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Derek Urben
Founder of The Imperium Project
Switzerland
Overview
Derek Urben is the Founder of Imperium, a venture capital firm in the New York City Metropolitan Area specializing in investing in Series A stage companies in the Web3/Blockchain sector. With a background as the CFO of Coinigy Inc and investments in companies like Project Solar and Salad Technologies, he demonstrates expertise in finance and entrepreneurship.
Work Experience
Founder
2024 - Current
Board
2021
Largest mobility lender in the world focusing on ride hailing and autonomous vehicle fleets
Board
2024
Consumer and vehicle credit provider across emerging markets
Advisor to Board
2024
Leading neobank and consumer lending platform in CIS
Advisor to CEO
2024
Largest cashback and royalties platform in CEE.
Board
2022
Distributed GPU cloud for inference workloads
Investor
2019 - 2024
$2B private investment fund
Left Lane Capital is a venture capital and seed-growth equity firm that invests in high-growth internet and consumer technology businesses.
CFO
2014 - 2018