Experts

Jakub Greguš is Co-founder HydraDX, Partner at Zee Prime Capital In blockchain veritas. Formerly, Partner at ICOindex. Also in wine. Connecting dots and people.

Zee Prime Capital

HydraDX

Jakub Gregus

Julian Rachman, Investing at Two Sigma Ventures. Formerly, Founder & CEO at Ripplink, Data Science Engineer at Pollenly and MediaHound.

Julian Rachman

Ori Shimony is Venture Partner at Portal Ventures, R&D at dOrg. Formerly, Research and Technical Lead at Atlas Holdings Group, Inc.

Ori Shimony

Erez Kalir is CEO at Martial Eagle Fund, Investor, Entrepreneur, Learner, Builder.

Erez Kalir

Arsham Memarzadeh is Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, investing in crypto among other things.

Born the son of an Iranian immigrant and entrepreneur, Arsham developed an early appreciation for the resilience and ingenuity required to win, even when all the cards are stacked against you. “Building a company requires countless instances of running through, breaking down, and climbing over walls,” said Arsham. “Entrepreneurs are a rare breedand in a league of their own. Working alongside them, enabling their success, is what makes my day-to-day rewarding.”
Arsham joined Lightspeed’s growth practice in 2019 to invest in product-driven software companies. He has a passion for evolving distribution models and believes the best companies find GTM leverage out of the product itself. “Consumerization of the enterprise has just as much to do with evolving sales motions as it does with building better products,” said Arsham. “Historically, company-building has been bifurcated into product development and product distribution. The next generation of great software companies will combine those worlds.”

Before moving West, Arsham spent five years in Boston at the expansion stage venture firm, OpenView, where he invested in companies like Deputy, Highspot, and GitPrime, among others. He’s backed companies across three continents, in unlikely geographies and led by unassuming entrepreneurs, so it’s no surprise that Lightspeed’s global platform was part of what drew him to the firm. “I love finding great companies that might not follow popular narratives or be the golden child of Silicon Valley,” said Arsham. “I wholeheartedly believe innovation extends beyond the confines of the Bay Area.” Prior to investing, Arsham was a growth consultant, advising SaaS companies and helping analyze market and customer data to define product and GTM strategies.

Arsham studied Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University and is an active member of the school’s Entrepreneurship Advisory Council. When he’s not working, you can usually find him exploring all things outdoors or doing his best to not burn down the kitchen while cooking.

Arsham Memarzadeh

Shi Khai Wei is General Partner and Chief Operating Officer at LongHash Ventures, Polkadot Ambassador. All in on blockchain, crypto, Web 3.0, and ways to imagine the future.

Shi Khai Wei

Brock Pierce is the co-founder of Blockchain Capital, a venture capital company that invests in blockchain related startups (such as EOS and Tether). He is the Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, and also runs one of the top AngelList syndicates. He also speaks at numerous blockchain events and conferences around the world.

Brock Pierce is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist with an extensive track record of founding, advising and investing in disruptive businesses. He's credited with pioneering the market for digital currency and has raised more than $5B for companies he has founded. Pierce is the Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation and co-founder of EOS Alliance, Block.one, Blockchain Capital, Tether, and Mastercoin (first ICO).

Block.one was created in 2017 and has sold over $4B tokens in the EOS crowdsale making it the largest ever. Blockchain Capital was founded in 2013 and is the first sector-focused venture fund that invests solely in Blockchain technology companies. Pierce led the firm through the first ICO of a venture fund, which created the first security token. Blockchain Capital has made more than 100 investments in the sector across its four funds. The firm was named the most active FinTech Venture Fund by Pitchbook. Tether is the first stable coin and asset backed token.

Pierce is an early investor in Bitcoin and one of the largest investors in the Ethereum crowdsale. He is the founder of IMI Exchange, the world’s leading digital currency marketplace for games, with annual sales exceeding $1B and investors such as Goldman Sachs, which was sold in 2016 for more than $100M. Pierce founded ZAM, one of the world’s largest media properties for gamers, which was acquired by Tencent in 2012. He founded IGE, the pioneer of digital currency in online games, achieving revenues exceeding $100 million in 2006 and sold in 2007. Pierce is also a co-founder of D10e, GoCoin, Blade Payments, Five Delta (sold NASDAQ: SRAX), Xfire 2.0, Playsino, Evertune, GamesTV, and DEN. He also advises Airswap, Bancor, BitGo, BitGuild, BlockV, Bloq, DNA, Element Group, Metronome, Shyft, and tZERO.

Brock Pierce

Terry Rossi is Head of Investments at Blockchange Ventures. Investing in blockchain. Eagles, Sixers, Phillies, Tottenham Hotspur. Avid film watcher. Princeton ‘18.

Terry Rossi

Josh Cornelius, just an old pal getting a little too excited about web3.. building Seed Club, hanging out in Friends With Benefits, Gnar Collective.

Josh Cornelius

Nelson Chu is the founder and CEO of Percent, the leading digital securitization and investment platform for private credit. He is a 3x startup founder with several years of experience at the top investment management firms, including Bank of America and BlackRock. Prior to Cadence, he founded a strategy consulting firm specializing in helping companies build products and raise capital for growth, creating over $1B in equity value. He is an active angel investor, with notable investments including BlockFi, Care/Of (Acq: Bayer AG), Clover Health (NAS: CLOV), dv01, Eden Health, Plentina, Tala, and Uala.

Jakub Gregus

Co-founder of HydraDX.

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