Erik Finman is an engineer building Sentry, air defense for every soldier.

Building air defense one soldier can carry: a counter-drone pack designed to find an incoming drone and catch it in a net before it reaches the soldier.

Created an innovative education startup at 15 using early Bitcoin profits, offering an alternative learning platform for students worldwide. Successfully exited the company, reinvesting proceeds into new ventures.

A high tech non-profit that reached millions of students with its mobile discovery lab, after school programs, summer programs, and workshops teaching kids/teachers about STEM & Space. Partnering with large corporations like Micron and innovative governments like the UAE/Dubai.

Invests Erik’s own Bitcoin money in frontier technology, from blockchain and AI to space, and its success pays for the engineering he loves.

Established a political action committee focused on electing leaders who prioritize innovation in science, technology, space, and futurism.

Helped shape Metal Pay’s strategy to become a consumer-friendly exchange, focused on a user-empowering, decentralized blockchain experience.

Led the high-profile launch of CoinBits on the NYSE floor, significantly boosting platform engagement and investment activity shortly thereafter.

Applied at 17 and, with a dedicated team, won a NASA contract on its ELaNa mission and launched the Project Da Vinci satellite to orbit at 20, on a Rocket Lab Electron in December 2018. Inspired by Carl Sagan’s Golden Record, the satellite served as a modern time capsule, carrying videos from nearly every country in the world. It also featured contributions from renowned artists, including a custom mixtape and personalized message from Taylor Swift, as well as messages from politicians, creators, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who represent the diverse fabric of humanity. It also carried a crypto wallet and sent one of the first crypto transactions from orbit, to a school in Ghana, testing payments over a satellite link where internet access is scarce.

Engineered a working robotic exoskeleton inspired by Marvel’s Doctor Octopus: four 3D printed arms driven by eight motors, with microcontrollers on the back that map the two middle fingers of each hand to multiple axes of arm motion. It debuted at Comic-Con and points toward what assistive wearable robotics can do.

Recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the most influential young people for pioneering achievements in cryptocurrency and technology.

Made history as the youngest Bitcoin millionaire at the time at age 18, a milestone in the rise of cryptocurrency’s global impact.