and reported results directly to the Sr. Director of Controlling for the implementation of my recommendations
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