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Jake Moilanen
Founder & President/CTO of Ironlight | GP at Seraph Group
Jake Moilanen is the Founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of IRONLIGHT Group, a company specializing in blockchain-based tokenization for the financial services industry.12 He is an accomplished entrepreneur and technology leader with extensive experience in finance, venture capital, and digital technology.3
Professional Background
Jake Moilanen founded IRONLIGHT in December 2022.3 Prior to this, he held several notable positions:
- Chief Investment Officer at Valkyrie (2020-2022)4
- Vice President at Nexstar Digital LLC (2015-2017)4
- Managing Director at Evolve Media LLC (2010-2014)4
- Founder of Crowd Ignite (2010) and Kixer, Inc. (2014)4
Currently, he also serves as an Austin General Partner at Seraph Group, a deep tech-focused venture capital firm.34
Education
Moilanen has a strong educational background:
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Michigan34
- MBA in New Venture Creation from the Texas McCombs School of Business34
IRONLIGHT Group
Under Moilanen's leadership, IRONLIGHT Group is developing a technology platform that allows fund managers to create tokenized assets.2 The company aims to launch and operate a premier tokenization, listing, and trading ecosystem for private securities, institutional funds, and financial and real-world assets (RWA), backed by distributed ledger technology (DLT).2
Expertise
Jake Moilanen's expertise spans various areas, including:
- Blockchain technology
- Tokenization of assets
- Financial technology (FinTech)
- Venture capital
- Digital technology
His diverse experience and technical background position him well to lead IRONLIGHT Group in its mission to revolutionize the asset management industry through blockchain technology.35