I am a research partner at 1kx, where I focus on research and investing around blockchain infrastructure and emergent technologies.
My channels are always open to current and prospective founders, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have an idea to pitch.
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- Email (Work): w at 1kx.capital
- Email (Personal): me at wdai.us
Recent Professional Bio
In 2022, I was a research partner at Bain Capital Crypto, working on sourcing and diligence of blockchain startups, as well as portfolio company support (e.g. Risc Zero), especially around zero-knowledge cryptography and protocol design.
Before that, I worked briefly as a Cryptographer for the Anoma project, contributing to the design of Taiga (a zero-knowledge framework supporting general state transitions) and Vamp-IR (a backend agnostic language for writing zero-knowledge circuits).
In December 2021, I obtained my PhD from UC San Diego, under the supervision of Mihir Bellare.
Disclaimer regarding name collisions
I am not the author of Crypto++ or inventor of b-money.