Kain Warwick

Karin Warwick is an entrepreneur who has founded companies in finance-related industries such as financial technology (FinTech) and decentralized finance (DeFi).

Warwick grew up in the United States until he was twelve and then moved to Australia. He is the son of Allana and Kim Warwick, who is an Australian tennis grand slam champion. Warwick attended college in Australia at the University of New South Whales, where he studied genetics. After spending eighteen months in college, he decided to drop out and move to the United States in 1999 to work at a startup. In 2005, he became a professional musician when he joined the band The Lie Society. He made music with the band and toured globally before returning to returning to Australia and starting ventures in technology in 2009.

Warwick cofounded a company in 2009 called Pouncer. The company created a live auction platform specifically for an Australian audience. In the following years, he worked on several projects and held positions, some of which were at the intersection of music and technology.

In 2015, Warwick founded and launched a point-of-sale platform called blueshyft, where he is still the non-executive director. In 2016, Warwick founded Synthetix (formerly known as Havven), a cryptocurrency protocol that was launched in 2017. It had its initial coin offering (ICO) in 2018 and raised approximately $30 million. The project transitioned into a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), and Warwick stepped down from his leadership position. Around the same time, Kain popularized the concept of yield farming cryptocurrency, and he earned the nickname "father of modern agriculture."

In 2023, Warwick founded Infinex, a decentralized perpetual exchange that uses Synthetix for its liquidity. He has been vocal on social media regarding how the United States is regulating cryptocurrency and is often invited to speak in interviews on cryptocurrency topics.

Warwick is also an angel investor and has invested in approximately fifty companies, such as AltLayer, Exactly, and Balancer.