BD and partnerships leader with 8+ years building fintech and institutional pipelines from zero, closing complex deals, and driving adoption of onchain financial infrastructure. Direct experience engaging fintechs, PSPs, custodians, exchanges, and market makers on stablecoin settlement, tokenized assets, and payment-adjacent integrations. Known for high-velocity outreach, translating complex onchain products into clear narratives for fintech and institutional counterparts, and owning the full cycle from cold outreach to signed agreement. Comfortable operating autonomously in early-stage environments with limited structure.
Veraswap.io
Built and owned a payments and ecosystem distribution pipeline connecting 110+ projects with 30+ chains, exchanges, and wallets within 5 months - executing GTM motions end-to-end. Engaged card issuers and payroll/remittance platforms to embed a multichain swap widget, expanding distribution into payment-adjacent fintech ecosystems. Led GTM for cross-chain liquidity and routing infrastructure; translated technical product capabilities into clear value narratives for fintech and enterprise counterparts. Owned full partner lifecycle: prospecting, discovery, negotiation, integration coordination, and post-launch optimization.
Denote Capital
Built a new institutional pipeline from zero targeting custodian banks, clearing houses, stock exchanges, market makers, and buy-side institutions for tokenized T-Bill/ETF products - establishing Monad-relevant institutional relationships across the settlement and custody stack. Onboarded company as a Canton Node Validator via Blockdaemon; engaged L1/L2 teams and treasuries seeking stable onchain yield and settlement infrastructure. Owned commercial motions end-to-end: stakeholder alignment, MOU negotiation, and deal execution with partners including Archax and Marex. Coordinated across legal, technical, and product teams to unblock integration requirements and maintain momentum through to launch.
Kernel Ventures
VC coverage & deal-flow: built channels with 50+ VCs and maintained a consistent update cadence. Second-raise support: facilitated 5 qualified connections with Funds-of-Funds and Family Offices; coordinated intros, data-room access, and follow-ups. LP ops & diligence enablement: standardized updates/CRM hygiene and prepared materials to shorten diligence cycles.
Mr.Block
Content creation, original artwork, and major blockchain event operations/livestream
Landing Block TW
Angel investor & advisor: backed 10+ early-stage Web3 startups including Kryptos.io, with hands-on support across payments BD, fintech partnerships, and GTM strategy. Ecosystem access & grants: structured grant applications and negotiated distribution and integration partnerships to accelerate pipeline growth for portfolio companies. Founder enablement: fundraising prep, GTM SOPs, and early BD process design.
Blockchain Founders Fund
Deal sourcing & diligence: identified and onboarded investment opportunities to BFF; supported founder prep and diligence. Portfolio ecosystem access: for funded portcos, opened doors to chain ecosystems, foundations, exchanges, infra, and wallets to accelerate grants, pilots, and distribution.
Owl Protocol
Sold and delivered partner campaigns end-to-end with enterprise and fintech clients: led discovery, aligned requirements, coordinated technical implementation, and drove adoption through to launch. Drove enterprise POCs with traditional corporates (Electrobras, Apollo Energy) on onchain infrastructure, managing stakeholders across legal, product, and technical teams through to deployment.
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