Berkeley

 Main links 

• University in California
• Member of Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) through their Blockchain at Berkeley program
• Some researchers that work on Unit-e come from this university
• One of the founding members (6-6-2019) of the Algorand Foundation’s university program.
• Ankr (11-11-2020):

"Ankr has been essential to Blockchain at Berkeley to provide consistent uptime for a variety of nodes and going above and beyond individual support 24/7."

Current employees/professors

• Professor Dawn Song; creator (2018) of Oasis Network.

Past employees/graduates

• Chris Ballinger (CEO of MOBI)
• Ashley Lannquist (Founder of MOBI)
• Lane Rettig; studied computer science their
• One or more are now working (together with) TrueUSD
• Bulavin, Alexey; now chairman Argon Group
• Eric Williams; studied particle physics, now Chief Scientist at Solana
• IOST claims to have team members who (among many other big name places) come from here.
• Gloria Zhao; ex-president of the blockchain club, now Bitcoin Core dev (12-2020).

Other links 

• Partnered with Rootstok.
• Staking provider for NuCypher (9-10-2020).
• Amiti Uttarwar; went to its Bitcoin and Blockchain meetups, now Bitcoin Core dev (8-12-2020).