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ABOUT KYOTO.

KYOTO was established by a small team of individuals committed to making a positive impact on society. Today, we're a global community of thinkers and doers, united by a shared mission to build a blockchain ecosystem with the power to protect our planet.

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ACHIEVING
OUR VISION.

We believe blockchain technology can solve the scaling challenges today's Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) struggles with. Our intent is to build the new, globally recognizable digital standard for carbon offsets. We'll achieve this with KYOTO credits.

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Meet the team behind KYOTO.

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Ashton Hunt

Co Founder

Ashton's Bio

Prior to buying his first cryptocurrency in 2016, Ashton traded FX, commodities, CFD’s and spot markets full time. Building a comprehensive understanding of traditional financial systems and markets years prior, led Ashton to understand the potential of Bitcoin after researching the emerging cryptocurrency market. Ashton went full time into the cryptocurrency industry in 2017 and has invested and advised a broad spectrum of startups and businesses integrating cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

Ashton has helped to scale user adoption into cryptocurrency by reducing barriers created by centralised onboarding markets, with tailored over the counter solutions. Ashton has experience in high growth, high adoption businesses in markets adopting regulation and has taken businesses to retain approval by regulators.

Ashton initially learned about the carbon markets during a sabbatical in 2021 and quickly became immersed in the possibilities of bridging carbon as a commodity to blockchain. Ashton drafted an initial plan for KYOTO, which launched in June 2022, at the time, selling out the largest fair launch on the Binance Smart Chain. Ashton has taken his idea along with his co-founders to grow KYOTO into a powerful startup with over 25 employees.

“KYOTO is a powerful technology stack that showcases the use-case of Web3, improves utility, transparency and scalability of the voluntary carbon market and green banking with the use of regenerative finance”.

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Frank Morey

Co Founder

Frank's Bio

Frank is an entrepreneur and investor focusing on ethical and sustainable projects that make a positive environmental impact.

Frank first came into the crypto space in 2017 investing in Bitcoin and quickly became a crypto enthusiast. With a Professional background in risk and compliance he has undertaken due diligence programs into leading Centralised Exchanges and blockchain projects on behalf of crypto friendly Governments, ensuring that they underwent a comprehensive screening process to manage financial and reputation risk.

Frank is passionate about the massive potential of blockchain technology to help solve the climate crisis and firmly believes that todays pioneers of Regenerative Finance will help shape the future of the planet.

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Jonathan Jepson

Co Founder

Jonathan's Bio

Jon is a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years’ experience in start-up growth businesses. A senior partner and investment director at Northwood Infrastructure Capital as the lead originator of ulility-scale solar PV and storage projects in the UK and a managing partner leading their digital assets and blockchain incubation business. A co-founder and CCO of KYOTO, heading up the web2 commercial utility side of the business.

An out of the box thinker, constantly striving to improve efficiency and lead industry change. Jon was a founding partner of the IFEC award winning BT Redcare Body Worn Surveillance Video System, stimulating the paperless police officer Initiative, a game changer for the police force.

Jon founded NEST, which grew to over 900+ locations bringing in a now-standard direct debit, payment protocol for martial arts schools nationwide. Jon holds a post graduate doctorate in alternative medicine and is a fellow at Salford University FSMA.

Duncan Ross - Chief Technology Officer

Duncan Ross

Chief Technology Officer

Duncan's Bio

Duncan is the Chief Technology Officer at Kyoto and brings significant expertise in Blockchain and deep tech to the role. Formerly Sony’s youngest-ever technology lead, he also spearheaded Nintendo's R&D team, as well as the tech offering at both Soonami.io and Chelsea FC. Over the course of his career, Duncan has worked with other global behemoths such as Shell, Samsung, Lego, and others, allowing him to provide unparalleled value and technical leadership. An expert in the gaming and sports arenas, Duncan remains the Non-Executive Director at Nintendo and has launched and exited several of his own start-ups.

Georgiana Foster - Head of Marketing Communications

Georgiana Foster

Head of Marketing Communications

Georgiana's Bio

As Head of Marketing Communications, Georgiana is responsible for engaging Kyoto's external and internal audiences through clear, consistent, and compelling storytelling – increasing brand awareness and market voice of the company in the process. Leading on media relations whilst connecting our people, audiences and communities to the company’s purpose, brand values and vision through strategic campaigns is at the heart of her role. Georgiana started her career in business development at global communications agency gyro, now Merkle B2B, before building the PR offering at listed law firm Keystone Law, where she formed part of the team that led the company through a successful IPO. She also led the communications team at audit, tax and consulting giant, RSM. Georgiana graduated from University College London with a BA (Hons) in languages.

Konrad Faltyn - Senior Blockchain Developer

Konrad Faltyn

Senior Blockchain Developer

Konrad's Bio

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Right now, we are facing a man-made disaster of global scale. Our greatest threat in thousands of years. Climate change.

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- David Attenborough