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VSharks Team

Meet the VSharks.

The team building the future of decentralized trading.

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VSharks
03
Pods
05
Advisors
ZERO
Compromises
/ 01Leadership
3 Sharks
LEADERSHIP001/003
José Betancourt

José Betancourt

Founder and CEO
  • Dropped out of Yale at 19 but not before founding its first blockchain club.
  • Went all in on a single conviction: that ZK state channels could make blockchain infinitely scalable. Binance Labs agreed. So did $2M in pre-seed investors.
LEADERSHIP002/003
Mickele Hieronymus

Mickele Hieronymus

Chief Marketing Officer
  • Led Web3 launches for NFT and gaming projects that helped raise $10M+.
  • Helped build Seddona’s Web3 gaming launcher, onboarding 25+ games.
  • Hosted or appeared on 400+ Web3 panels, podcasts, and Spaces.
LEADERSHIP003/003
Lily Li

Lily Li

Global Marketing · Fintech
  • 17+ year global marketing leader across fintech, crypto, and Web3.
  • Held senior roles at Decode, Socrates, Biti.com, Novatti, moomoo, and Futu.
  • Led GTM for AUDD stablecoin, moomoo AU, and 0N1 FORCE.
/ 02Advisors
5 Advisors
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Julie

Julie

Advisor
Advisor
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Kyle Gordon

Kyle Gordon

Advisor
  • Founder, company strategist, and product architect.
  • Background in engineering, business, and blockchain infrastructure.
  • Nominated for 5 blockchain awards including Undead Blocks and Wagyu Games.
Advisor
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Pons Asinorum

Pons Asinorum

Advisor
  • Co-founder of Xeet, bringing deep expertise in crypto, building, and community to the space.
  • A reputable social media figure in his own right with a strong following across the ecosystem.
Advisor
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Josh Ong

Josh Ong

Advisor
  • Founder of Bored Room Ventures, Co-COO at NewChic Capital, and Advisor to Xeet.
  • Highly regarded social media presence with deep expertise across crypto investment and community building.
Advisor
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Nate H

Nate H

Advisor
  • Nate is a member of the Bitcoin class of 2013, founder of Token Dynamics, co-founder of punkdotfun.
  • Writing about token economics and economic security since before they had names on Eat Sleep Crypto, he now designs and grows censorship-resistant protocols for a better and more free world.
Advisor
/ 03Marketing
6 Sharks
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Chris Verzwyvelt

Chris Verzwyvelt

Social Lead
  • Built Web3 brands for 10+ years across NYC, Tokyo, and Singapore.
  • Scaled multiple accounts to 100K to 145K followers and millions of views.
  • Strong track record of managing high-level brand identity at scale.
MARKETING002/006
Doran Mauldin

Doran Mauldin

Head of Growth
  • Scaled DeFi App from zero to 1M+ users and $30B+ volume.
  • Established @defiapp as a household name in CT.
  • Built a 70K+ Discord community generating 2M+ monthly messages.
MARKETING003/006
Luc Berkefeld

Luc Berkefeld

Business Development
  • Led GTM and growth for MoonGaming’s Web3 gaming ecosystem.
  • Built community channels from zero across X, Discord, Telegram, and YouTube.
  • Former NATO knowledge manager and Bundeswehr IT leader.
MARKETING004/006
Yiwi Jr.

Yiwi Jr. (Payjoe)

Designer
  • Visual assets, social creatives, and campaign materials across every platform.
  • Owns the look that goes out the door from VDEX socials.
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Mostafa Behruzi

Mostafa Behruzi

Community and Support
  • 5+ years supporting DeFi communities across HyperJump, Elk, and STAGE.
  • Experienced in moderation, technical support, and community engagement.
  • Built across memecoins, DeFi, DAOs, NFTs, listings, and partnerships.
MARKETING006/006
Ujemu Kingsley

Ujemu Kingsley

Community and Support
  • Gate.io KOL partner who drove $5M+ monthly trading volume.
  • Built crypto trading communities across X, Telegram, and Discord.
  • Experienced in KOL campaigns, creator onboarding, and trading competitions.
/ 04Technology
8 Sharks
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Varad

Varad

Engineering Lead
  • 6x global Web3 hackathon winner across major ETHGlobal tracks.
  • Won 3 tracks at ETHGlobal Bangkok among 2,700+ hackers.
  • Built across DeFi, smart contracts, cross-chain infra, and open source.
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Vasu

Vasu

Backend Engineer
  • 4x Web3 hackathon winner across DeFi and cross-chain infrastructure.
  • Placed 2nd at Chainflip Cross-Chain Hackathon, earning a $7K prize.
  • Codeforces Expert and ICPC Kanpur Regionalist, ranked AIR 42.
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Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller

Product Lead
  • Founded Decrypting, a Web3 affiliate platform powered by token-holder rewards.
  • 5+ years advising crypto projects on tokenomics, marketing, and positioning.
  • Led communications for Lion Share Group Web3.
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John

John

Frontend Engineer
  • Frontend development on the trading terminal and the public site.
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Nikita

Nikita

DevOps Engineer
  • Infrastructure, server management, and deployment pipelines.
TECHNOLOGY006/008
Ayush

Ayush

Junior Backend Engineer
  • Backend development support across the trading stack.
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halit

halit

Quality Assurance Engineer
  • Product testing and reporting across the trading stack.
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Tugrul

Tugrul

Quality Assurance Engineer
  • Product testing and reporting across the trading stack.
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