Bryan Johnson

Bryan Johnson is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist known for founding Braintree, OS Fund, and Kernel, significantly impacting payment systems and neurotechnology. After founding Braintree in 2007, Bryan Johnson built the company into a leader in mobile and web payment systems. Under his leadership as founder, chairman, and CEO, Braintree achieved significant recognition, ranking 47th on Inc. magazine’s list of the 500 fastest-growing companies in 2011 and 415th in 2012.

In 2012, Braintree strategically acquired Venmo for $26.2 million. This combined entity was subsequently acquired by PayPal for $800 million in 2013, solidifying Johnson’s reputation as a transformative entrepreneur. Following this success, Johnson continued his entrepreneurial pursuits, establishing OS Fund in 2014 with $100 million of his personal capital, a venture capital firm dedicated to early-stage science and technology companies. He further innovated by founding Kernel in 2016, investing an additional $100 million to develop advanced devices designed to monitor and record brain activity, addressing critical areas such as Alzheimer’s, aging, and strokes.

Johnson has also authored several books, including ‘Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life’ (2017), ‘The Proto Project: A Sci-Fi Adventure of the Mind’ (2019), ‘Don’t Die’ (2023), and ‘We the People’ (2023). His journey has been featured in the 2020 documentary ‘I Am Human’. Johnson’s ongoing efforts to push the boundaries of life extension research continue to be a subject of public interest. His groundbreaking work will be further explored in the upcoming Netflix documentary ‘Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever,’ slated for release in 2025.

Demonstrating his broad influence in technology and future-forward thinking, Johnson is also invited to speak at the Bitcoin Conference in 2025.