Ferdinand Dabitz is a co-founder and CEO of Augustus, a stablecoin-enabled clearing platform built around AI-native infrastructure for programmable settlement of major Western currencies. Ferdinand Dabitz's Twitter Score is 51 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of August 2026, ranking #17,452 (top 5%) among 482,999 tracked accounts.
Ferdinand Dabitz co-founded Augustus, previously named Ivy, alongside Joshua Becker, Simon Wimmer, and Peter Lieck. The company raised a seed round led by Creandum followed by a $20 million Series A led by Valar Ventures, with backing from founders of Ramp, Deel, and Circle, bringing total disclosed funding to $40 million. Augustus provides a single API for moving funds between fiat and stablecoins, accepting open-banking payments, automating payouts, and operating on- and off-ramps, and states that its clients include crypto exchange Kraken.
Ferdinand Dabitz is also a Thiel Fellowship recipient. On May 11, 2026, Augustus announced conditional approval from the OCC to establish Augustus Bank, N.A. as a full-service US national bank, with final approval subject to pre-opening conditions. The OCC listed Ferdinand Dabitz as proposed Organizer, Director, and Chief Executive Officer of the bank and stated it had no objection to him serving in those roles.
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