George Weiksner lives in Old Greenwich, Conn. He attends Greenwich Country Day School. And, from there, his story—more than likely—diverges from those of his classmates.
At 11 years old, he might look a bit out of place at the upscale New York City restaurant Bagatelle, which hosts Crypto Mondays, a meet-up group where crypto and blockchain enthusiasts meet, glad-hand and share ideas about the world of digital currencies.
George is, in reality, far from out of place.
He is the CEO of Pocketful Of Quarters, which, according to its website, is the “universal cryptocurrency for games.”
“This idea came up. I was coming back from school, and my dad told me about cryptocurrencies. I had this idea with games that [was] one for all your games, and that’s how this idea got started,” he told ICO Investor TV.
The apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree. His dad, Michael Weiksner, a Stanford Ph.D., is a general partner at Rostrum Capital, which invests in next-generation platform companies. According to Michael Weiksner’s LinkedIn profile, Rostrum plans to invest between $100,000 and $250,000 in 15 companies over the next two years. (George has his own LinkedIn presence, identifying him primarily as a student.)
While Pocketful of Quarters may not have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in capital, it is finding a niche in the crypto space.