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Pete joined Jump Capital in 2016, bringing with him a solid background in commercial strategy and operational leadership. He was previously Principal and Operating Partner at Manasota Capital, having served as CEO and Board Member of one of its portfolio companies, RGB Lights. Before that, he was at RR Donnelley & Sons, where he held various strategic finance positions, such as corporate development, mergers & acquisitions, investor relations, and financial planning & analysis. He also worked at SIRVA, Inc. in operational roles, including product management, project management, six sigma quality, and the SIRVA Leadership Program. Pete holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Purdue University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
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Jacob McDorman
Jacob McDorman is the co-founder and CTO of Saga and previously was the co-founder of Cellaflora, a software consulting firm. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Purdue University.
Saurabh Sharma
Saurabh Sharma is a General Partner at Jump Crypto, leading crypto and infrastructure investments. He is an ex-operator, ex-quant trader, theatre buff, Booth MBA, and Cornell CS graduate. Areas of interest include: - Blockchain - L1/L2 protocols, Web 3.0 Infrastructure, Decentralized/Open Finance, Scalability & Interoperability, Developer Tools, Digital Asset Management (Trading, Credit, Wealth Management) - Cloud Native IT Infrastructure - Data Management, Cybersecurity, ML powered Intelligent Applications.
Xiahong Lin
Xiahong Lin is the co-founder of Continue Capital, he founded the blockchain prediction market Bodhi, and worked as a Twitter Android developer.
Matt Leisinger
Matt is the CEO and Co-Founder of Alluvial Finance. Alluvial is building the enterprise liquid staking standard. Recently, he was the Head of Liquid Staking Products at Figment, a blockchain infrastructure company focused on building web3. Prior to joining Figment, Matt spent 12 years in the proprietary trading space, leading teams in building high-frequency, algorithmic trading systems. He was a Partner and Managing Director at Transmarket Group. Matt graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Computer Engineering and from the University of Chicago with a Master's in Computer Science.
Yuan Xia
Yuan Xia is the Founder & CEO of Secure3. Previously, he worked for GGV Capital, Airbnb, and Facebook. He is also the Founding Director & CSO of CertiK. He graduated from Purdue University and Yale University.
Mickey Maher
Mickey Maher is currently the Chief Business Officer at Amplica Labs and was previously the SVP of Platform and Blockchain Partnerships at Dapper Labs.
Jiang Xuxian
Jiang Xuxian is the founder of PeckShield, the Chief Scientist of 360, and a professor at the University of North Carolina.
Paul Stahura
Paul Stahura is the Lead Advisory Board member and Co-Founder at D3. He is an influential entrepreneur and visionary in the field of domain names and internet infrastructure. As the co-founder and former CEO of eNom and Donuts Inc, Paul revolutionized the domain name industry by leading the expansion of the internet's domain name system. Under his guidance, Donuts became the world's largest registry of new generic top-level domains (.org, .au, .business, .email, and many others). Beyond his accomplishments at Donuts, Paul has served on the board of directors for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Paul holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.
Sach Chitnis
Prior to co-founding Jump Capital in 2012, Sach held various investment and operational roles. His extensive operational experience includes companies in digital media, drug research, logistics, and other technology/service industries. Prior to joining Jump, he was an Operating Partner at Tarsus and, before that, the Consumer Mobility Director at SIRVA (IPO: NYSE, 2003). His career began with several management programs at GE, where he held functional roles in product management and M&A at GE and SIRVA. Sach received a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester and an MBA from Northwestern Kellogg. Areas of interest include enterprise software, fintech, customer acquisition and conversion solutions, functional workflow automation solutions, and transformation of legacy industries.
Trisha Degg
Trisha is the Vice President of Talent Platform at Jump, based in its Chicago office. She describes herself as a "People Person" with a capital "P" and a talent matchmaker. She has spent most of her career in the tech industry and is well-positioned to help Jump's portfolio companies develop and implement human resources and talent strategies for long-term growth and success. Before joining Jump, Trisha was the Head of People at Provi, a start-up in the alcoholic beverage ordering space, where she grew the team from 70 to 300+ employees in 15 months. Prior to that, she was the Head of Talent at Tempus, a healthcare tech company, where she managed a team of 8 and recruited up to 250 roles at a time. With 15 years of corporate recruiting, campus recruitment, and HR experience, Trisha is passionate about networking and finding new ways to locate talent. In her role at Jump Capital, she works with the heads of HR/Talent and founders at portfolio companies to develop and refine their procedures and processes. Her specialties include talent attraction and retention, organizational development, manager training, interview skills/resume writing, building and refining internship programs, and employment branding. Trisha holds a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences, Consumer Affairs from Eastern Illinois University. She was also a Professional Fellow with the U.S. Department of State, focusing on the economic empowerment and development of start-up communities in Eastern Europe. Additionally, she is a Board member and organizer of T4Youth, an annual tech community table tennis fundraiser for ChiTech Academy, a project-based STEM high school on Chicago's southwest side. A former boss described Trisha as having "hustle." When she's not hustling, she enjoys gardening, renovating her historic Chicago brick bungalow, and exploring the city's restaurants.