Mentors and Their Knowledge Domains
Overview
This document provides detailed information on the mentors associated with Aleph Startups. It includes their current projects, backgrounds, and specific areas of expertise, useful for startups and entrepreneurs seeking guidance in various fields.
Key Points
- Each mentor’s current projects and affiliations
- Detailed background information highlighting experience and accomplishments
- Specific topics each mentor can provide expertise and guidance on
Key Topics
Mentor: Juan Benet
- Projects: Protocol Labs, Filecoin, IPFS, Libp2p
- About: Founder of Protocol Labs, creator of IPFS and Filecoin. Passionate about knowledge, science, and technology.
- Topics: Product Strategy, Company Building, Legal/Ops, Fundraising
Mentor: Molly Mackinlay
- Projects: Protocol Labs, Venture Studio, Filecoin Impact Fund, FilOz CEO
- About: Leads Engineering & Research Development at Protocol Labs. Operating partner at Venture Studio, and CEO at FilOz, directing public goods funding and mentoring talent across the Filecoin ecosystem.
- Topics: Product, GTM, Company Building, Hiring, Management, Entity Formation
Mentor: Gabriel Anderson
- Projects: Graph Paper Capital Accelerator
- About: Founder and Managing Partner of Graph Paper Capital. Advisor with over 90 web3 founders mentored, previously at Tachyon, ConsenSys, and VaynerMedia. Focused on web3 and entrepreneurial ventures.
- Topics: Product, Growth & GTM, BD & Sales, Fundraising, Startup Acceleration
Mentor: James Tunningley
- Projects: Architect Systems
- About: Director and Co-Founder of Architect Systems Advisory. Formerly at Protocol Labs, with a background in diplomacy and technological innovation.
- Topics: Not specified
Mentor: Pato Molina
- Projects: Real Trends, EO Argentina
- About: Co-founder and former CTO of Real Trends, a leading e-commerce software platform. Board member of Entrepreneur’s Organization Argentina with expertise in programming and business development.
- Topics: Programming, Product, GTM, Hiring, Fundraising, Legal/Ops
Mentor: Matías Aereal Aeón
- Projects: The Red Guild
- About: Founder of The Red Guild, focusing on security, education, and advocacy. Experienced in red-teaming, security research, and management, with contributions to Ekoparty.
- Topics: Management, Presentations, Security, Brainstorming, Creativity
Mentor: Vik Khalgatgi
- Projects: Crypto EconLab
- About: Researcher and Ecosystem Lead at CryptoEconLab. Previously a Research Scientist at Protocol Labs, focusing on economic incentives and coordination games within peer-to-peer networks.
- Topics: Cryptoeconomics, Protocol Design, Token Engineering, GTM
Mentor: Ariel Barmat
- Projects: The Graph, Decentraland
- About: Engineer with experience in founding and developing projects. Ex VP of Engineering at Edge & Node and founding team member of Decentraland.
- Topics: Engineering, Company Building, Product
Mentor: Santiago Palladino
- Projects: Aztec Labs
- About: Principal Engineer at Aztec, working on zero-knowledge rollup and a Council Member for The Graph. Formerly at OpenZeppelin with contributions in development and security research.
- Topics: Engineering, Security, ZK, Infrastructure
Mentor: Ale Santander
- Projects: EthernautDAO
- About: Former CTO of Synthetix, Aragon, and OpenZeppelin. Founder of EthernautDAO, focusing on engineering, security, and governance.
- Topics: Engineering, Security, Governance, Wellness
Mentor: Pablo Carranza Vélez
- Projects: The Graph
- About: Electronics and software engineer with a background in smart contracts and protocol design. Engineering Manager at Edge & Node.
- Topics: Engineering, Smart Contracts, Protocol Design, Hardware, Management
Mentor: Daniel Marquez
- Projects: Koyamaki Ventures
- About: Founding partner of Koyamaki Ventures, a crypto-focused venture capital firm. MIT Media Lab graduate with a focus in applied cryptocurrencies.
- Topics: Product, Fundraising, Strategy, Growth
Mentor: Sam Green
- Projects: Semiotic Labs, odos.xyz
- About: Co-founder and Head of Research at Semiotic Labs. Focuses on improvements to The Graph protocol with a background in cryptographic engineering and AI.
- Topics: DeFi, AI, Cryptography
Mentor: Ajay Patel
- Projects: Worldcoin
- About: Product leader and entrepreneur, former Google Director of Product Management. Head of World Id at Worldcoin.
- Topics: Product, Fundraising, Strategy, Growth
Mentor: Andrea Vargas Gutierrez
- Projects: Ava Labs
- About: Senior Developer Relation Engineer at Ava Labs, with experience in blockchain development and improving the developer experience on Avalanche.
- Topics: Blockchain Development, Cross-Chain Protocols, EVM Precompiles, Smart Contracts, Product Design
Mentor: Kun Peng
- Projects: Blockchain Builders Fund, Stanford Blockchain Accelerator
- About: Founder of Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, assisting in incubating Stanford crypto startups. Founder of Blockchain Builders Fund, teaching blockchain entrepreneurship at Stanford.
- Topics: Product, Growth & GTM, BD & Sales, Fundraising, Startup Acceleration, Strategy, Protocol Design
Mentor: Porter Adams
- Projects: Matter Labs
- About: Engineer at Matter Labs working on ZKsync with an interest in cryptography and DeFi.
- Topics: ZK, Cryptography, ZKsync
Mentor: Babak Ahmadzadeh
- Projects:
- About: Developer and business strategist with extensive experience in incubator and venture studio environments. Background in finance and investing.
- Topics: Biz Dev B2B & B2G, Founder/Team Development, Sustainable Culture
Mentor: Christian Narvaez
- Projects: Rayo Capital, Web3 Familia
- About: Founder and CEO of Rayo Capital, focusing on accelerating and funding blockchain founders. Co-Founder of Web3 Familia, an education non-profit. Former Venture Partner at Ripple Ventures.
- Topics: Product, Growth & GTM, BD & Sales, Fundraising, Startup Acceleration, DeFi, Infra & Dev Tooling, DAOs
Mentor: Leandro Davo
- Projects:
- About: Lawyer and Ecosystem Lead for Avalanche in Spanish-speaking territories. Extensive experience in legal consulting for blockchain projects.
- Topics: Legal Aspects, Business Development
Mentor: David Hoffman
- Projects: Bankless
- About: Co-founder of Bankless, focusing on DeFi-related communications, branding, and marketing.
- Topics: DeFi, Communications, Branding, Marketing
Mentor: Juan Campenni
- Projects:
- About: Web3 lawyer specializing in corporate labor law and cryptocurrency regulatory frameworks. Experience with compliance and regulatory legislation for crypto assets.
- Topics: Business Model, Contracts, Funding, Corporate, Labor
Mentor: Maria Sofia Vallejos Chada
- Projects:
- About: Attorney and MBA specialized in tokenization and crypto compliance. Involved in regulatory frameworks for digital assets.
- Topics: Crypto Compliance, Tokenization, RWA, Data Privacy, Corporate, AML/KYC/KYT/KYB
Entities
People
- Juan Benet
- Molly Mackinlay
- Gabriel Anderson
- James Tunningley
- Pato Molina
- Matías Aereal Aeón
- Vik Khalgatgi
- Ariel Barmat
- Santiago Palladino
- Ale Santander
- Pablo Carranza Vélez
- Daniel Marquez
- Sam Green
- Ajay Patel
- Andrea Vargas Gutierrez
- Kun Peng
- Porter Adams
- Babak Ahmadzadeh
- Christian Narvaez
- Leandro Davo
- David Hoffman
- Juan Campenni
- Maria Sofia Vallejos Chada
Organizations
- Aleph Startups
- Protocol Labs
- Graph Paper Capital
- Architect Systems Advisory
- Real Trends
- The Red Guild
- Crypto EconLab
- The Graph
- Aztec Labs
- EthernautDAO
- Koyamaki Ventures
- Semiotic Labs
- Worldcoin
- Ava Labs
- Blockchain Builders Fund
- Stanford Blockchain Accelerator
- Matter Labs
- Rayo Capital
- Bankless
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