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Yossi Hasson
Co-Founder and CEO
@yossihassonA brand-new father and lover of jpegs, Yossi lives, works, and plays in the Metaverse. He is a passionate gm-er, venture-backed entrepreneur, bitcoiner since 2013, and angel investor in over 60 startups and crypto protocols. Yossi sits on the board of WeThinkCode_, hosts the podcast Goats and the Metaverse, and collects NFTs at all hours.
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Dan Schmerin
Co-Founder and President
@schmerinA lifelong east coaster, Dan recognized the vast potential of NFTs during his tenure as CEO of UOVO Art. Entrepreneurial and investment experience aside, Dan started his career deep in the swamp where he handled major economic and national security policy issues at the White House, State Department, and United States Treasury.
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Jen Roebuck
Chief Marketing Officer
@jroebuckJen has 25+ years of digital and brand marketing experience. She’s launched consumer startups, scaled e-commerce brands, and transitioned to Web3 in 2021. She advises blockchain founders on branding, offers strategic guidance to brands transforming, and advises on various consumer-focused boards in the U.K. She co-founded Europe's largest Mexican food chain, Tortilla, in 2007.
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Calvin Pak
VP of Engineering
A multi-industry veteran, Calvin has built for both traditional firms and startups. He also founded a gaming studio that gained over 12 million users. Calvin has led the development of multiple NFT projects, from marketplaces and tokenization of real-world assets to analytics and semantic searches. He is also a creator of an on-chain compliance protocol.
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Clare Golding
Operations and Investor Relations Manager
@clare_goldingA graduate of Claremont's Drucker School of Management, Clare is an experienced client management specialist with a range of experience in the fine art world. Clare has MAs in both finance and art business, and a diverse background that includes art tech, retail, and financial investing.
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Gillian Varney
Partnerships Director
@GillianVarneyyGillian is an avowed "Gill of all trades" with roots in the New York, Los Angeles, and London art worlds. Through her adventures in managing art and fashion collections, she developed a passion for preserving our shared cultural legacy across mediums. Gillian is an aspiring chef who enjoys baking her own bread and talking about it with anyone who will listen.
INVESTMENT
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Matt Miller
Investment Analyst
@balon_artPerhaps better known by his Twitter persona, balon.eth, Matt started his career in real estate and finance, but always had a passion and enthusiasm for art. Discovering digital art — and generative art, in particular — made him realize he wanted to collect more seriously and work in the sector full-time. This led him to join Metaversal, where he conducts research and helps inform investment decisions.
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Wilfred Odero
Investment Fellow
@_nftninjaPreviously at a quantitative hedge fund and currently an electrical engineering student, Wilfred’s interest in NFTs was solidified during the Solana Ignition Hackathon. There he got a sense of the magnitude of the disruption that’s coming. He aims to empower infrastructure builders and dApps in their efforts to shepherd the NFT revolution from idea to reality.
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Zile Cao
Investment Fellow
@zile_caoZile is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania studying economics and computer science. He previously worked on Web3 Private Data and full-stack dApp development at Weavechain and has been a finalist in various hackathons, including ETHDenver. He is also a co-director at Penn Blockchain and a University Ambassador for the Solana Foundation.
VENTURE STUDIO
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Sam Brukhman
Creative Director
@sambrukhmanWith a background in classical music, Sam (also known as The Conductor) is a professional jpeg slinger that sold the first classical music NFT for $375,000 to Metapurse in 2021. Sam’s conducting skills have now been turned to elevating Web3 artists and builders through telling their inspirational stories.
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Micaela Bottari
Product Manager
@Mica3la_BMicaela is a Brooklyn-based artist/musician who specializes in creative production at the intersection of art and technology. Coming from a non-profit background, she enjoys building products with a mission and has been part of the Venture Studio since its inception in 2021.
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Lex Kourafas
Community Manager
@spoops_luxeLex is a Community Designer driven by human-first relations in technology. Lex is inspired by social support systems found in crypto culture. A true believer in: "The real utility is the friends we made along the way." Lex champions the community at Metaversal to make sure that you are having the most fun online.
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Christian Carle
Community Manager
@TheOnlyChopsA mechanical engineer by training, Christian’s long been fascinated by the crypto space. He made the transition to Web3 in 2021 and never looked back. He’s spearheaded social media strategies and managed exclusive artist projects at JRNY Club, and enhanced brand presence, coordinated communications, and cultivated NFT partnerships at Voyager Digital.
CONTENT LAB
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Erin Thompson
Director of Creative Operations
@ErinCasadeiA member of the Muscogee (Creek) tribe and current Detroit resident, Erin has 13 years of experience working with artists to execute projects ambitious in both scope and scale. She is a creative optimist when it comes to project management and firmly believes WAGMI (We’re All Gonna Manifest It). She helps provide Metaversal’s creatives with what they need to do their best work.
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William Rech
Creative Director
@RechluseA South African now living in sunny Barcelona, Will helped craft Metaversal’s brand aesthetic from its earliest days, and has subsequently worked on compelling visual language for most of its projects. Before diving into web3, he had over a decade of experience creating brand identities for a wide range of industries, from tech to hospitality. He loves fishing and D&D.
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Camilla Brossa
Program Manager
Camilla is a professional with a strong background in Product Management, Strategy, and Operations, with a track record of successfully launching and scaling cutting-edge consumer products in the realms of Artificial Intelligence and Web3. Her career began in the world of luxury and art, then shifted to the tech industry when she moved from Italy to the heart of innovation in Silicon Valley.
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Patrick Lawler
Creative Producer
@PatrickLawlerWith a background in cinematography and visual effects, Patrick has been pushing technical and visual boundaries since 2008. Focusing on commercials and music videos, he has worked with many of the world’s most renowned brands and bands. Patrick got into NFTs in early 2021, and soon began creating his own fine art and collaborating with artists from all over the world.
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Russ Brown
Creative Content Producer
@russthebrownRuss is a storyteller who uses video and audio to craft compelling narratives. Before working in web3, Russ spent a decade developing and producing unscripted TV series on MTV, Trvl, Paramount+, and Food Network. His interest in crypto and NFTs took him to Sweet.io, where he produced NFT campaigns for Elton John, NHL, NY Knicks, Kia, Macy’s, and more. At Metaversal he creates content and develops brand strategy.
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Federica Berra
Social Media Lead and Production
Born and raised in Milan, Fe is a Brooklyn-based marketer from 9 to 5 and a multimedia artist from 5 to 9. With a background in fashion communication and a Master's degree from Parsons, Fe aspires to create an authentic and entertaining experience on social media, while supporting and empowering artists and creators.
ADVISORS
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thefunnyguys
NFT Advisor
@thefunnyguysNFTBorn and bred in Belgium, thefunnyguys has lived and breathed NFTs since discovering NBA Top Shot in 2020. A proud member of on-chain generative art collective SquiggleDAO and smart-contact-based art initiative FingerprintsDAO, thefunnyguys is a business engineering MA graduate and a Metaversal advisor.
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Jessica Angel
Creative Advisor - MetaLetters
@cryptoartsyA Colombian-American artist known for her immersive installations and for inspiring and educating artists, developers, and technology enthusiasts to embrace blockchain technology, Jessica has worked with projects like the Vancouver Biennale, Kusama, the Foundation for Art and Blockchain, ETHDenver, amongst many others. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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Gregg Schoenberg
Very Special Advisor
@G3SchoenbergGregg’s career includes stops as a political operative, lobbyist, investment banker, media entrepreneur, angel investor, podcaster and interviewer. But after years of working within the confines of normie jobs, he discovered crypto. Today, he fuses the lessons he’s learned throughout his career with his knowledge of the greater Web3 world to advise Metaversal on several, very, very, very special, super top-secret matters. He could tell you what they are, but…
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Bryan Brinkman
Artist In Residence
@bryanbrinkmanBryan’s an animator, late-night TV graphic artist, visual effect artist, pop culture gallery artist, and one of the friendliest people in Web3. He’s also a Metaversal Artist in Residence and advisor. You can find his work on SuperRare, NiftyGateway, Rarible, and most other major platforms, and you can find out about upcoming projects on his website.