Ruben Merre

TLDR

Ruben Merre is Co-founder and CEO of NGRAVE, a Brussels-based hardware crypto security company and maker of the ZERO, the world's first EAL7-certified hardware wallet.

Overview

Ruben co-founded NGRAVE in 2018 alongside Xavier Hendrickx (CTO) and Edouard Vanham (COO). The company's flagship product, NGRAVE ZERO, is a fully offline hardware wallet with a touchscreen and the highest formal security certification (EAL7) ever achieved by a financial product. The companion product GRAPHENE provides stainless steel encrypted backup for private keys.

NGRAVE raised a $6M seed round in 2022 from Woodstock Fund, Morningstar Ventures, DFG Group, and others. Binance Labs subsequently made a strategic investment and led NGRAVE's Series A. In 2021, Ruben was selected for Belgium's 40 under 40.

Career Highlights

• Co-founded NGRAVE in 2018, built it into the world's highest-security hardware crypto wallet brand
• Closed $6M seed (2022) and a Binance Labs-led Series A
• Selected for Belgium's 40 under 40 (2021)

Connections

Part of the Brussels crypto and blockchain ecosystem, connected to global Web3 investor networks. NGRAVE is a reference case for Belgian hardware deep-tech in the digital asset space.