WAGMI Ventures Podcast
Episodes
Why Private Rollups Will Inflect Web3’s Trajectory, with Temoc Weber & Igor Mandrigin (Gateway)
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Temoc Weber & Igor Mandrigin are the Co-Founders of Gateway (https://gateway.fm).Backed by Lemniscap, Unstoppable Domains, & more, Gateway is ...
The Market Maker's Role in Crypto, with Julia Zhou (AlphaLab Capital)
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Zhou is a Partner—Venture & Market-Making at AlphaLab Capital (www.alphalab.capital).AlphaLab Capital Group is a technology-driven trading...
The Future of Rollups-as-a-Service with Amrit Kumar (AltLayer)
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amrit Kumar is the COO at AltLayer (https://www.altlayer.io).Backed by Polychain, Binance Labs, Balaji Srinivasan, & more, AltLayer offers Rollups...
Ethereum as The World’s Economic Testnet, with Tim Beiko (Ethereum Foundation)
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Beiko is part of the Protocol Team at the Ethereum Foundation (https://ethereum.org/en/foundation). In this role Tim orchestrates development team...
Playing Defense Against Nation-States with J.M Porup (CISO @ Ava Labs)
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
J.M. Porup is the Chief Information Security Officer of Ava Labs (here in a personal capacity to talk security and web3). In this episode we discuss s...
The Art of the Possible with Foobar (Delegate)
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Foobar is the Founder & CEO of Delegate (https://delegate.xyz).Delegate is all about securing your on-chain identity—enabling you to keep your v...
The Practical Uses of Privacy with Zac Williamson (Aztec)
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Zac Williamson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Aztec (https://aztec.network). Backed by Variant, a16z, & more, Aztec is a first-of-its-kind hybrid zk...
Your Personal Data Backpack with Evin McMullen (Disco)
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Evin McMullen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Disco (https://www.disco.xyz/).Backed by Polychain Capital, Winklevoss Capital, WAGMI Ventures, & more,...
T Minus Zero Days Till Mainnet with Jay Jog (Sei Labs)
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Jog is the Co-Founder of Sei Labs (https://www.sei.io/). Backed by Multicoin Capital, Coinbase, WAGMI Ventures, & more, Sei is the fastest Lay...
Quality Data, Quality Results with Max Galka (Elementus)
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Max Galka is the Founder and CEO of Elementus (https://www.elementus.io/). Backed by Gemini, Lightspeed, & more, Elementus puts the democratizatio...
Making Web3 Legible with Antonio Garcia-Martinez (Spindl)
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Antonio Garcia-Martinez is the Founder and CEO of Spindl (https://www.spindl.xyz). Backed by Dragonfly, Chapter One, Balaji Srinivasan, & more, Sp...
Brew’s creator talks how blockchains enable remunerating open-source contributions, with Max Howell (Tea)
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Max Howell is the Founder and CEO of Tea (https://tea.xyz). Backed by Acuitas Group Holdings, Betaworks Ventures, & more, Tea is unified packaging...
EigenLayer: Exploring the Frontier's Horizon with Sreeram Kannan (EigenLayer)
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sreeram Kannan is the Founder and CEO of EigenLayer (https://www.eigenlayer.xyz/).Backed by Blockchain Capital, Figment Capital, WAGMI Ventures, &...
Opening Your Platform To Web3 with Raj Parekh (Portal)
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Raj Parekh is the Co-Founder & CEO @ Portal (www.portalhq.io). Backed by Haun Ventures, Chapter One, Slow Ventures, & more, Portal enables you...
Making Governance, Risk, and Compliance Simple with Michael Hiles (10XTS)
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Hiles is the Founder & CEO of 10XTS (https://10xts.com/). Backed by LOUD Capital, 10XTS builds compliant, programmable digital securities ...
NFT Valuation Unleashed: Journeying into the Uncharted Territory of Digital Asset Pricing, with Timur Csillik & Diederik Kruijssen (Nabu)
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Timur Csillik (Co-Founder & CEO @ Nabu) and Diederik Kruijssen (Chief Data Officer @ Nabu) join us on today’s episode.Backed by Founders Factory...
The SuperRare Story and the Future of Cryptoart with John Crain (SuperRare)
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Crain is the Co-Founder and CEO of SuperRare Labs (https://superrare.com). Backed by Sound Ventures, Collaborative Fund, and angels like Naval Ra...
NFTs + DeFi = A Whole New World, with Nick Emmons (Upshot)
17 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Emmons is the Co-Founder & CEO @ Upshot (https://upshot.xyz).Backed by Polychain and Blockchain Capital, Upshot is building financial infrast...
$1b in Loans Facilitated (and Counting): Data-Driven Lending with Darshan Vaidya (Credora)
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Darshan Vaidya is the Co-Founder & CEO @ Credora (http://credora.io).Backed by Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures, WAGMI Ventures, & more, Credora is...
The Wallet of the Future, with Ivo Georgiev (Ambire)
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ivo Georgiev is the Co-Founder & CEO @ Ambire (https://www.ambire.com/).Backed by LAUNCHub Ventures, MetaCartel Ventures, & more, Ambire is th...
Open Source and Progressive Decentralization Done Right with Michael Feng (Hummingbot)
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Feng is the Co-Founder @ Hummingbot (https://hummingbot.org/). Backed by Initialized Capital, Slow Ventures, & more, Hummingbot is open so...
zkSync and the Future of Crypto, with Omar Yehia (Matter Labs)
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Omar Yehia is the Head of Investments at Matter Labs, creators of zkSync (https://matter-labs.io/).Backed by a16z, Variant, Dragonfly, & more, Mat...
Powering Crypto with Matt Cutler (Blocknative)
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Cutler is the Co-Founder & CEO of Blocknative (https://www.blocknative.com/). Backed by Blockchain Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Ryan Sean Adam...
Getting Web3 Social Right, with Abhinav Gaur (urFeed)
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Abhinav Gaur is the Founder & COO @ urFeed (https://urfeed.xyz). urFeed is a social video & streaming platform, co-owned by creators and the...
Social Tokens: or, How We'll All Use Tokens Soon, with Bradley Miles (Roll)
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bradley Miles is the Co-Founder & CEO of Roll (https://tryroll.com/).Backed by Techstars, Arthur Hayes, Balaji Srinivasan, & more, Roll is ena...
A New Type Of Crypto Lender with Himanshu Sahay & Dhruv Patel (Arch)
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Himanshu Sahay & Dhruv Patel are the Co-Founders of Arch (www.archlending.com). Backed by Tribe Capital, Picus Capital, & more, Arch is the mo...
Tooling the New Investment Landscape with Ben Su (Capita)
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Su is the Co-Founder & COO of Capita (https://www.percapita.io/).Capita allows you to easily design, launch, and operate the investment group ...
The Future of the NFT Space with Alex Salnikov (Rarible)
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Salnikov is the Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Rarible (https://rarible.com/). Backed by Coinbase Ventures, CoinFund, & more, Rar...
Beyond the DAO Status Quo with Chad Lynch (Loreum)
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chad Lynch is the Co-Founder of Loreum (https://www.loreum.org/). Previously engineer #1 at Maple Finance, Chad is creating Loreum to explore the fron...
Building the crypto-native messaging protocol with Shane Mac (XMTP)
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shane Mac is the Founder & CEO of XMTP (http://xmtp.org). Backed by a16z, Sound Ventures, Alexis Ohanian, Naval Ravikant, Balaji Srinivasan, &...
Finally, On-Chain Privacy! with Elena Nadolinski (Iron Fish)
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elena Nadolinski is the Founder & CEO of Iron Fish (www.ironfish.network).Backed by Sequoia, a16z, Electric Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, & more...
Building An Egalitarian Blockchain with Tomer Afek (Spacemesh)
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tomer Afek is the Co-Founder & CEO of Spacemesh (www.spacemesh.io). Backed by Paradigm, Spacemesh is a L1 blockchain protocol, focused on the qual...
Rethinking Everything with Fabian Vogelsteller (LUKSO, and creator of the Mist Browser, Ethereum Wallet, web3.js, and author of ERC 20 and ERC 725)
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fabian Vogelsteller is the Founder and Chief Architect at LUKSO, plus the creator of the Mist Browser, Ethereum Wallet, web3.js, and author of ERC 20 ...
An RPG To Remember with Vincent Ghossoub (NiftyCraft)
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vincent Ghossoub is the Founder and CEO of NiftyCraft (www.niftycraft.io).NiftyCraft is a blockchain RPG with a player-driven economy. In this episode...
The Man of Many Talents with Trevor Koverko (Polymath)
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trevor Koverko is the Co-Founder of Polymath (https://polymath.network).As the founder of several notable 9 and 10 figure businesses in both the priva...
Horror and Blockchain: Scaring The Masses with Toby Saunders (Cathedral Studios)
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Saunders is the Co-Founder & CEO at Cathedral Studios, creators of The Bornless.Backed by Hartmann Capital, Cathedral Studios is a next-gener...
Building a Crypto Market Index from Scratch with Austin Diamond (Alongside)
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Austin Diamond is the Co-Founder & CEO of Alongside (www.alongside.xyz). Backed by a16z Crypto, Coinbase, Franklin Templeton, & more, Alongsid...
Getting Taxes For Crypto Enterprises Right with Antoine Scalia (Cryptio)
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Antoine Scalia is the Founder & CEO of Cryptio (www.cryptio.co). Backed by Draper Associates, Point Nine, & more, Cryptio offers enterprise-gr...
What Blockchains Enable for Fine Art, with Nanne Dekking (Artory)
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nanne Dekking is the Founder & CEO of Artory (www.artory.com). Artory is unlocking art & collectibles as a credible asset class—providing th...
How Token Communities Will Level Up with Alex Poon (CharmVerse)
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Poon is the Co-Founder & CEO of CharmVerse (www.charmverse.io). Backed by Orange DAO, BitDAO, GSRV, Alliance, & more, CharmVerse is build...
$150m TVL on Day One: Amit Gajjala & Antonio Morales (Stader Labs)
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with Amit Gajjala (Founder & CEO) and Antonio Morales (Head of Ecosystem + Community) at Stader Labs (www.staderlabs.com). Ba...
What If The NFT Space Was Entirely Safe? with Vijay Pravin (bitsCrunch)
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vijay Pravin is the Founder & CEO at bitsCrunch (www.bitscrunch.com). Backed by Coinbase Ventures, Animoca Brands, Polygon, & more, bitsCrunch...
Good Causes, Good Design, Good Engineering, with Chris Georgen (Topl)
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Georgen is the Founder & Managing Director of Topl (www.topl.co). Backed by Mercury Fund, Mercy Corps Ventures, & more, Topl is building...
The Possibilities of Blockchain Gaming with Joseph Cooper (Earn Alliance)
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Cooper is the Founder of Earn Alliance (www.earnalliance.com). Backed by Animoca Brands, CoinFund, Fabric Ventures, & more, Earn Alliance b...
Making Social Capital Liquid with Adi Sideman (Revel)
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adi Sideman is the Co-Founder & CEO of Revel (www.revel.xyz).Backed by Union Square Ventures, Polygon, Dragonfly Capital, & more, Revel is a s...
Aggregating For A Better DAO Ecosystem with Arda Erturk (DAOhub)
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Arda Erturk is the Founder & CEO of DAOhub (www.daohub.xyz). As a Techstars participant, Arda is building a DAO marketplace to make DAO discovery,...
Creating an Empire (the SuperNormal way) with Andrew Choi (SuperNormal & Factorial Funds)
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Choi is the Founder & CEO of SuperNormal (www.supernormal.art) & General Partner @ Factorial Funds (www.factorialfunds.com). SuperNorma...
What Happens When Counterfeits Become Impossible, with Mark Shekleton (Smart Seal)
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Shekleton is the Co-Founder & CEO of Smart Seal (www.smartseal.io). Founded by aerospace engineers (and recently shipping the first physical ...
Why We Need a New Type of Hardware Wallet with Rohan Agarwal (Cypherock)
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rohan Agarwal is the Co-Founder & CEO of Cypherock (www.cypherock.com). Backed by ConsenSys Mesh, Orange DAO, GnosisDAO, and more, Cypherock is th...
Holding The World In Common with Griff Green (Giveth, Commons Stack, General Magic)
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Griff Green has been a respected leader within the Ethereum community since 2015 and received a masters degree in Digital Currency in 2016 (as the fir...
Laszlo Szabo—Kiln
24 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laszlo Szabo is the Co-Founder & CEO of Kiln (www.kiln.fi). Backed by Illuminate Financial, GSR, Kraken Ventures, and more, Kiln enables enterpris...
Christoph Jentzsch—corpus.ventures
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christoph Jentzsch is the Co-Founder & CEO at corpus.ventures (www.corpus.ventures). Christoph is a theoretical physicist who was one of the earli...
Harrison Wang—Unblocked
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Harrison Wang is the Co-Founder & CEO at Unblocked (onunblocked.com). Backed by Tiger Global, Marcy Venture Partners (Jay-Z’s venture fund), Dap...
Michael Sanders—Horizon
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Sanders is the Co-Founder & Chief Storyteller at Horizon (horizon.io). Backed by Polygon, Coinbase, Take Two Interactive (the makers of th...
Solal Afota—Notebook Labs
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Solal Afota is the Co-Founder of Notebook Labs (www.notebooklabs.xyz). Backed by Bain Capital Crypto & Y Combinator, Notebook Labs is working on d...
Dillon Rosenblatt—Autograph
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dillon Rosenblatt is the Co-Founder & CEO of Autograph (co-founded alongside Tom Brady) (www.autograph.io). Backed by Kleiner Perkins and a16z, an...
Soups Ranjan—Sardine
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Soups Ranjan is the Co-Founder & CEO of Sardine (www.sardine.ai). Backed by a16z, Visa, and more, Sardine offers safer, faster payments by combini...
Andrew Webber—Digital Power Optimization
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Webber is the Founder & CEO of Digital Power Optimization (www.digitalpoweroptimization.com). DPO helps owners and developers of power asse...
Blake West—Goldfinch
29 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Blake West is the Co-Founder & CTO of Goldfinch (www.goldfinch.finance). Backed by a16z, Goldfinch is a decentralized credit protocol that allows ...
Justin Gregorius—Pine Street Labs
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Gregorius is the Co-Founder & CEO of Pine Street Labs (www.pinestreetlabs.com). Backed by Polychain, Coinbase Ventures, Figment, and others...
Raullen Chai—IoTeX
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Raullen Chai is the Co-Founder of IoTeX Network (https://iotex.io/). Backed by Samsung Next, IoTeX is the leading decentralized network to power billi...
Michael Marra—Entre
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Marra is the Founder & CEO of Entre (www.joinentre.com). Backed by Kube VC & angels like Dharmesh Shah (Co-Founder/CTO @ HubSpot), Ent...
Chinmay Patel—PERCS
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chinmay Patel is the CEO of PERCS (www.getpercs.com). PERCS supercharges communities with NFTs. In this episode we discuss the recent announcement abo...
John Linden—Mythical Games
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Linden is the CEO of Mythical Games (www.mythicalgames.com). Backed by a16z (and recently achieving unicorn status), Mythical Games is a game tec...
Shawn Douglass—Amberdata
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Douglass is the CEO of Amberdata (www.amberdata.io). Backed by Coinbase, Amberdata delivers comprehensive digital asset data and insights into b...
Neil Zhang—Frontrunner
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Zhang is the Co-Founder of Frontrunner (www.getfrontrunner.com). Frontrunner is the first zero gas fee, decentralized sports prediction market bu...
Mike Lopez—Cinder
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Lopez is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cinder (www.cinder.io). Backed by Animoca Brands, Cinder is a blockchain-native gaming metaverse created by ga...
Mriganka Pattnaik—Merkle Science
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mriganka Pattnaik is the Co-Founder and CEO of Merkle Science (www.merklescience.com). Backed by Kraken Ventures, Beco Capital, and others, Merkle Sci...
Aaron Rafferty & Martin Simms—StandardDAO
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Rafferty & Martin Simms are the Co-Founders of StandardDAO (www.standarddao.finance). StandardDAO is all about supercharging, scaling, and s...
Ben Simpson—Collective Shift
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Simpson is the Founder & CEO of Collective Shift (www.collectiveshift.io). Collective Shift’s mission is to democratize wealth and freedom t...