New Year's Resolution: have more Block Chain in your life! Startup Grind welcomes 2018 with the first Astyanax Kakanakis, CEO Norbloc, that raised $2M with a promise to simplify your compliance process with Know-Your-Customer blockchain platform. Norbloc is a Swedish-Greek company that attracted the first ever investment from the brand new Marathon VC fund of Panos Papadopoulos and George Tziralis

Astyanax has spent more than 12 years in Finance and Consulting, most recently as Associate Partner in McKinsey & Company, specializing in banking and corporate finance. He was previously Chief Commercial Officer in KnCGroup, the bitcoin blockchain pioneer, and Chairman of the Board in XBT Provider, the global leader in cryptocurrency ETNs.

Astyanax holds a BSc. In Computer Science and Electronic Engineering from University College London, an MSc in Advanced Computing from Imperial College, an MSc in Information Systems Management from London School of Economics and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.