About Spout Finance

Spout Finance is building a DeFi prime brokerage that lets you borrow against your tokenized US stocks at 0% interest, and lets lenders earn yield. Loans are funded by a disciplined, per-asset covered-call strategy rather than by charging borrowers interest. We are a team from traditional finance, engineering, law, and design, building at the intersection of TradFi and DeFi.

Team

• Marc Ryan — Co-Founder & CEO
  Former tech investment banker at HSBC, covering fintech and software. Founder of FlipVault, a web3 bartering platform. Angel investor in several blockchain AI companies, including Theoriq, PIN AI, and GAIB AI.
• Paul van Mierlo — Co-Founder & CTO
  Paul brings years of expertise in programming having won major hackathon competitions on different blockchain ecosystems with privacy, payments and DeFi solutions.
• Paul Jan Reijn — Co-Founder & General Counsel
  Legal counsel with years of experience in software. Architect of the legal framework for various successful software products, such as payments and factory automation.
• Ashish Yadav — Head of Design
  Ashish brings strong design expertise, having worked with Headout, Aquanode, and Rancho Labs to build scalable design solutions. He has deep experience in design systems and brand identity.
• Onuorah Gabriel — Marketing & Growth Lead
  Growth operator with hands-on go-to-market experience. Led community systems and partnerships at Santa Browser and supported GTM strategy, education initiatives, and growth campaigns at GemXBT to drive users + revenue.
• Mira — Social Media Manager
  Social media strategist with a Business Ed. background, helping blockchain companies grow their social presence. Supported Popula (NEAR Protocol) through social campaigns and community-driven product insights.

Backed by

Solana, Anchorage Digital, Draper Dragon, Solayer, 2Square, Taisu Ventures