Cronos (CRO) is the native cryptocurrency token of Cronos blockchain developed by the Crypto.com payment, trading and financial services company. Crypto.com was founded in June 2016 by its co-founders Kris Marszalek, Rafael Melo, Gary Or and Bobby Bao.

Kris Marszalek - Co-Founder and CEO

He is the co-founder and CEO of crypto.com. Prior to crypto.com, Kris Marszalek served as CEO at Ensogo, and Founder of BEECRAZY. Kris Marszalek is a seasoned company builder who has grown multiple companies from $0 to $100m in revenue.

Rafael Melo - Co-Founder and CFO

He is the co-founder and CFO of crypto.com. Prior to crypto.com, Rafael Melo has led fundraising efforts as CFO at ASX-listed Ensogo, securing strategic investment from VIPSHOP (NYSE:VIPS) and raising over A$50m from blue chip institutions like Fidelity, Goldman Sachs and BlackRock. He also has 15 years of experience in finance, deep understanding of risk, compliance and Mobile Payments ecosystem in Asia.

Gary Or - Co-Founder

He is the co-founder of crypto.com. Gary Or is also a Product Designer and Entrepreneur, who has 9 years of full stack engineering experience (RoR, Elixir, Golang), keen interest in Machine Learning and AI.

Bobby Bao - Co-Founder and Head of Crypto.com Capital

He is the Co-Founder and Head of Crypto.com Capital. Bobby Bao has extensive experience in investment banking, corporate development, investor relationship, and was named Forbes Asia’s 30 under 30 leader in 2018. He is also the head of Corp. Development at Ensogo, investment banker at China Renaissance, Deloitte, Merrill Lynch.