Synthetix was launched in September 2017 by Kain Warwick under the name Havven (HAV). About a year later, the company rebranded to Synthetix. Warwick, the founder of Synthetix, is a non-executive director at the blueshyft retail network and has worked on several other cryptocurrency projects. He also founded Pouncer, a live auction site exclusive to Australia. The project’s CEO, Peter McKean, has over two decades of experience in software development, and the COO, Jordan Momtazi, is a business strategist, market analyst, and sales leader with several years of experience in blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital payments, and e-commerce systems. The CTO, Justin J. Moses, was the former director of engineering at MongoDB and deputy practice head of engineering at Lab49. He also co-founded Pouncer.