Jeremy Almond

Founder/CEO at Paystand, Experienced Entrepreneur and Investor

Jeremy Almond

Jeremy Almond is the Co-Founder and CEO of Paystand, a fintech startup that has built the world's largest B2B payment network running on blockchain technology. He has over 15 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, and occasional investor in the tech industry.1 2

Key Facts about Jeremy Almond:

Founded Paystand in 2013 with the mission of rebuilding commercial finance from the ground up4
Named a 2023 EY Bay Area Entrepreneur Of The Year Award finalist4
Co-hosts the ReDeFined podcast focusing on blockchain and the future of finance3
Previously led architecture at nanotech startup Digital Instruments and global ERP implementation at Veeco1
Holds a BS in Computer Engineering from UC Santa Cruz and an MBA from UMass Amherst1

As CEO, Jeremy is leading Paystand's efforts to create an open and equitable commercial finance system, starting with a zero-fee network for B2B payments. Under his leadership, Paystand has grown to serve over 600,000 businesses and is driving innovation in the B2B payment sector.4

Jeremy is passionate about promoting the value of blockchain technology and its potential to transform the financial industry. He continues to advocate for the adoption of innovative payment solutions through Paystand and his podcast.3 4

Highlights

May 16 · finance.yahoo.com

Paystand CEO Jeremy Almond Named 2023 EY Bay Area ...

May 5 · digitalnest.org

NEST Flight 2023 - Opening Keynote - Jeremy Almond, Co founder ...

Experience

Founder/CEO at Paystand since September 2013

General Partner at Sharkbait Labs since 2008, CoFounder at SocialGuides from 2009 to 2012, Prototype CTO at Wecreatedit in 2013

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara; MBA from University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Isenberg School of Management