Chris brings 20 years of information security and engineering experience and was Chief Operating Officer at Riot Blockchain. He has held leadership positions at Dunbar, SafeNet, IBM and SAIC, and he holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech.
David has 12 years of experience in HPC with an emphasis on crypto mining, video processing and compression. For the past 6 years, he has been leading teams designing and managing high-density FPGA and GPU data centers specializing in the manipulation and processing of massive data sets. He earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Kent State University.
Finance leader with a combination of experience in operational and technical accounting and corporate finance from early to late-stage technology companies. Significant experience growing and managing finance teams and supporting business leaders across functions to reach scale and realize company goals. BA in Business Administration, Accounting and Finance from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.
Joe has 20 years of experience starting and operating businesses in diverse industries, most recently building a proprietary software platform and business specializing in algorithmic energy trading. He brings an extensive background in operations, management, strategic planning, fundraising, and administration, focusing on supporting the company's efficiency and growth.
Dan has over 20 years launching and leading technology companies with several successful exists. He began his career at Accenture after earning a bachelor's in Molecular Biology and Computer Science at Princeton University.
Steve has a 30 year history of starting and leading technology driven companies. Among his many successful exits was a company that grew to be one of the 500 largest U.S. corporations.
Andrew is a Managing Partner at DARMA Capital. Prior to DARMA Capital, he was Head of Global Business Development and created much of the financial service offerings at ConsenSys, the world’s leading software company producing Ethereum blockchain solutions. Andrew brings a wealth of capital markets, technology, and entrepreneurial experience.
Happy is the Co-Founder and CEO of Catalyst Sports & Media. Prior to that, he served as the founder, President and CEO of Relativity Sports, which he grew, through acquisitions and aggressive recruiting, into the second largest sports agency in the world. He has also produced more than 20 films and television productions and supervised and created soundtracks for more than 80 films.
Andrew Masanto is regarded as one of the most prolific founders in Web3, having started two of the top 100 cryptocurrencies, as well as NFT.com and Nillion in 2021. The cryptocurrencies and companies Masanto started have had a combined fully diluted market cap of as high as $35 billion.
Justin is the founder and managing partner of JLS Ventures, an investment firm that focuses on disruptive venture stage companies in the healthcare and technology sectors. He is also the Chairman & CEO of LifeMD, a leading 50-state provider of telehealth products and services.
Ben is an entrepreneur and investor who currently oversees his family office investment portfolio. Previously, Ben worked in investment banking, private equity and the investment manager a sovereign wealth fund on behalf of the royal family of Abu Dhabi. Ben graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in Economics and Systems Engineering.
Cavalry Fund is a privately held investment firm with a flexible and creative approach to investing in emerging growth companies.
