Yoann Turpin is a co-founder and the Head of Business Development at Wintermute, a digital asset market-making firm. He is also an active angel investor and a former derivatives trader with a background in traditional financial markets. ^[1]

Education

Yoann Turpin attended EDHEC Business School, where he earned a Master of Science degree. This educational background provided him with a foundation in finance that he would later apply in both traditional and digital asset markets. ^[1]

Career

Yoann Turpin is the co-founder of Wintermute, a digital asset trading firm, where he has held multiple leadership positions since 2018. He initially served as Head of Trading (2018–2020), later as Head of Business Development (2020–2022), and since 2022 has overseen business development and venture activities.

Alongside Wintermute, Turpin has held advisory roles at several companies, including Cybertonica Ltd and Orbitil (since 2016), KiteEdge Ltd (since 2017), and Agerean Ltd (since 2020). He has also been involved with early-stage ventures such as Linkybrain and served as a business angel investor in Sparrho.

Before Wintermute, Turpin founded Kaifuku Capital (2014–2021), an investment firm focused on pre-IPO and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and co-founded Innovify, a technology venture builder, where he was CFO, CIO, and later advisor (2014–2021). Earlier in his career, he worked in asset management and trading, including at Industria et Humilitas (2011–2018), Salamander Trading LLP (2011–2014), Optiver as an options trader (2006–2010), and Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking as an FX sales trader (2004–2005). ^[4]

Public Speaking and Philosophy

Turpin is a frequent speaker at international Web3 and cryptocurrency conferences, where he shares his expertise on topics related to digital asset liquidity and the technical aspects of market-making. He is recognized for his contributions to market-making innovations in the digital finance space. ^[1]

His professional philosophy centers on several key principles. He emphasizes the critical importance of liquidity and transparency as the cornerstones for creating efficient and stable digital markets. Turpin advocates for a technology-driven approach to building market systems and fostering growth in emerging digital ecosystems. He also expresses a commitment to making digital finance more accessible to a wider audience and believes in the "cross-pollination of ideas" between different sectors as a catalyst for innovation. ^[1]