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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 an ecosystem builder at Hyperlane, having previously been Head of BD at Abacus Works, where he also served as lead Portfolio Analyst at Figment. He graduated from York University in Canada.
Nicole Zahrah Civitello
Nicole Zahrah Civitello is Head of Investor Relations at Polychain Capital and was previously Head of Investor Relations at Hack VC and Head of Capital Strategy at Anchorage Digital.
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.
Sam Rosenblum
Sam Rosenblum is a Partner at Haun Ventures. Previously, he was a Partner at Polychain Capital, Director of Business Development at Coinbase, Global Strategy Associate at Visa, and Analyst at Lake Partners Strategy Consultants. He obtained his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was a part of the UCLA Honors College and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
Sherwin Dowlat
Sherwin Dowlat is co-founder of Veil and was previously a partner at Polychain Capital. He has worked at renowned firms such as Susquehanna International Group and Wedbush Securities, specializing in technology stocks, equity derivatives, and cryptocurrencies. At present, Mr. Dowlat is deeply engaged in his work and dedicated to achieving outstanding results. He previously obtained his education at San Diego State University.
Chase Lochmiller
Chase is an avid tech enthusiast passionate about enabling new technologies such as AI and blockchain to positively impact people's lives. Before founding Crusoe, Chase was a General Partner at Polychain Capital, a $1Bn fund investing in blockchain technologies, digital assets, and energy-intensive computing applications. Chase was formerly a quantitative researcher and trader at Jump Trading and GETCO, where he developed and managed a portfolio of algorithmic trading strategies. Chase holds undergraduate degrees in mathematics and physics from MIT and a master's degree in computer science from Stanford, where he specialized in artificial intelligence. As a personal interest, Chase has climbed five of the "seven summits" including Mount Everest.
Ben Perszyk
Ben Perszyk is Head of Ecosystem at Ritual and was previously Chief Strategy Officer at SHRAPNEL and a partner at Polychain Capital. Previously, he worked as a Product Specialist at Airbnb, collaborating with Data Science, Design, and Development teams to analyze product data and enhance user experience.
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.
Anish Agnihotri
Anish Agnihotri is a founding member of Ritual and an independent Researcher at MEV. Previously, he was a researcher at Paradigm, built performant trading systems at Polychain Capital, and expanded test automation at 1Password.