Kayvon is a technologist who co-founded Foundation, the digital art NFT marketplace, and previously served as its CEO until the platform went offline indefinitely in April 2026 after a sale agreement did not complete. Kayvon's Twitter Score is 336 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #902 (top 0.5%) among 389,587 tracked accounts.
Kayvon co-founded Foundation, which launched as a digital art NFT marketplace and reported more than $230 million in primary sales and more than $20 million in revenue by the end of its first two years. One of its early landmark moments was the sale of the Nyan Cat NFT for approximately $600,000, a transaction widely credited with helping trigger a wave of meme-based NFT auctions. Kayvon also gave a TED talk in August 2021 exploring NFTs as certificates of ownership on the internet.
Kayvon previously worked at Foundation Labs as CEO, where the team built additional products including Rodeo, a social network for creatives with onchain posts that was sunset in 2026, and Aura, a consumer prediction market platform launched in 2025. On April 27, 2026, Foundation announced the platform was offline indefinitely after a sale agreement did not complete. Kayvon has 33,335 followers as of July 2026 and has published 17,089 posts.
Kayvon has been mentioned by 160 accounts, with 346 total mentions.
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