José Betancourt 🇺🇸
Founder and CEO
- Dropped out of Yale at 19, founder of Yale Blockchain Investment Trust.
- Incubated by Binance Labs.
- Raised $2M seed to build ZK state channels.
Meet the VSharks.
The team building the future of decentralized trading.
20
VSharks
04
Pods
05
Advisors
ZERO
Compromises
/ 01Leadership
3 Sharks
Mickele Hieronymus 🇺🇸
Chief Evangelist
- Led Web3 launches for NFT and gaming projects that helped raise $10M+.
- Hosted or appeared on 400+ Web3 panels, podcasts, and Spaces.
Lily Li 🇺🇸
Global Marketing · Fintech
- 17+ year global marketing leader across fintech, crypto, and Web3.
- Held senior role at Decode Group and many others.
/ 02Advisors
5 Advisors
Julie
Advisor
Kyle Gordon
Advisor
- Founder, company strategist, and product architect.
- Background in engineering, business, and blockchain infrastructure.
- Nominated for 5 blockchain awards including Undead Blocks and Wagyu Games.
Pons Asinorum
Advisor
- Co-founder of Xeet, bringing deep expertise in crypto, building, and community to the space.
- A reputable social media figure in his own right with a strong following across the ecosystem.
Josh Ong
Advisor
- Founder of Bored Room Ventures, Co-COO at NewChic Capital, and Advisor to Xeet.
- Invested in myriad seed rounds across the crypto industry.
Nate H
Advisor
- Nate is a member of the Bitcoin class of 2013, founder of Token Dynamics, co-founder of punkdotfun.
- Writing about token economics and economic security since before they had names on Eat Sleep Crypto, he now designs and grows censorship-resistant protocols for a better and more free world.
/ 03Marketing
5 Sharks
Luc Berkefeld 🇩🇪
Business Development
- Led GTM and growth for MoonGaming's Web3 gaming ecosystem.
- Built community channels from zero across X, Discord, Telegram, and YouTube.
- Former NATO knowledge manager and Bundeswehr IT leader.
Tri S. (Payjoe)
Designer
- Visual assets, social creatives, and campaign materials across every platform.
- Owns the look that goes out the door from VDEX socials.
Yiwi Jr. 🇻🇳
Community and Support
- Moderator at SurfAI and 0xVDEX.
- Regional Ambassador for Renaissxyz and Regional VN lead at Injective.
Mostafa Behruzi 🇮🇷
Community and Support
- 5+ years supporting DeFi communities across HyperJump, Elk, and STAGE.
- Experienced in moderation, technical support, and community engagement.
Ujemu Kingsley 🇳🇬
Community and Support
- Gate.io KOL partner who drove $5M+ monthly trading volume.
- Built crypto trading communities across X, Telegram, and Discord.
/ 04Technology
7 Sharks
Varad 🇮🇳
Engineering Lead
- 6x global Web3 hackathon winner across major ETHGlobal tracks.
- Won 3 tracks at ETHGlobal Bangkok among 2,700+ hackers.
Vasu 🇮🇳
Backend Engineer
- 4x Web3 hackathon winner across DeFi and cross-chain infrastructure.
- Placed 2nd at Chainflip Cross-Chain Hackathon.
Ryan Miller 🇬🇧
Product Lead
- A decade of operational and strategic management experience in the finance and education sectors.
- 5+ years advising crypto projects on tokenomics, marketing, and positioning.
- Founded Decrypting, a Web3 affiliate platform.
John 🇻🇳
Frontend Engineer
- Frontend development on the trading terminal and the public site.
Nikita 🇷🇺
DevOps Engineer
- Built a real-time crypto trading system with sub-5ms latency.
- Experienced across AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitOps, and CI/CD.
- Completed EPAM's Pre-Junior Program and moved into DevOps early.
Halit 🇹🇷
Quality Assurance Engineer
- Product testing and reporting across the trading stack.
Tugrul 🇹🇷
Quality Assurance Engineer
- Product testing and reporting across the trading stack.
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