Founder Profile
Damijan Merlak
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Damijan Merlak?
Damijan Merlak is a founder of Bitstamp, which was founded in 2011 with Nejc Kodrič.
- Company founded
- Bitstamp
- Founded
- 2011
- Co-founders
- Nejc Kodrič
Background
Slovenian entrepreneur and early bitcoin adopter who partnered with Kodrič to launch Bitstamp in 2011.
Founding Story
Damijan Merlak co-founded Bitstamp with Nejc Kodrič in Slovenia in 2011, when the pair set out to build a European bitcoin exchange funded by SEPA bank transfers. He kept a much lower public profile than Kodrič and retained a minority stake after NXMH bought control in 2018. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Bitstamp on Wikipedia (Bitstamp)
- Robinhood to Acquire Bitstamp (updated June 2, 2025 on closing) (Bitstamp)