# Steve Milton — Founder, CEO & Board Advisor

**Steve Milton** is a London-based senior commercial leader and founder with two decades scaling businesses across Web3, e-commerce, retail and FMCG — from venture-stage startups to global multinationals.

- **Website:** https://stevemilton.co (canonical; polarindustries.co redirects here)
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/miltonsteve
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Roles:** Founder (ArisPay, Watta) · Managing Partner (N3ON) · Board Advisor (Cosine, Spoke Medical)

## Now Building

| Venture | Role | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| [ArisPay](https://arispay.app) | Founder | Agentic payments for the agentic economy — payment infrastructure for AI agents (airlines, hotels, retail, AI platforms, API calls) |
| [Watta](https://getwatta.com) | Founder | AI-powered rowing/ERG training analysis — snap an ERG screen, AI extracts data, heart-rate analysis scores the effort |
| [Spoke Medical](https://spokemedical.com) | Founding team · Board Advisor | Zephyr — the first innovation in microsuction ear-care technology in 75 years, 16x quieter than other devices; advises on go-to-market as CMO |
| [N3ON](https://n3on.co) | Managing Partner | Premium sports advisory at the intersection of sport, technology and commercial innovation |

He also serves as board advisor to **Cosine**, the UK sovereign AI firm (since February 2026).

## Career

| Years | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021–2023 | **Binance** | Global VP Marketing & Communications; VP Marketing at BNB Chain; VP Corporate Communications |
| 2020–2021 | **Shopify** | Head of International Communications (EMEA & APAC) |
| 2017–2020 | **Meituan / Mobike** | Head of Mobike International Communications, EMEA Marketing & Growth |
| 2015–2017 | **Tesco** | Group Campaign Director (VP); previously Group Media Director |
| 2007–2015 | **eBay** | Director, Global Communications (Bern, Switzerland) |
| 1995–2007 | **Unilever** | Director, Global Communications (London, New York, Brussels) |
| 1990–1995 | **Transport for London** | Media Relations Executive |

### Career highlights

- At **Binance**, drove some of the crypto industry's highest-profile partnerships and growth initiatives, leading a 30-person global team across PR, content, social, events, design, community management and developer relations.
- At **Mobike**, grew Mobike International to 60M+ rides and 5M registered users in 18 months — the largest micromobility business outside China — launching Germany, France, the Netherlands and Spain (24 European cities in six countries) ahead of Meituan's September 2018 IPO.
- At **eBay**, spent eight years in senior global communications roles through PayPal's high-growth era to its spin-off.
- At **Unilever**, 12 years in corporate-centre and business-unit communications leadership, including expatriate assignments in New York and Brussels.

## Education

- **MBA**, Henley Business School (1998–2002)

## Expertise

Web3 · Cryptocurrency · Blockchain · Agentic Payments · E-commerce · Global Marketing · Corporate Communications · Sports Partnerships · Go-To-Market Strategy

## Global experience

Lived and worked in the UK, US, Belgium and Switzerland, with extensive on-the-ground time in Silicon Valley, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, plus emerging markets across Brazil, Russia and MENA.

## Contact

Connect on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/miltonsteve).

---

*Machine-readable facts: [/.well-known/person-facts.json](https://stevemilton.co/.well-known/person-facts.json) · LLM summary: [/llms.txt](https://stevemilton.co/llms.txt)*