# Why I’m building Fiber for the next decades.

Fiber began with a simple belief: everyone should have a money account that is truly theirs.

## Hi, I’m the founder of Fiber.

![Théo Powers](https://fiber.so/images/founder/theo-powers-headshot.jpg)

> I’m choosing to spend the next decades building Fiber because everyone in the world deserves a money account that is truly theirs. Where you were born or which financial system you inherited should never decide whether you can protect your money or access capital. Fiber is my commitment to making that future real. Before Fiber, I was an engineer at Coinbase and built merkle, an MEV protection company, where I learned how difficult it is to keep people safe onchain.

— Théo Powers

Coinbase · merkle
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/theo-szymkowiak/)
prior employment, not endorsement

## Build your financial life on an account you control.

Fiber is the account I wish the world already had.

Open your Fiber account: https://app.fiber.so

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Fiber is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services are provided by SSB, Member FDIC. Funds deposited at SSB are eligible for FDIC insurance up to $250,000 per depositor, per insured bank, subject to applicable limitations and FDIC rules.