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Ethereal Ventures

Ethereal Ventures

Ethereal supports founders redefining the future.

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ethereal.xyz

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Gregory 🌲 Rocco

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Founder / Venture

Praneeth Srikanti

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Partner at Ethereal Ventures (spinout of the former venture investment team at Consensys), investing in founders building Web 3.0 and digital asset companies. Co-led/led seed rounds in Sorare, Eigenlayer, Chainsafe, Aztec Protocol - among 70+ other companies. Feel free to drop an email to praneeth@ethereal.xyz - if you want to chat about what you're building (especially if it relates to new cryptographic/cryptoeconomic systems, identities, crypto-asset economic valuation, decentralized intelligence, network virtualisation and telecom biz models).

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Hacker @ Consensys Diligence, Technical Partner @ Ethereal Ventures, Summoning Paladin @ Creed

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Managing Partner, Systemic Ventures | I don’t check LinkedIn messages.

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Senior Counsel & Director of Global Regulatory Matters at Consensys

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Senior Counsel & Director of Global Regulatory Matters at Consensys

Robert Drost, Ph.D.

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My journey into Blockchain and Crypto At the close of 2017, I took a reflective pause, surveying the path I’d forged in SW and HW infrastructure and HPC projects. While building is exhilarating, it didn’t resonate to keep building tech that was increasingly used to lock users into networks where identity and data were captured and monetized. Instead of users’ interests being opposed to profits, could technology become a bigger part of our lives without taking ownership of it? I was looking for tech to extract less and contribute more to us all. Blockchain emerged as my beacon—a transformative force with the potential to redefine digital ownership, identity, and data privacy. I dove headfirst into the world of crypto, spending almost six years in the R&D space, exploring core protocols, L1 and L2 infrastructure, and strategic investments. Witnessing buidlers marry performance and decentralization has been nothing short of exhilarating. The next step is to expand core crypto security from its home in L1 blockchains and into the rest of the technology space. Hence, I’m excited to help Eigenlayer project Ethereum’s security across crypto and into a general-purpose framework for open source software as user-owned and run p2p networks (aka web3). Before Blockchain and Crypto My early career unfolded within Sun Microsystems’ Product and R&D divisions. Simultaneously, I pursued my PhDs in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford—an intellectually invigorating phase that laid the groundwork for my future endeavors. Oracle beckoned briefly, but my entrepreneurial spirit yearned for more. Thus, I co-founded Pluribus Networks, a software-defined startup on a mission to propel networking into the 21st century. Beyond technology, I’ve honed my skills in team-building, sales, marketing, and venture capital. My startup journey has been my real-life MBA—an education in resilience, adaptability, and the art of turning vision into reality. In the ever-evolving tech landscape, I thrive on perpetual learning. Change is our constant companion, and I embrace it. My expertise spans application paradigms, data protocols, API intricacies, programming languages, operating systems, and even the nitty-gritty of chips and transistors. It’s a thrilling time to be in tech—a canvas where innovation meets impact. Join me as we shape the future, one line of code at a time. 🚀

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COO & GC at ConsenSys Mesh

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We partner with technical founders building global crypto platforms & protocols. Please email hello@ethereal.xyz as I don't check Linkedin.

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Corporate Finance professional with investment, valuation and fund finance experience gained at private equity, venture capital, blockchain technology, asset management and M&A advisory firms. UK Tech Nation Global Talent Visa Holder. Tech Nation has been designated by the Home Office to endorse applications for the Global Talent Visa in digital technology and allow the best tech talent from around the world to contribute cutting-edge expertise, creativity and innovation to maintaining the UK’s position at the forefront of the global digital economy.