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About Buckstop

Founded in 2025, Buckstop is building the intelligence layer for the circular economy. Our mission is to create a sustainable end-of-life for every electronic device on Earth, turning yesterday's waste into tomorrow's resources. We're transforming how companies think about asset disposal, from costly burden to strategic opportunity.

Buckstop’s solutions are informed by the significant pain points the co-founders experienced first-hand. Our team includes the former CEO of a U.S. manufacturing company, senior manager of the world’s largest logistics company’s circular economy program, VP of engineering for a large tech company that specializes in reverse logistics and returns management, and the energy director for a geopolitical advisory firm that advises some of the world’s largest mining companies and financial institutions. Across our diverse experiences we experienced the same problems from different angles, we’ve come together to solve them. 

In a fragmented industry where value leaks through endless middlemen, we're where the buck stops. Your assets. One platform. Maximum value. Full stop.

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Meet the Team

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Alexander Olesen
CEO & Co-Founder
Previously founded Babylon Micro-Farms Inc. at the age of 21 and grew it to become North America's leading manufacturer of distributed vertical farming technology operating in 5 countries. He remains an active Founder and Board Member. Alexander holds a degree from the University of Virginia, holds multiple patents, and is an award-winning entrepreneur, including Forbes 30 Under 30, keynote, and TEDx speaker.

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Bradley Herrup
C& Co-Founder
15+ years engineering leadership.  Led Engineering at Optoro ($250M reverse logistics platform), processing 10M+ items monthly. Previously Amazon AWS EC2, ZipList (5M users, acquired by Condé Nast) and AOL, LLC.

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Grayson Shor
Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder
Founded and led Amazon Worldwide Operations’ circular economy and battery sustainability program across its 1.2M employees operating in 20 countries. Nearly 15 years experience scaling multi-million dollar sustainability programs across five continents in the public and private sectors. Former U.S. diplomat and the U.S. State Department's first Climate Security Analyst serving on John Kerry's team.

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Nick Kumleben
Chief Business Development Officer & Co-Founder
Energy Director at Greenmantle advising top financial and mining firms. Previously worked at a hedge fund and energy developer. CFA charterholder. Published in Financial Times, WSJ, Foreign Policy. University of Virginia.

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