Official security incident report said an attack affected 1,005 users and about 340,905.28 USDT/USDC, with refunds issued and security controls patched.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Kontigo is a San Francisco-based stablecoin neobank for Latinos and emerging markets. It offers a self-custodial USDC digital account, BTC savings, cards, payment links, and developer/payment APIs, with a WhatsApp-based AI banker and a strong cross-border payments focus.
Primary product
Kontigo Cash — a self-custodial USDC-based digital account
Founded
2023
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Stablecoin neobank / fintech
Offices
0 jobs at Kontigo
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Business model
Stage
seed
Total raised
$27.2M
Latest round
Seed · Dec 2025
Latest amount
$20M
Leadership
CEO & Co-founder
Co-founder & President
Jorge Luis Hidalgo
Director de cumplimiento normativo
Founding Engineer
Founding Engineer
Leonardo Posada
Head of design
Investors
Public sources depict a small founder-led team with a fast-moving, execution-heavy culture, emphasizing global access, blockchain-native infrastructure, and stronger security/compliance after the 2026 incidents.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public YC job postings showed Founding Engineer at roughly $40K-$120K with 0.50%-2.50% equity and Head of Security at roughly $120K-$220K with 0.50%-1.00% equity; no broader public benefits package was found.
Pricing
Public pricing is not clearly disclosed; the site emphasizes no-fee/self-custody wallet usage, yield-bearing card features, and payments/API products.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$30M annualized revenue (company-reported, Dec 2025)
Official security incident report said an attack affected 1,005 users and about 340,905.28 USDT/USDC, with refunds issued and security controls patched.
SourceOfficial statement said Kontigo was reviewing U.S. sanctions compliance procedures and protocols after scrutiny.
SourcePublic reporting described banking/payment offboarding and service disruptions involving JPMorgan/Checkbook, Stripe, and Bridge around the company’s U.S. payment rails.
SourceKontigo · Jan 2026
Official statement saying the company was reviewing sanctions compliance procedures and protocols after scrutiny.
Kontigo · Jan 2026
Official postmortem detailing the attack vector, affected users, refunds, and remediation steps.
American Banker · Jan 2026
Covered the cybertheft, reimbursements, and related banking/compliance disruption affecting Kontigo.
Bloomberg · Jan 2026
Reported that Kontigo planned to reimburse more than 1,000 customers after a hack affecting about $340,905 in stablecoins.
Access Newswire · Dec 2025
Official press release announcing the $20M seed round, with FoundersX Ventures confirmed as a participant and the company highlighting revenue and volume growth.