My name is Anchit Jain ā Iām a web3 & tradfi markets professional, and a recent MBA grad from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.
Most recently, I worked as Head of Partnerships for Koii Network, a decentralized storage and compute marketplace, where I led their token grants and partnerships in the US. My background lies in sales and trading of digital assets and tradfi ā I previously founded a crypto hedge fund, Metcalfe.capital, and worked as a trader at Goldman Sachs.
While pursuing my MBA at UC Berkeley, I was the Co-President of Haas Blockchain Club, where I organized 20+ web3 meetups and cultivated excellent relationships amongst the web3 ecosystem in the Bay Area.
Experience: 10 years
Yearly salary: $150,000
Hourly rate: $100
Nationality: š®š³ India
Residency: šŗšø United States
Experience
Head of Business Development
Koii Network 2024 - 2024
- Pitched Koii to 80+ DePIN projects and instituted 9 partnerships, increasing the Koii ecosystem. - Managed a team of marketers and community managers to expand node operators from 10,000 to 80,000.
Venture Fellow
Clear Ventures 2024 - 2024
- Scouted AI startups for Clear Ventures; expanded deal pipeline by pitching 15 projects for potential investments. - Organized 20+ Web3/ AI meetups in the Bay Area, building a strong network with founders, VCs and researchers.
Technology Investment Banking Summer Associate
Jefferies 2023 - 2023
- Coordinated sale of a semiconductor firm, leading communication and diligence calls among 7 potential buyers. - Led merger analysis of 2 Middle Eastern delivery companies; created merger model and valuations.
Founding Team/ Head of Business Development
Multiple Web3/ Fintech projects 2022 - 2024
- Headed growth at Jiraaf, marketplace for venture debt in India, scaling it from an idea to a GMV of $30m. - Founded BOTM, a lending protocol for financing metaverse land NFTs, and led it from an idea to MVP. - Led customer discovery for Blocq, a quantum-resistant wallet provider; took feedback from 50+ potential users. - Organized 20+ Web3 meetups in the Bay Area, in partnership with UC Berkeley and several web3 projects.
Co-Founder & CEO
Metcalfe.Capital 2019 - 2022
- Managed a $280k investment portfolio of family & friends; earned ~60% CAGR in 31 months (ending Nov-21). - Tracked daily financial and crypto-currency markets and provided periodic updates to clients. - Researched 60+ digital assets fundamentally based on tech, community, tokenomics, use cases, risk factors, etc. - Devised customized portfolio management solutions for clients, working alongside lawyers & tax consultants.
Associate ā Structured Finance
Goldman Sachs 2016 - 2019
- Headed risk management for global structured credit trading book, with cumulative deal portfolio of $17bn. - Strategized risk positioning ahead of key global events (NFP data, Brexit) leading to profit of $5m. - Structured 8+ new financing transactions (total size > $4bn) across EMEA & North America. - Ideated funding optimization strategy using derivatives & convinced management, saving ~$10m annually. - Recruited & mentored 2 summer interns & 3 junior analysts across London & Bangalore.
Consultant
Aptivaa 2015 - 2016
- Formulated an Asset Liability Mismatch policy for a Qatari real estate financier.
Executive
Piramal Enterprises 2014 - 2015
- Analyzed & structured 20+ real estate investments (total size > $1bn) across Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi.
Skills
bitcoin
blockchain
business-development
head-of-sales
partnership
product-manager
sales
