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Ani is a Partner. Previously, he was an investor at On Deck focusing on crypto. He was also a researcher at Pronomos, investing in new cities. He holds a degree in economics at the University of Warwick.

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Omar is a Junior Partner. Previously, he was an investment banker at National Bank of Canada and an investor at AKFED and Brookfield. Omar holds a BSc from Cornell University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and is a CFA Charterholder.

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Lawrence is a Blockchain Security Engineer. Previously, he was a Senior Protocol Engineer at 0x, with a focus in smart contract architecture, security, on-chain analysis, and DeFi protocols. A builder at heart, he provides provides expertise, guidance, and engineering labor to startups so they can ship amazing products quickly and securely.

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Matt is Head of Investor Relations. He leads the firm’s capital raising efforts and manages relationships with the firm’s institutional investors. Prior to joining Dragonfly, Matt worked at Kohlberg & Co., Lazard, Talon Private Capital and Freestone Capital. Matt holds a BS in Finance and Real Estate from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Billy Qualls is the Social Media Manager.

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Viola is a Paralegal. Previously, she worked at the Chinese Embassy in Chad as a diplomatic secretary. Viola has a degree in International Law from China Foreign Affairs University.

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David is Operations Manager. Prior to this, David was an Assurance Manager at Cohen and Co where he advised hedge funds, mutual funds, ETFs and crypto funds. David holds a degree from Touro University in New York and now lives in Baltimore.

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Demetrios is a Tax Advisor, bringing with him over fifteen years of tax experience with PwC. At PwC, he provided tax consulting and tax compliance services to his large portfolio of private equity clients. Demetrios holds a BS in Accountancy from DePaul University.

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Gengmo is a Research Partner. Previously, he was a Researcher at Chainlink Labs, Cornell IC3, and ThunderCore, an Analyst at Credit Suisse, and a Software Engineer at a crypto exchange. Gengmo holds a MS in Computer Science from Cornell and is a published author in the top academic Machine Learning conference ICCV.

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Sanat is a Junior Partner. He previously worked on the investment team at Spartan Group and as a data scientist at Uber. He holds a degree in Mathematics-Statistics from Columbia University.

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Lindsay is Chief Operating Officer. She oversees venture operating teams & initiatives, including legal, regulatory, business & fund operations, and finance. Previously, she was the first legal counsel at Stellar. Lindsay holds a Law degree from Harvard and a Math degree from University of Virginia.

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Michal is an Investor Relations Associate. Previously, Michal was a Contracts Specialist at Bloomberg, where she assisted the firm in managing contracts and rapport with client executives. Michal holds a degree in Psychology (Magna Cum Laude) from Penn State University where she graduated with honors.

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Xinyi is an Accounting Manager. She supports Dragonfly's finance and other back-office operations. Previously, Xinyi has worked as a Fund Accountant at IQ EQ Fund Services (HK) Ltd. and StateStreet Fund Services (HK) Ltd. with six years experience in PE/VC fund administration.

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Elicia is the Singapore HR & Admin Manager, bringing with her over 15 years of work experience specializing in human resources, business support and C-suite support. Elicia holds a BCom degree from The University of Sydney and an MBA from Nanyang Technological University.

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Lisa is Head of People. Previously, she worked as Head of People at Metagood and Paradigm, and sole People and Ops Manager for Stellar Development Foundation. Lisa holds a BA in Art History, minor in Religious Studies from SFSU, and an MA in International Policy Studies from Middlebury.

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Rune is a Venture Partner. Rune is the founder of MakerDAO, the largest decentralized stablecoin in existence today. Rune is based in Denmark.

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Cheryl is a Partner. Previously she led China and US technology investing at various hedge funds. She holds a degree in Mathematics from Dartmouth and an MBA from Stanford University.

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Casey is Head of Portfolio Support. Previously she led development at DCG and post-investment at FFF. Before entering VC, she managed a 50k community of technologists for the worlds' largest Meetup group.

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Sylvia is Chief Financial Officer. She was previously Fund Controller at HOPU Investments and VP at State Street Fund Service in Singapore. She holds a BS in Accounting from Oxford Brookes University. She is a Chartered Accountant in Singapore and CFA Charterholder.

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Bryan is Legal Counsel. Previously, he was a corporate and technology transactions attorney at Goodwin where he represented a wide variety of startups and VC firms. Bryan holds a JD and MBA in Finance from Fordham and a BS in Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

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Yiting is a Portfolio Accountant. Previously, she has worked as a Sr. Ops Associate at a VC Firm and as a Senior Auditor in EY LLP. Yiting is a Chartered Accountant and has more than 8 years of experience in the PE/VC Fund space.

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Nadia is an Executive Assistant. Previously she worked at a litigation funding firm, health care start-up, and law firm. Nadia holds degrees in International Relations from San Francisco University and the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Zack is Head of Talent. Previously, he was the first recruiter and Head of Talent at 0x Labs. Prior, he was Lead Technical Recruiter at Heap and did engineering hiring at Dropbox and Google. Zack holds a BA in English Rhetoric and Composition from Pepperdine University.

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Chase is a Venture Partner. Chase is the founder of Crusoe, a "green BTC mining" company that is now a unicorn. Chase was formerly a trader at Getco, Jump Trading, and Polychain Capital.

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Dmitry is a Junior Partner. Previously, he worked at Prince Street Capital and BlackRock as a portfolio manager and analyst specialising in Emerging Market equities. Dmitry holds a degree in Government and Economics at the London School of Economics, is a CFA charterholder and speaks 6 languages.

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Ivan is a Research Partner. He is regarded as one of the first people to thoroughly explore MEV in the industry. Previously, he was a General Partner at MetaStable Capital, a Software Engineer at Google Research, and a Software Engineer at Yandex. Ivan holds a degree in Computer Science from Stanford and a Masters Degree in Mathematics from Moscow State University.

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Chen is General Counsel. Previously, she also held the position of General Counsel at Ceyuan Ventures. Chen holds a BA in Law from China Foreign Affairs University and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Warwick.

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Jessica is Legal Counsel. Previously, she was an attorney at Gunderson Dettmer where she represented a wide variety of emerging growth companies throughout their lifecycles as well as VC firms. Jessica holds a JD from NYU Law, an MBA from Kellogg and a BA from Northwestern University.

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Yvette is an Accounting Manager. Previously, she was a finance projects manager at Grab. Prior, she was a financial analyst at OCBC Bank and has worked in audit & assurance at KPMG. Yvette is a Chartered Accountant and holds a BS in Accounting from Nanyang Technological University.

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Judy is an Executive Assistant. She has 18 years of experience providing high-level administrative support in a broad range of global organizations which has fine-tuned her skillset as an “Executive Wing Woman”. Judy holds a BA from Long Island University where she graduated with honors.

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Mikh is a Talent Partner. Previously he lead engineering recruiting at OKX, worked in executive search at Plaid, lead tech recruiting at Poynt, lead executive sourcing at Cruise, and was the first international recruiter at DiDi. Mikh holds degrees in Organizational Behavior from Cornell University and Computer Science from Lehigh University.

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Gordon is a venture partner. Gordon is the Founder and CEO at General Mining Research, investing in computing power and related infrastructure to support Web3 and AI. Gordon was previously a Partner at FBG Capital and Co-founder and CEO at Neutral. Gordon is based in Singapore.

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Kadin is a Junior Partner. Previously, he interned at Insight Partners, Saber Protocol, and as a research analyst at UC Santa Barbara. He holds a BS in Computer Science from University of Pennsylvania

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Hildebert is a Data Scientist. Previously, he worked at Kaiko as an intern Data Scientist and as a freelancer using Dune Analytics in the months prior to joining Dragonfly. Hildebert holds a BS in Natural Sciences from Maastricht University.

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Scott is Chief Compliance Officer. Previously, he worked at Robinhood as the CCO of its Crypto platform. Prior, he was the CCO for Reality Shares, Blockforce Capital, and at FINRA. Scott received his JD from American University, during which he clerked for the SEC, CFTC and FINRA.

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Patrick is Due Diligence Manager. Previously, he led sanctions compliance at Carta and served in the US Department of the Treasury. Patrick holds an MA in Russian affairs from Stanford, a BA in linguistics from UPenn, and the title of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

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Linda is a Senior Portfolio Controller. Previously, she was a senior portfolio accountant with BNP Paribas Securities Services for 2 years and served as the head of funds delivery with IQEQ for more than 8 years. She holds an MBA from Murdoch University and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from University of London.

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Eileen is a Business Operations Associate. Previously, she worked for Tishman Speyer, managing multiple properties in the Bay Area. Eileen graduated from Indiana University.

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Previously Chris was the Head of Engineering, Product, Design, and Support recruiting at Plaid. Before that, he worked as a recruiting consultant across various industries and led engineering recruiting teams at Dropbox, VMWare, and Google.