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Sam Thapaliya

Founder at Zebec Network

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Sam Thapaliya is the founder of Zebec Protocol and Chief Architect and Co-Founder of ASMI. He is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, focusing on Web 3.0, NFTs, programming, and architecture. He is also an advisor at Movement.

Investments

Name
Round
Valuation
Amount
Date
Novastro Novastro
Seed -- $ 1.2 M
Jan 09
Cedro Finance Cedro Finance
Seed -- $ 1.5 M
Feb 07, 2023

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