The Team
Samuel Barlow
Founder and CEO
Key skills: Vision, initial business formation and development.
Adam Krim
Partner The Aligned Group
Operational Strategist
Key skills: Business development, network, investment opportunity management.
Ezra Silverman
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Key skills: Computer science & artificial intelligence, senior full stack developer.
Sean Brown
Partner The Aligned Group
Key skills: Projection modelling, process development.
Lilia Villafuerte
Chief Product Officer (CPO)
Key skills: UX, machine learning, AI, Financial Services, Blockchain, Complex systems.
Justin McCarthy
Chief Marketing Officer
Key skills: Entrepreneur, branding, marketing and communications strategy, web2 and web3 technologies.
Advisors
Milti Chryssavgis
Investment Manager
Key skills: Impact investment management.
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Steven Fox
Advisor, Investor, Entrepreneur, Crypto/NFT enthusiast
Key skills: Web3 software developer, network, Web3 strategy.
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Angela Durrett
Marketing, brand, and management strategist.
Key skills: Applying insights to business, marketing and innovation strategies for significant tangible results.
Michael Fellows
Partner Broadway Labs
Key skills: Blockchain and tokenomics development, network.
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Ian Valentine
Strategic Technologist, Advisor, Investor
Key skills: Active investor & investment advisor since 2010 in Crypto, AI, Fintech & IT Innovation.
Michele van Heerden
Managing Director: Matter Brand Strategy. Key skills: Brand architecture & positioning, marketing & communications strategy.
Jeff Sparrow
Business development and technology innovation consultant
Key skills: Business development, network, strategy.
Bryan Talebi
Entrepreneur, Advisor, Investor
Key skills: Sales management, emerging technology, business development, training & execution.