Sandeep Naiwal

Bio

• From Cointelegraph (2-2023):

"Based in Delhi, Nailwal has spent much of his professional life as a software developer and began his IT career in 2010 as a software engineer at Computer Sciences Corporation. In 2014, he joined Deloitte as a consultant and worked on management consulting and program management initiatives. In the two years following, Nailwal worked as the chief technology and supply chain officer for Welspun Group, a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai. Later, in March 2016, he launched ScopeWeaver but soon became interested in AI and blockchain technology. In 2017, Nailwal co-founded Polygon, where he continues to serve as chief operating officer.

Prior to his work in the emerging technologies sector, he completed his MBA in finance and supply chain management from the National Institute of Industrial Engineering in India. In 2021, a year after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sandeep announced his intentions to launch a treatment effort in his home country. Reports show that the India Covid Crypto Relief Fund raised more than $2.2 million in April 2021 with the help of the crypto community."

Occupations

• Matic; co-founder & CFO
• Injective Protocol; advisor (19-10-2020).
• Symbolic Capital; co-founder (26-8-2022)
• Timeswap; advisor (on their website as of 15-5-2023)

Investments

• Arcana Network; one of the many investors in the $375k seed round (19-7-2021).
• Bankless Ventures; part of their $35M venture fund (28-4-2023).
• BeraChain; part of the Series B $100M (12-4-2024).
• Cryption Network; one of their investors (4-6-2021).
• EPNS; is named as one of the backers (7-5-2021).
• Lava; invested in a SAFT of Lava Foundation (7-5-2024).
• Lens; part of the $15M raise by Aave (6-2023).
• Nuffle; fka NEAR DA, part of the $13M raise when it spun out (13-6-2024).
• RedStone; is mentioned on their website as an investor.
• Rift Protocol; mentioned as a backer on the Rift website (21-3-2022).
• RISE; Took part in their $3.2M seed round (16-9-2024).