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Tekin Salimi is the founder of DAO5, an experimental cryptocurrency investment fund that will become a decentralized autonomous organization. He previously worked as a General Partner at Polychain Capital and as a Corporate Lawyer at Torys LLP. Salimi holds a Doctor of Law degree from York University's Osgoode Hall Law School, graduating in the top 10% of his class. He has also completed exchange programs at the National University of Singapore and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Anthony Spezzano
Anthony Spezzano is Head of Growth at init4, a former ecosystem builder at Hyperlane, Head of BD at Abacus Works, and a former Lead Portfolio Analyst at Figment. He is a graduate of York University in Canada.
Josie Rao
Josie Rao is the CFO/COO at Synergis Capital. She graduated from York University, Canada.
Geoffrey Richards
Geoffrey Richards is the Europe Ecosystem Lead at Ontology and previously was Head of marketing at Bluejay Finance. He graduated from the University of York and Bangor University in the United Kingdom.
Christina Kallitsantsi
Christina Kallitsantsi is head of operations at Anagram and previously served as chief of staff at Polychain Capital. She graduated from Tufts University.
Jacob Phillips
Jacob Phillips is a co-founder of Lombard and was previously head of Operations at Perennial and a researcher at Polychain Capital. He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University.
Luke Pearson
Luke Pearson is a research cryptographer at Polychain Capital, specializing in blockchain protocols. He works on the technical aspects of projects and protocols related to the next generation of technology, with expertise in ECC, protocol design, smart contract development, decentralized finance, and more. Previously, he worked as a cryptographer at the Dusk Foundation, researching decentralized communication technology. He received his education in Applied Mathematics from the University of Groningen.
Jack Kearney
Jack Kearney is the co-founder of Turnkey and previously served as CTO of Polychain. He graduated from Oberlin College.
Caoimh Conway
Caoimh Conway is the founder of Summit Labs and was previously a research data engineer at Polychain Capital. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in data science.
Alexa Beaver Smith
Alexa Smith is an advisor & investor for crypto/web3 founders and teams. She was the Beacon Fund Manager at Polychain Capital, where she supports web3 founders and manages the Beacon Fund, which focuses on the Internet Computer ecosystem. Prior to this role, she was the Developer Partnerships Lead at DFINITY and held various other positions in the blockchain and chemical engineering industries. Alexa received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and Spanish from Carnegie Mellon University.
Niraj Pant
Niraj Pant is the Co-Founder at Ritual. Presively he was a General Partner at Polychain Capital, where he invests in early-stage cryptocurrency projects. Prior to this role, he researched privacy in the Decentralized Systems Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Niraj has also served as a Member of the Board of Directors for CoinDCX, an Ambassador for Sequoia Capital, and Co-Founder and CTO of Source Networks. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.