Sid Powell

Sid Powell

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Sidney (Sid)
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Sid Powell is the Co-Founder and CEO of Maple Finance, an institutional crypto-capital network leveraging blockchain technology to modernize capital markets. Under his leadership, Maple has grown into a global asset management platform focused on innovation, efficiency, and accessibility. Before founding Maple, Sid built a strong career in traditional finance, with expertise in debt capital markets and institutional banking. He contributed to over $3 billion in corporate bond issuance, launched and managed a $200 million bond funding program, and oversaw Treasury operations at a commercial lending fintech firm.

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Academic History

MAPLE FINANCE

  • Sid co-founded Maple, a DeFi platform that offers uncollateralized loans and facilitates interactions between institutional borrowers and lenders. 

  • Under his leadership, Maple has grown into a global asset management platform focused on innovation, efficiency, and accessibility. 

  • Maple has originated more than $5.5b in institutional lending since inception and currently holds over $550m in assets on the platform.


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