
Learn about Bitcoin! Subscribe to cory.substack.com || CEO of Swan.com || LA Business Journal 500 Most Influential 2024, 2025 || 60x investor/advisor to VC-backed tech companies || former Google, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley
Cory Klippsten is the Founder and CEO of Bitcoin-based Wealth Platform Swan Bitcoin. He is a partner in Bitcoiner Ventures, advisor to Ark Labs, and is an angel investor for more than 50 early stage tech companies. Klippsten is known for his b.s. detection skills, giving early warning on the biggest scams in the crypto industry, and for his efforts to spread Bitcoin adoption through education. Before startups, Klippsten worked for Google, McKinsey, Microsoft and Morgan Stanley, and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago. He grew up in Seattle, split 15 years between NYC and Chicago, and now lives in LA with his wife and daughters. His hobbies include basketball, history, and travel (Istanbul and Bodrum are favorites).
swan.com
goo.gle
bitcoinerjobs.com
unchained.com
bitcoinerventures.com
morganstanley.com
cliffstoneadvisors.com
Calabasas, California, United States
CEO
Swan Bitcoin
• www.linkedin.com/company/swanbitcoin
Jun 2019 - Present
World
Founder
Bitcoiner Jobs
• www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoiner-jobs
Jan 2021 - Present
Managing Partner
El Zonte Capital
Jan 2022 - Present
Managing Partner
Bitcoiner Ventures
• www.linkedin.com/company/bitcoinerventures
Jan 2020 - Present
Advisor
OceanBit
Jan 2022 - Present
Investor & Former Advisor
Unchained Capital
• www.linkedin.com/company/unchainedcom
Jan 2019 - Present
Startup Investor & Advisor
Cliffstone
• www.linkedin.com/company/cliffstoneadvisors
Jan 2013 - Present
Santa Monica, CA
Private Equity Consulting
Klippsten Bernhardt
Jan 2006 - Dec 2008
Greater Chicago Area
Television Reporter, Anchor and Producer; Online Producer
NBC 8 KOMU-TV
Jan 1996 - Dec 1998
Columbia, Missouri Area
riotplatforms.com
mckinsey.com
microsoft.com