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While attending the University of Michigan, Jeremy founded the Blockchain Education Network (BEN), a global educational nonprofit. He went on to cofound Augur, the decentralized prediction market platform, and lead their ICO—the first ever on Ethereum and first "utility token". In 2016, Jeremy started a new company, SAAVHA. Most recently, Jeremy worked as an entrepreneur-in-residence and investor at Blockchain Capital, where he sourced over a half dozen investments and helped structure the firm's landmark security token ICO.
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Kevin Day
Kevin Day is the co-founder of Patchwork and previously worked at Coinbase and Augur. He graduated from the University of Michigan.
Max Resnick
Max Resnick is currently a technologist at Anza. He previously worked at ConsenSys and has extensive experience in developing within the Ethereum ecosystem.
Dong Won David Kang
Dong Won David Kang is the CEO of Cratos. He graduated from the University of Michigan.
Thomas Yao
Thomas Yao is a founding partner of IMO Ventures and Chief Business Officer of Zero Gravity. He holds a bachelor's degree in applied Physics from Fudan University.
Tarrence
Tarrence is the co-founder and CEO of Cartridge and the core developer of DoJo.
Vivian (Wei) Tao
Vivian (Wei) Tao is Head of Global Partnerships at Optimism and was previously a PrimeDAO contributor. She graduated from the University of Michigan.
Aleks Larsen
Aleks Larsen is a general partner at Blockchain Capital. With a multidisciplinary background, Aleks brings a unique combination of experience in systems engineering, fundamental analysis and capital markets to the firm. Prior to joining Blockchain Capital, Aleks worked as an investment banking analyst at Guggenheim Partners, focusing on mergers & acquisitions and equity financings within the biotechnology sector. Aleks graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Systems Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.
Travis Scher
Travis is co-founder and Managing Partner at NIV. Prior to founding NIV, he led investments at Digital Currency Group from 2015-2019, during which time he invested in over 100 crypto startups and protocols across dozens of countries. Travis started his career as an M&A attorney at Skadden Arps. He holds a BBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School.
Yuan Han Li
Yuan Han Li is a Principal at Blockchain Capital. He joined the firm in March of 2021. Yuan conducts investment diligence and also supports portfolio companies and DAOs. Prior to Blockchain Capital, Yuan was the Co-President of Penn Blockchain—one of the world’s largest student-run blockchain organizations. While there, Yuan led all of Penn Blockchain’s governance activities in addition to overseeing recruiting and business development. Yuan studied Computer Science and Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, where he chose to withdraw in his final year to commit his time fully to crypto. In his spare time, Yuan enjoys cooking, skiing, playing strategy games, and listening to classical music.
Brian Tsang
Brian Tsang is the former Head of Product and data at Rarible, who has also been a product manager at Uber and a data analyst at LinkedIn. He graduated from the University of Michigan and Hopkins University.