Founder Profile
Cameron Winklevoss
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Cameron Winklevoss?
Cameron Winklevoss is a founder of Gemini, which was founded in 2014 with Tyler Winklevoss.
- Company founded
- Gemini
- Founded
- 2014
- Co-founders
- Tyler Winklevoss
Background
Olympic rower, venture capitalist, and early Bitcoin whale.
Founding Story
Cameron Winklevoss co-founded Gemini in 2014 alongside his twin brother Tyler. He drove the company's incredibly rigorous, expensive strategy of working directly with hostile New York regulators rather than fleeing offshore. This regulatory moat allowed Gemini to become one of the most trusted names in the industry, though it severely hampered its ability to grow as quickly as aggressive rivals like FTX and Binance.
Cameron Winklevoss was born in 1981 in Southampton. Education: Christ Church; Harvard University; Harvard College.
Cameron Howard Winklevoss was born on August 21, 1981. He rowed in the men's pair at the 2008 Summer Olympics with his identical twin Tyler, and the two co-founded HarvardConnection, later renamed ConnectU, with Divya Narendra.