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Cofounder & CEO of Infinite (YC W25)

About

Portrait of Nikhil Srinivasan

Nikhil Srinivasan is the cofounder and CEO of Infinite (YC W25), the global financial network built on a compliance system of intelligence. Infinite gives businesses unified fiat and stablecoin accounts and global payment rails, with counterparty review done once for the whole network instead of once per relationship, so every dollar moves faster and cheaper as more companies connect. In 2026 the company launched Infinite Accounts, dedicated bank accounts that bring fiat and stablecoins together for B2B payments. Infinite is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Coinbase Ventures, 468 Capital, and Y Combinator.

Before Infinite, Nikhil led the compliance and risk platform at Sardine, the fraud prevention and compliance company used by fintechs and banks. He joined Coinbase in 2018 when it acquired Distributed Systems, the digital identity company he cofounded with Alex Kern, to build Login with Coinbase; he went on to lead product for Coinbase's crypto platform. Earlier, he did research at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.

Nikhil was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Enterprise Technology (2019) and to Stablecon's Stablecoins Most Influential 2026 list. He is an angel investor in more than 50 companies, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Circle, Varda, Hadrian, and Colossal Biosciences.

He writes about stablecoins, payments, and building companies on Substack, is an Eagle Scout, and lives in San Francisco.

Timeline

  1. Infinite

    Cofounder & CEO2024 – present

    The global financial network for stablecoin payments, built on a compliance system of intelligence. Cofounded with Raj Lad. Y Combinator W25; backed by Bessemer, Coinbase Ventures, and 468 Capital.

  2. Sardine

    Product Lead, Compliance & Risk Platform

    Led the compliance and risk platform at the fraud prevention and compliance company used by fintechs and banks.

  3. Coinbase

    Product Lead, Crypto Platform

    Joined through the acquisition of Distributed Systems to build Login with Coinbase, then led product for the crypto platform.

  4. Distributed Systems

    Cofounder2016 – 2018

    Digital identity infrastructure, cofounded with Alex Kern. Acquired by Coinbase in August 2018. Forbes 30 Under 30, Enterprise Technology.

  5. Research at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.

Recognition

  • Stablecoins Most Influential 2026

    Rising Influencer

    Stablecon · 2026

  • Forbes 30 Under 30

    Enterprise Technology

    Forbes · 2019

Elsewhere