I'm a hands-on CTO who’s spent over 17 years building technology and products — from leading engineering at major companies like Nokia, GSK and Canon to co-founding and scaling startups in fintech, gaming, and wellness. Along the way I’ve bootstrapped Bit Compare into a profitable fintech business with 7-figure annual revenue, helped secure $6M in funding for Coin Burp while reshaping it into a CeFi–DeFi bridge, and built and led distributed teams, opened overseas offices, and delivered platforms used by millions. I enjoy solving messy, ambitious problems — whether it’s designing scalable architectures, growing a team, or turning an idea into a viable business. I’m particularly interested in ecosystems: creating products and platforms that connect and sustain value beyond themselves. I thrive in leadership roles where I can combine strategic vision with hands-on technical expertise.

Serdar Senay

I'm a hands-on CTO who’s spent over 17 years building technology and products — from leading engineering at major companies like Nokia, GSK and Canon to co-founding and scaling startups in fintech, gaming, and wellness. Along the way I’ve bootstrapped Bit Compare into a profitable fintech business with 7-figure annual revenue, helped secure $6M in funding for Coin Burp while reshaping it into a CeFi–DeFi bridge, and built and led distributed teams, opened overseas offices, and delivered platforms used by millions. I enjoy solving messy, ambitious problems — whether it’s designing scalable architectures, growing a team, or turning an idea into a viable business. I’m particularly interested in ecosystems: creating products and platforms that connect and sustain value beyond themselves. I thrive in leadership roles where I can combine strategic vision with hands-on technical expertise.

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I’m a hands-on CTO who’s spent over 17 years building technology and products — from leading engineering at major companies like Nokia, GSK and Canon to co-founding and scaling startups in fintech, gaming, and wellness. Along the way I’ve bootstrapped Bit Compare into a profitable fintech business with 7-figure annual revenue, helped secure $6M in funding for Coin Burp while reshaping it into a CeFi–DeFi bridge, and built and led distributed teams, opened overseas offices, and delivered platforms used by millions.

I enjoy solving messy, ambitious problems — whether it’s designing scalable architectures, growing a team, or turning an idea into a viable business. I’m particularly interested in ecosystems: creating products and platforms that connect and sustain value beyond themselves. I thrive in leadership roles where I can combine strategic vision with hands-on technical expertise.

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Work Experience

Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
January 1, 2024 - Present
Building a new venture using AI, currently operating in stealth mode based in Lisbon.
Co-Founder at YOGA DRIVE LTD
January 1, 2021 - Present
Launched a subscription yoga platform serving under-represented markets, overseeing platform design, development, and strategy.
CEO & CTO at MAD Metaverse
December 31, 2022 - September 3, 2025
Hired and managed a team of 70 remote staff globally. Delivered an innovative NFT gaming platform on Ethereum with evolving NFTs as core mechanics; featured in global media and podcasts.
CTO at Coin Burp
December 31, 2021 - September 3, 2025
Built the UK’s biggest crypto exchange firm; rebuilt and grew the engineering team to 12; shifted platform strategy to bridge CeFi and DeFi; helped secure $6M investment from Outlier Ventures; worked on AML and KYC due diligence for FCA accreditation.
Co-Founder & CTO at Bit Compare
December 31, 2021 - September 3, 2025
Bootstrapped and scaled a fintech platform comparing crypto financial products, reaching 7-figure revenue as a team of two founders. Built an interest rate scraping platform with AWS serverless architecture comparing all rates online.
CTO at Rota.com
December 31, 2019 - September 3, 2025
Led technical and organizational transformation; migrated to AWS Serverless; opened an overseas engineering office in Dublin, doubling engineering headcount to 14; modernized team structures.

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Financial Services, Gaming, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment