Robert Leshner

▸ $82.5M raised Jan 2026; $1.2B+ tokenized assets; Invesco USTB partnership

Founder of Compound Finance — one of DeFi's foundational lending protocols. Now CEO and co-founder of Superstate — a tokenization firm bringing Wall Street assets onchain. Raised $82.5M in January 2026 from Bain Capital Crypto and Galaxy Digital. Managing $1.2B+ in tokenized assets including USTB (tokenized US Treasuries). Invesco taking over USTB management in Q2 2026 — the blueprint for how funds come onchain. Building Opening Bell to enable onchain IPOs.

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Tokenization firm — $1.2B+ AUM, tokenized Treasuries, Opening Bell for onchain IPOs, $82.5M raised

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