Co-CEO
Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines is Co-CEO and Co-founder at Dfns, a Wallets-as-a-Service platform providing web3 wallet infrastructure for digital asset operations. He has held the Co-CEO role since November 2023. At Dfns, he co-founded the company in 2020, initially serving as Chief Operations Officer before transitioning to Co-CEO. The company is a Techstars alumnus.
Beyond Dfns, he serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Super Capital, a venture capital entity that brings together entrepreneurs, angel investors, and consultants to support startups. He is also an angel investor at WAGMI Ventures, a web3-focused investor syndicate. Since November 2024, he has chaired the Cybersecurity Committee at the Ligue pour la sécurité du web3 (LSW3), a public-private association focused on security for cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructures. Earlier in his career, he founded and led Jollyclick from 2014 to 2019, and prior to that founded Aion from 2010 to 2015. He was an Entrepreneur in Residence at Le Village by CA in 2020 and at Techstars in 2021. He also served as a board member at Super Capital from 2022 and as Marketing Chair for Security Applications at the MPC Alliance. His background spans HR Tech, sports, food, and social media sectors. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the Université de Bordeaux and a Master's degree in Management and Organizational Behavior Studies from Université Paris Dauphine. He is a laureate of the Institut de l'Engagement.
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