Esteban Castaño is Co-Founder and CEO at TRM Labs, the leading blockchain intelligence company helping public agencies and financial institutions detect and investigate crypto-facilitated crime. TRM has become the trusted intelligence platform for more than 500 institutions worldwide working to build a safer financial system for billions of people.

Esteban worked at McKinsey & Company on digital technology initiatives and at Generation on global youth employment. He holds a BA in Government from Dartmouth College and withdrew from Stanford Graduate School of Business to co-found TRM in 2018.

Since co-founding the company, Esteban has guided TRM through rapid global expansion, pioneering advancements in blockchain analytics and setting the industry standard for data quality, speed, and investigative depth. He is recognized as a thought leader in the blockchain intelligence space.

TRM Labs raised $70 million in Series C funding in February 2026, reaching a $1 billion valuation and unicorn status. The company has achieved 150% average annual revenue growth over five years and serves major clients including Coinbase, PayPal, Visa, and Stripe.

TRM Labs supports over 200 million assets across 100 blockchains and serves government agencies including the FBI and IRS. The company's T3 Financial Crime Unit task force has frozen more than $300 million in tainted assets and employs 350 people globally.