Pascal Kurzawa

Partnerships Manager

Singapore, Singapore2 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founded multiple fintech ventures in traditional finance and Web3.
  • Led successful investment rounds raising millions for startups.
  • Advises on payment projects, enhancing financial accessibility.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on partnerships and business development.

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Skills

Core Skills

PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentInvestments

Other Skills

SalesStrategyInternational SalesCorporate Partnership DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyDirect SalesPartnership DevelopmentData AnalysisInvestor RelationsMobile PaymentsSales ManagementMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft Power BIBlockchain

About

Pascal was born in Germany. He is a former athlete of the martial arts and holds an undergraduate degree in finance and international business. He founded fintech ventures across traditional finance and Web3, led several successful investment rounds and is an experienced growth manager. Prior to this he has worked for large corporations like Oerlikon and Daimler. Over an eye opening trip to Nepal, he has devoted himself to making financial services more accessible to anyone everywhere + has been in the industry ever since. He is currently advising several payment projects and spearheads sales for enterprise fintech products. Pascal is a highly disciplined and organized individual, striving for constant self improvement and keeping a curious mind. As a self starter he invokes a strong entrepreneurial spirit. He leads teams with excitement and passion, filling the room with energy and empowering his team mates to grow and accomplish their goals. In his spare time he writes about fintech trends, creates podcasts, angel invests in new companies and enjoys extreme sports, be it climbing in the Himalaya’s or cycling across the arctic circle. Pascal has travelled the world on multiple occasions and learned / studied with people from all means of life. On the weekend you will find him with friends, with a good book, doing all kinds of sport, visiting art galleries or enjoying a good gin and tonic.

Experience

Exodus

Head of Partnerships

Sep 2025Present · 7 mos · Singapore · Remote

  • Leading partnerships for Exodus/XO Swap with foundations, stablecoin issuers, exchanges and self custody wallets.
Business DevelopmentPartnershipsSalesStrategyInternational SalesCorporate Partnership Development+4

Analog

2 roles

Angel Investor

Promoted

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Remote

  • Joined Analog as an Angel Investor
  • Analog is an infrastructure protocol focusing on interoperability. It helps all L1s and dApps communicate event data and trigger smart contract actions within the blockchain ecosystem.
  • Analog is backed by top-tier investors including Tribe Capital, Near Protocol, NGC Ventures, Wintermute, Outliers Fund, Balaji Srinivasan, DWF Labs, GSR, Samara Asset Group, Presto Labs, Black Label Media, Mask Network, MH Ventures, and dozens of othe
Investments

Advisor for Ecosystem Growth

Jun 2024Jan 2025 · 7 mos · Remote

  • Advisor for ecosystem growth and business development

Mercuryo

Senior Sales Manager

Oct 2023Sep 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Remote

  • Selling API based b2b fintech products to small (<10 employees) to large companies (5000+). On/ off ramp, OTC services and white label debit card programs.
  • Largest Clients: Ledger, trustwallet, Bybit, OKX, Metamask and +200 more
  • Established a new sale pipeline from scratch for on ramps, otc and card issuance, launched multiple clients.
  • Managed relationships with blockchain foundations, created proposals for product launches and campaigns that have led to six figure grant turnarounds.
  • Created outreach processes and sales presentation material.

Ripple

Mentor | Sales

Aug 2023Jan 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos · New York, United States · Remote

500 global

Mentor

Jun 2023Jan 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos · remote · Remote

  • Advising start ups:
  • B2B sales strategies for tech companies.
  • Fundraising strategies in web2 and web3.
  • Product strategy for consumer and b2b fintech (payments and banking) and DeFi.

Neon evm

Grants and Investments

Dec 2022Nov 2023 · 11 mos · remote · Remote

  • Responsible for sourcing dApps to deploy on Neon and lead them through the grants process.
  • Neon EVM is an Ethereum Virtual Machine on Solana that allows dApp developers to scale Ethereum dApps by using Solana as the settlement layer.

Bfg blockchain founders group ag

Advisor | Sales and Fundraising

Nov 2022May 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

  • Advisor to portfolio companies:
  • B2B sales training.
  • Secured six figure grants for portfolio companies.
  • Advised on fundraising outreach.

Wallet engine

2 roles

Chief Growth Officer (CGO)

Oct 2021Jan 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Singapore

  • Wallet Engine is a Singapore based wallet-as-a-service provider turning apps into financial apps.
  • Developed revenue & growth strategies incl. go-to market, financial model and pricing.
  • Established a deal pipeline of +20 apps / clients while leading the partnership, sales and marketing division.
  • Responsible for establishing an initial team (marketing and sales) of 5 people. (Promoted from Analyst to CGO*)
  • Co-developed pitch / data rooms and successfully raised +2.5m USD from SOSV/MOX, Avalanche and angel investors.

Head of Sales and Business Development

Apr 2020Oct 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · Singapore

  • Developed sales strategy for the e2e customer life cycle including sales funnel & customer master.
  • Defined sales metrics / KPI's showcasing sustained business growth and created dashboards.
  • Led the client engagement initiative turning customer leads to contractual agreements.
  • Collaborated with mentors / executives and engaged in modules by SOSV in their MOX program.

Verso finance

Co-Founder

Mar 2021Nov 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos · Zurich, Switzerland

  • Verso is a Web3 Insurtech, turning data into scalable and parametric insurance products utilizing Avalanche Blockchain.
  • Co-created business model and white paper, led a successful IDO/ICO raising +3m USD from institutional and private investors.
  • Led and created marketing and growth teams (+10 members) and scaled social presence to over 40k followers on Twitter and TG.
  • Established partnerships across defi protocols, traditional insurers and exchanges that have led to multiple product launches.

Daimler trucks asia

Finance Intern

Apr 2019Sep 2019 · 5 mos · Tokyo, Japan

  • Preparation and leading of finance & accounting training sessions for 6 PMO team members.
  • Definition of project KPI's and visualization of +100.000 data points with Excel and PowerBI.
  • Management of project meetings by collaborating with colleagues across IT, Finance & PMO.
  • Development of an IT system landscape with outbound & inbound data streams (+40 systems).

Esb reutlingen alumni e.v.

Data Quality and Project Manager

Apr 2018Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Reutlingen Area, Germany

  • Enhanced contribution rate to member fee by 20 % through member relationship management.
  • Successfully raised availability of contact details for members from 25% to 40%.
  • Development of a Power BI dashboard for +1.000.000 data points for effective KPI monitoring.
  • Led organization of a networking event with +200 participants through leading +40 volunteers.

Oerlikon

Project Manager

Aug 2012Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

  • Rotated through different business areas (Accounting, HR, Sales, Logistics and Maintenance).
  • Managed +50 applications for apprenticeships and developed tests.
  • Led the purchasing process for all goods below 10.000 €.
  • Developed a supplier survey regarding ISO certification and gathered +1.000 responses.
  • Developed a data base for +10.000 spare parts in SAP-EAM for predictive maintenance.

Education

ESB Business School, Reutlingen University

Bachelor of Science - BS — International Business

Jan 2017Jan 2021

Hanyang University

Exchange Semester — International Finance

Jan 2020Jan 2020

Global Start - Up Center | NIPA (National IT Promotion Industry) Korea

Certificate — Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Jan 2020Jan 2021

Berufsbildungszentrum Schmalkalden

A-Level — business studies

Jan 2015Jan 2016

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