Dennis Owusu-Sem

18 months ago, I joined @twifintech as its first full time employee. Today, TWIF has been acquired by @Plaid.

@FireblocksHQ Stablecoin Summer hits different from a NYC rooftop 🗽😎 Stablecon Salon Summer Mixer Registration link: 👇 luma.com/stablecon-nou2…

We are kicking off our first Stablecon Salon of the summer tomorrow in New York City with our friends at @FireblocksHQ. Join us for rooftop views, drinks, light bites, and real conversations with the people building and scaling stablecoin products. Come meet potential partners, hear what teams are working on, and get a better read on where stablecoin adoption and opportunity is moving next. 📅 Wednesday, July 15 ⏰ 6:00 to 9:30 PM EST This is your last chance to register before tomorrow’s event!👇️

5 days left to save $500 on your Stablecon USA pass before ticket prices increase Friday! 📢 This September, the people building, funding, and regulating the convergence of stablecoins, tokenized assets, and DeFi will come together in Washington, D.C. Stablecon USA brings institutions, payments companies, investors, policymakers, and onchain leaders into one room to advance how money and financial assets move onchain. For founders, operators, and decision-makers across stablecoins, payments, and onchain finance, this is a chance to meet the people driving adoption, allocating capital, and shaping what comes next. 📅 September 9–11, 2026 📍 Washington, D.C. Secure your pass in the comments below and save $500 before Friday! ⏰👇

The people shaping what comes next are already making plans to be in D.C. ✈️ Save $500 before Friday ⏳ Secure yours 👇 stablecon.com/usa/

$200,000 is on the line for the next generation of stablecoin startups! 📢 @CallMeGillette, our MC for Stable Launch, is calling on early-stage founders to apply by July 14. Eight startups will be selected to pitch live at Stablecon USA in Washington, D.C. in front of leading investors, industry experts, and the broader stablecoin community. 📅 Stablecon USA: September 9–11, 2026 ⏰ Applications close July 14 If you're building in stablecoins, payments, digital assets, or financial infrastructure, this is your opportunity to compete for investment and put your company in front of the investors and operators helping define the market. Application link in comments below 👇️

@CallMeGillette Eight startups will take the stage. One will leave with a $200,000 investment. Deadline is July 14 ⏳️ Submit your application today! 👇️ stablecon.com/usa-stable-lau…

⏳️ One week left to apply for Stable Launch and compete for a $200k investment! Our COO, @Dsem221 is calling on early-stage builders across stablecoins and digital assets to step forward. Eight startups will be selected to pitch live at Stablecon USA in Washington, D.C., in front of leading investors and operators shaping the future of money. 📅 Stablecon USA: September 9–11, 2026 ⏰ Applications close July 14 Apply today! 👇️

@dsem221 Eight startups will take the stage. One will leave with a $200,000 investment. Don’t miss your chance. Apply for Stable Launch: stablecon.com/usa-stable-lau…

8/ The takeaway: insurtech's second act won't be new insurance brands. It will be invisible AI inside the carriers everyone already uses. The winning investors won't have the biggest funds. They'll be the ones who can walk a startup into a carrier's building.

7/ His filter, in his own words: "We don't invest in platforms that make money for people that have money."

2/ Commerce Ventures isn't a typical VC. Its LP base is deliberately built from market-leading corporations, the same banks, retailers and insurers its portfolio sells to. Capital plus customers. In fintech infrastructure, that's the moat.

His grandfather thinks he's a bank teller. In reality, Vivek Krishnamurthy ( @VivekKri )helps decide which startups get inside the institutions that run American finance. Partner @ Commerce Ventures. Here's why his insurance-AI bet matters 🧵

@HadickM IMO it was the correct decision because it was a harsh red. That said, this is overstepping the mark x.com/i/status/20738…

FIFA doesn’t have a long history of doing the right thing, but glad to see they got this one right

We're excited to welcome @ahnchrisj, Partner @HaunVentures, to the Stable Launch judging panel. Stable Launch is Stablecon USA's startup competition, where founders pitch live for a $200,000 investment prize. At Haun Ventures, Chris backs founders building the next generation of crypto infrastructure and financial services. Chris joins Hayden Simmons, @HadickM, @chuk_xyz and @VivekKri to help identify the next breakout company in stablecoins and onchain finance, at Stablecon USA. 📅 Applications close July 14. Apply now: stablecon.com/usa-stable-lau…

Today, we’re announcing that we’ve doubled our annual transactions volumes in the last 12 months, and reached $100 billion. This is an especially sweet moment for us. It took us 5.5 years to reach the first $50 billion. What I’m most proud of is the character and unusual choices that led to it. We chose the most valuable problems, not the easiest ones. We saw huge value in building a system DEEP and BROAD enough to replace 10-15 vendors that banks + fintech programs typically use, starting with a core system. Many people that had 10x our knowledge tried to help and tamper our ambitions: “why build a core system?”, “why operations and not just tech?”, “why not partner with a vendor that already built a credit card ledger?” Today, Unit could be installed on any bank - immediately. There is no dependency on legacy tech. All money movement happens directly with the Federal Reserve and card networks. Banks and the programs they power do business at scale, with 10x better security, oversight, and modularity. We built heads-down while there was widespread skepticism. Until recently, the category of modern financial infrastructure has been attacked non stop. For years. People questioned it from every single angle: is it sound? Valuable? Sustainable? We weren’t phased. We had the field context that many skeptics didn’t have, and we saw the proof points every day. We made changes along the way when they were needed. We took no shortcuts and turned down high-risk deals that could make us bigger. Importantly, we put ourselves on an independent financial trajectory, so that we don’t have to take shortcuts OR depend on the opinions of others. Proud of our team for the hard work and character. Grateful to our customers (old and new) that placed trust in us. And to millions of end-users who have access to better financial services... without knowing that Unit exists 😉 Back to work. unit.co/blog/100-billi…

The next breakout company in stablecoins could be yours. Stable Launch is Stablecon USA's startup pitch competition, giving eight early-stage companies the opportunity to pitch live on stage in front of leading investors, operators, and industry leaders. You're not just pitching for $200,000. You'll be pitching to people helping shape the future of money. Meet the judges: Hayden Simmons, Founder and General Partner @ralicapvc, brings more than a decade of experience building and investing in fintech across payments, financial infrastructure, and emerging markets. @HadickM, General Partner @dragonfly_xyz, brings deep experience across crypto investing, having previously helped lead crypto investments at GoldenTree Asset Management and advised companies at Goldman Sachs, PJT Partners, and Heritage Partners. @chuk_xyz, author of Stablecoin Blueprint and host of @MoneyCodePod, brings more than a decade of experience as a product leader and investor, and is one of the leading voices in stablecoin payments and onchain finance. @VivekKri, Partner at @CommerceVC, focuses on backing the next generation of fintech and payments companies, bringing experience from ~$1B in fintech capital raises, M&A, and IPOs. If you're building the future of money, we want to hear from you. Applications are open now. Apply by July 14: stablecon.com/usa-stable-lau…