Lincoln Quirk

Washington, DC, 20009

Objective

To bring about universal flourishing by strengthening our democratic institutions.

Experience

Founder, Ironsides IncubatorWashington, DC

Nov 2025 -
  • Evaluated, funded and mentored founders of political and pro-democracy startup ideas.

Founder & Principal Product Engineer, Wave Mobile MoneyRemote (Washington DC)

Aug 2024 - Apr 2025
  • Rapidly executed (designed, built, iterated) on special coding and management projects

Founder & Head of Product, Wave Mobile MoneyDakar, Senegal; Washington DC & Remote

Jan 2018 - Feb 2024
  • Led, grew, and set product direction for product & engineering team of 80+

Founder & Head of Product, SendwaveBoston, MA

Aug 2011 - Feb 2021
  • Designed, built, and maintained the Sendwave money transfer app and backend
  • Led and grew technical & product teams to 30+ people
  • Sold Sendwave to WorldRemit in 2021 for $500M

Education

ScB with honors in Computer Science, Brown University, 2008.

I also did a semester of Ph.D work at Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. I dropped out to start Sendwave.