I source and evaluate early-stage web3 deals for TBV. Deep technical due diligence, a global network across 50+ countries, and builder credibility that opens doors.
Most BD leads can pitch. I can pitch and verify. That's the edge I bring to TBV's deal flow.
I don't just evaluate pitch decks — I read the code. Built air-gapped wallets in Rust, DCA bots in Go, fine-tuned LLMs from scratch. When a founder says their architecture is novel, I verify it.
50+ countries. From Solana hackathons to cross-chain conferences, I'm where the builders are. TBV's events across US, MENA, EU, LATAM, and ASEAN are my pipeline.
Founders open up to someone who's shipped. 3 research papers, 9 published models, 2 hackathon placements. I speak their language because I've lived it.
Every project I've shipped sharpens my ability to evaluate the next deal that crosses TBV's desk.
Air-gapped Solana cold wallet. Placed #62 in Colosseum Hackathon. When a security startup pitches, I evaluate at the code level.
Go-based DCA bot with live mainnet Jupiter swaps. Solana Graveyard Hackathon. DeFi protocol depth for evaluating trading infrastructure.
Solana messaging protocol published to npm. Colosseum project #47. On-chain application experience for infrastructure DD.
Revived 3 deprecated Solana protocols — Tribeca DAO, Grape Art, Port Lending. Migrated legacy Anchor IDLs. Ecosystem archaeology for deal context.
3 published papers on decentralized GPU inference and video processing. 47% cost reduction benchmarks. Research credibility for technical DD.
Fine-tuned DeepSeek-R1 on Apple Silicon. 9 models on Hugging Face. AI/ML thesis evaluation for TBV's AI x Crypto pipeline.
Three reasons TBV's model and my background compound.
TBV's events across US, MENA, EU, LATAM, and ASEAN aren't just community building — they're the top of our funnel. I've worked crypto events across 4 continents. I know how to identify the founders worth backing in a room of hundreds.
At seed stage, the code is all that exists. My technical background means I evaluate pre-product teams on architecture, not narratives. That's where early-stage alpha lives — and it's where TBV finds edge.
I've lived and worked in 50+ countries. Singapore, Dubai, Lisbon, Austin — I source deals from every TBV target market. My network wasn't built in a WeWork. It was built on the road.
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Business development at TBV. Builder background. Published researcher. 50+ countries on the road.
Most BD people can sell. I can sell and verify. My background building Solana wallets, fine-tuning LLMs, and shipping production infrastructure means I evaluate deals at a depth most BD leads can't.
I've traveled to 50+ countries as @ExpertVagabond, building a global network of founders, VCs, and protocol teams. From Singapore to Austin, Dubai to Lisbon — I know the ecosystems because I've been in the rooms where they're built.
Reach out to discuss deal flow, partnerships, or portfolio support. Always happy to talk web3.
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