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Work History
Education
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Hobbies and Interests
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Ross Middleton

Ross Middleton

Oxford/London

Summary

A highly driven financial technology startup founder, motivated by building mission-driven consumer products. Enjoys operating in highly competitive and fast-paced settings.

Co-founder of the rhino.fi financial technology company (2.3 million end customers), a regulated company providing SaaS payments products.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Co-Founder- Chief Commercial/Business Officer -

Rhino Finance (rhino.fi)
05.2019 - 09.2024

A digital asset payments network and retail web-application connecting 34 popular blockchains and serving over two million customers.

  • Raised $15m USD in combined venture capital funding, crowdfunding and grants.
  • Launched six industry-first products.
  • Scaled commercial operations, financial operations and strategy.
  • Launched a cryptocurrency token with a peak market capitalisation of $2bn USD.
  • Scaled the business to profitability whilst maintaining a lean 40 person team.
  • Operated in a highly competitive, fast moving and nascent industry.
  • Fostered a hard-working, innovative and mutually-supportive company culture, resulting in a low employee turnover.

Commercial Director -

Ethfinex Digital Asset Exchange
05.2018 - 05.2019

A financial technology company incubated by Bitfinex, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges and stablecoin operators (Tether) in the industry.

Built a novel crowdfunding platform which subsequently launched two of the largest digital asset companies in the industry.

Market Analyst -

RWE Supply & Trading
03.2017 - 05.2018

Fundamental & data-backed gas market analytics and trading.

Managed 140m EUR AUM. Researched and deployed fundamental data-driven trading strategies s part of the youngest proprietary trading team in the industry.

Analyst & Senior Market Analyst -

Gazprom Marketing & Trading
06.2012 - 03.2017

Deployed fundamental and algorithmic backed trading strategies.

Analyst Graduate Scheme -

Centrica PLC
07.2008 - 06.2012

Placements in Strategy, LNG trading, and Energy demand forecasting.

Education

MBA -

Oxford University
01-2026

BSc Economics -

Cardiff University
01-2009

Skills

  • Grit and overcoming challenges
  • Drive to build the best products & organisations
  • Supporting employees to be their best
  • Owning & learning from failures
  • Commercial expertise
  • Data-driven decision making

Hobbies and Interests

  • Web3 and AI
  • Startup growth coaching
  • Angel investing
  • Triathlon

Timeline

Co-Founder- Chief Commercial/Business Officer -

Rhino Finance (rhino.fi)
05.2019 - 09.2024

Commercial Director -

Ethfinex Digital Asset Exchange
05.2018 - 05.2019

Market Analyst -

RWE Supply & Trading
03.2017 - 05.2018

Analyst & Senior Market Analyst -

Gazprom Marketing & Trading
06.2012 - 03.2017

Analyst Graduate Scheme -

Centrica PLC
07.2008 - 06.2012

MBA -

Oxford University

BSc Economics -

Cardiff University
Ross Middleton