The team behind Nook

The team

behind Nook

Joey, Kenzan, Sohail

Backed by

Our goal

Our goal

We are three former Coinbase designers and engineers on a mission to boost your savings.

We started Nook because we have seen how new ways of earning were being – but only for some with deep technical experience.

We are three former Coinbase engineers are on a mission to boost your savings.

Who we are

Who we are

Backed by Coinbase Ventures, Defy and UDHC. Built by Builders. The team behind Nook includes Joey Isaacson, Sohail Khanifar, and Kenzan Boo, designers and engineers with deep crypto and fintech experience at Coinbase, including Coinbase Wallet, DeFi integrations, and experimental lending tools.


The founding team first worked together on Coinbase’s DeFi lending pilot in 2021, which was soft-launched to over 100 million users. It grew to 200,000 active users and over $50 million in deposits.

CEO & Co-founder

CEO & Co-founder

Joey Isaacson

Joey Isaacson

Co-founder and CEO Joey Isaacson formerly lead Design teams at Coinbase and Uber, including the Retail app experience.

CTO & Co-founder

CTO & Co-founder

Kenzan Boo

Kenzan Boo

Co-founder and CTO Kenzan Boo formerly lead engineering teams at Coinbase and Uber, including Coinbase Wallet.

CPO & Co-founder

CPO & Co-founder

Sohail Khanifar

Sohail Khanifar

Co-founder and CPO Sohail Khanifar formerly lead iOS projects at Coinbase across Staking, USDC and Growth.

FAQ

FAQ

FAQ

What is defi lending?

What is defi lending?

What is defi lending?

How does it work?

How does it work?

How does it work?

How are such high returns possible?

How are such high returns possible?

How are such high returns possible?

What does security & risk management look like?

What does security & risk management look like?

What does security & risk management look like?

What makes Nook different from other crypto lending platforms?

What makes Nook different from other crypto lending platforms?

What makes Nook different from other crypto lending platforms?

Nook is going live soon

Nook is going live soon

Join the waitlist today as we continue to build and roll out the early beta

Join the waitlist today as we continue to build and roll out the early beta

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