Invests in
Stages:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$220,000.00Max Investment:
$1,320,000.00Target Investment:
$750,000.00
Skills
Education
- HB
- HU
Lists including Mark
Investments
Work Experience
2025
Advisor
2025
Advising Sushi Labs (Sushi.com) following its acquisition of my company, Shipyard Software (the Clipper Decentralized Exchange).
2022
Board Member
2022
2020
Board Member
2020
GMO-Z.com Trust Company is a New York State trust company under the supervision of NYDFS, issuing the first regulated JPY-pegged stablecoin GYEN, along with a trusted digital dollar ZUSD. It is a subsidiary of GMO Internet, a $5B, publicly traded Financial Services and IT conglomerate headquartered in Japan.
2011
Venture Partner & Investor
2011
FJ Labs is the #1 angel investor (Forbes) in the world with $284M invested in 500+ companies with 193 exits and 62% realized IRR.
2021 - 2024
Chief Executive Officer
2021 - 2024
Sold to Sushi Labs (Sushi.com) Dec 2024. Shipyard Software builds decentralized exchanges, starting with Clipper, a DEX for the most popular digital commodity assets (ETH, BTC, USD) with 200,000 users, $2.5 billion in volume and market-leading yields. We empower individuals to trade in free and fair markets built just for them.
2017 - 2021
Director
2018 - 2021
Founder & CEO
2017 - 2018
Codex Protocol is a blockchain-based, decentralized title registry for art & collectibles backed by Pantera Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and FJ Labs. As CEO, I forged a joint venture of competing marketplaces and software providers comprising annual sales of 10M+ items worth $6B. We launched an Ethereum-based protocol and even sold a cryptokitty for $140,000, then the world-record for most expensive unique digital asset ever sold (covered by NYT, Vice, etc).
2019 - 2021
Director of Sales - North America
2019 - 2021
AU10TIX is an expansion-stage, TPG-backed fintech that provides Identity Verification SaaS for KYC and fraud prevention. I Joined to hone enterprise sales skills. Worked and closed multi-stakeholder deals ranging from $30k to $1m, including Fortune 500 tech companies and banks as well as top-10 crypto exchanges. Closed $1m+ with fastest ramp and sales cycle in company history to exceed territory quota.
2016 - 2017
Partner, VP Corporate Development
2016 - 2017
Auction Mobility provides white-label bidding software to leading auction houses around the world (Lofty acquirer). Acquired, 2020.
2013 - 2016
Founder & CEO
2013 - 2016
Conceptualized and built a sales-driven, online marketplace for valuable collectibles backed by Founders Fund, FJLabs and Acton Capital. Acquired by Auction Mobility in 2016.
2010 - 2012
MBA
2010 - 2012