Juan Benet, Founder of Filecoin

About Juan Benet

Juan Benet is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur known for inventing the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) and co-founding Filecoin through Protocol Labs. He is the founder and CEO of Protocol Labs, the research and development organization responsible for IPFS, Filecoin, and other decentralized infrastructure.

Juan Benet at a glance

• Company: Filecoin
• Total raised: $200M
• Latest round: Series A

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