WAGMI Ventures Podcast

Andrey Chabanov is the Co-Founder & CEO of Wellspring (wellspring.money) , a next-generation high-yield savings platform that transforms everyday USD deposits into up to 12% APY through stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi). Wellspring bridges the gap between conventional banking and the world of on-chain finance — delivering accessible, high-yield opportunities powered by audited DeFi...

Kony Kwong is the CEO and Co-Founder of GAIB AI , a pioneering platform transforming physical GPUs into a new yield-bearing asset class. As AI drives exponential demand for computational infrastructure, GAIB stands at the forefront of a new financial frontier — where AI and DeFi converge, to provide additional funding channels for cloud/data centers, while offering investors direct access to the e...

Jin Kwon is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Saga, a Layer-1 protocol pioneering the future of chainlets and infinitely scalable, parallelized blockchain infrastructure for gaming and high-throughput consumer applications. With deep roots in both traditional venture capital and the cutting edge of Web3, Jin brings a rare blend of strategic insight and hands-on building experience to th...

Francis Berewa is Head of Investments and Growth at zkPass , (https://zkpass.org/), a private data oracle using zero-knowledge and multi-party computation to enables users to selectively and privately validate their data. Backed by Binance Labs, dao5, Animoca Brands, WAGMI Ventures, and others, zkPass empowers decentralized identity verification, on-chain compliance, and seamless data portability...

Stephen Hess is Director of the Metaplex Foundation (https://www.metaplex.com), the decentralized steward of the Metaplex protocol on Solana, empowering creators with no-code tools for NFTs, digital assets, and programmable on-chain experiences. Stephen shares his journey from product leadership at Solana Labs and roles at Omada Health to becoming CEO of Metaplex Studios and Director of the Founda...

Justin Waldron is the Founder of Open Game Protocol , (https://www.opengameprotocol.com), a trailblazer in creating innovative gaming platforms that bridge social, mobile, and Web3 ecosystems. With a robust background in game development and entrepreneurship, Justin shares his journey from co-founding Zynga—redefining social gaming with iconic titles that captivated millions—to launching Playco, a...

David Phelps is the Co-Founder of JokeRace (https://jokerace.io), a dynamic, decentralized platform designed to foster community-driven competitions and incentivize innovation within Web3 ecosystems. With a robust background in technology and entrepreneurship, David shares his journey into the decentralized space, from his early contributions in tech to co-founding JokerRace, where he focuses on b...

Grigore Rosu is the Founder & CEO of Pi Squared , (https://pi2.network/), a groundbreaking Web3 infrastructure company revolutionizing verifiable computing with its Universal Settlement Layer. As a distinguished professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and founder of the K framework and Runtime Verification, Grigore brings unparalleled expertise in formal methods and blockchain...

Oliver Shen is the Co-Founder of GATA AI (https://gata.xyz), a pioneering decentralized AI infrastructure platform transforming the trillion-dollar AI economy with tools like GataGPT, DataAgent, and decentralized model inference. Backed by YZiLabs, Gate Ventures, IDG Blockchain, and others, GATA is breaking data and compute monopolies to empower community-driven AI innovation. In this episode, Oli...

Ammar Zaeem is the CEO & Co-Founder of Revolving Games (https://revolvinggames.com), a leading innovator in blockchain gaming, building immersive, decentralized gaming experiences powered by Web3 technology. Backed by top-tier investors like Pantera Capital, Animoca Brands, and Polygon Ventures, Revolving Games is redefining the gaming industry with scalable, player-owned ecosystems. In this e...

Josh Benaron is the Founder & CEO of Irys (https://irys.xyz), the world’s first programmable Layer-1 datachain designed to integrate low-cost, scalable storage with high-performance, EVM-compatible execution via IrysVM. Backed by Lemniscap, Framework Ventures, and Primitive Ventures, Irys is revolutionizing onchain data infrastructure for AI, IP, and consumer applications. In this episode, Jos...

Yat Siu is Co-Founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands (https://www.animocabrands.com), a global leader in blockchain gaming, investing and web3, championing digital property rights through decentralized ecosystems. Yat shares his thoughts on stakeholder capitalism, redefining economic models by empowering users as network owners, as well as  groundbreaking initiatives like Open Campus, which integr...

Deborah Simpier is Co-Founder and CEO of Althea (https://althea.net), a decentralized infrastructure platform revolutionizing internet access through blockchain-based, community-driven networks. Deborah shares her journey from advocating for net neutrality and running a rural IT business to co-founding DePIN network, Althea, a company pioneering multi-stakeholder networks with innovative products...

Itai Turbahn is Co-Founder and CEO of Dynamic (https://www.dynamic.xyz), a Web3 authentication platform that simplifies wallet-based login and onboarding through a flexible SDK, combining authentication, smart wallets, and secure key management. Itai shares his journey from product management leadership roles and consulting at the Boston Consulting Group to co-founding Dynamic, a company backed by...

Kurt Larsen is Co-Founder of Rhinestone (https://www.rhinestone.wtf), a platform revolutionizing Web3 by building modular smart account infrastructure to enhance interoperability, security, and developer accessibility. Kurt shares his journey from a banker to launching markets for Deliveroo and leading a machine learning product division, to co-founding Rhinestone, which recently raised $5 million...

Nirav Murthy is CEO, Co-Founder of CAMP Network (https://www.camp.network), a Layer-1 blockchain designed to modernize intellectual property (IP) infrastructure, empower decentralized identity and data sovereignty, and power the next generation of AI Agents on verifiable IP. In this episode, Nirav shares his journey from advising global media and tech brands at The Raine Group to co-founding CAMP...

Rich Rines is a Initial Contributor at Core DAO (https://www.coredao.org), the first proof-of-stake (PoS) layer for Bitcoin, pioneering self-custodial Bitcoin staking and hosting the largest Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem. In this episode, Rich shares his journey from re-discovering Bitcoin in 2013, captivated by its potential as a non-sovereign store of value, to becoming a key figure in Core DAO’s missi...

Ezra Kebrab is CEO and Co-Founder of Caliza (https://www.caliza.com), a platform leveraging stablecoin infrastructure to revolutionize cross-border payments, enabling instant, cost-effective international transactions, with a focus on Latin America. Ezra shares his journey from leading fintech initiatives at Visa and Intuit to building Caliza’s API-driven platform that bridges the gap in global fi...

Tom Trowbridge is CEO and Co-Founder of Fluence Labs (https://fluence.network), a decentralized, enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure with global compute. Tom dives into Fluence’s mission to reshape the future of the internet through its cloudless computing platform, offering resilient, low-cost, and open alternatives to traditional cloud services. He discusses how Fluence’s DePIN platform, gover...

Illia Polosukhin is Co-Founder of NEAR , ( https://www.near.ai ), a high-performant, AI-native blockchain platform that provides the infrastructure needed for AI applications and agents to transact, operate, and interact across both Web2 and Web3. With a deep background in machine learning and software engineering, Illia shares his journey into crypto, from early contributions in tech to co-foundi...

Patrick O'Grady is Founder and CEO of Commonware , (https://www.commonware.xyz), an open-source set of primitives that developers can use to build and reassemble their applications without resorting to a complicated fork. Patrick shares his journey into crypto, building in the early days at Coinbase and thereafter joining Ava Labs, where he left to pursue his passion for simplifying blockchai...

Ryne Saxe is CEO and Co-Founder of Eco , ( https://www.eco.com ), a network for apps that use stablecoins and stablecoin liquidity, providing a frictionless stablecoin experience that accelerates user onboarding and streamlines money movement onchain. Ryne is quite the polymath, sharing his journey as a physicist, coder, lawyer, turned technology founder. He shares his unique perspective on the ev...

Siddarth "Sid" Sridhar is Founder and CEO of BIMA Labs (https://www.bima.money), a decentralized finance platform that enables users to stake assets like Bitcoin and Bitcoin derivatives such as Liquid Staked Tokens (LST), to borrow USBD, a stablecoin pegged to the US Dollar. Sid talks about his journey from being a Draper-backed investor at 19 years old to being a crypto founder in the B...

Aki Balogh is Founder and CEO of iBTC , ( https://www.ibtc.network ), a platform that harnesses the power of Discrete Log Contracts (DLCs) to establish the safest, theft-proof, and institutionally compliant trustless bridge between Bitcoin. Aki shares his journey into entrepreneurship and consequently crypto, discusses his vision of how Discrete Log Contracts (DLCs) can unlock BTCFi, the mechanics...

Elias Tazartes is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Kakarot , (https://www.kakarot.org), a zero-knowledge EVM written in Cairo aiming to allow users to leverage the scaling benefits of validity roll-ups while maintaining compatibility with the Ethereum ecosystem. Elias shares on the emergence of verifiable computing and how Kakarot is innovating applied Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) to transform the blockchai...