Meet the Team
Experienced leaders, investors, and advisors driving innovation in crypto and blockchain
Leadership
Ron Levy
Chairman & CEO
- • 30+ years in finance & tech
- • Top 5 custom home builder in LA
- • Host of The Crypto Roundtable
Jared Strasser
Chief Operating Officer
- • Former Director at BlockApps
- • Co-Founder blockchain gaming co.
- • Led Blockchain Training Alliance
Rafe Furst
Chief Strategy Officer
- • Unicorn founder & investor
- • #1 Bestseller The Future of VC
- • $450M in shareholder liquidity
Holly Ruxin
Board Member
- • Extensive capital markets experience at Goldman, BofA, Morgan Stanley
- • Founder, Montcalm Wealth Management
- • "World Changing Woman" 2022
Richard Averitt
President & Co-Founder - Starchive
- • 32 years in the Arts & 20 years as tech entrepreneur
- • Built global tech non-profit in HIV/AIDS serving millions since 2003
- • Photographs exhibited at the Louvre
Peter Agelasto
CTO & Co-Founder - Starchive
- • 35 years in media production & 25 years in web development
- • Mayan archeologist with insight into data value transformation
- • Led creative projects as artist, producer, and engineer
Strategic Investors
Rob Nail
Strategic Investor
- • Futuremaker, Serial Entrepreneur
- • ex-CEO Singularity University
- • Biotech pioneer, exited to Agilent
Ryan Crownholm
Strategic Investor
- • Entrepreneur & Investor
- • #1 Bestseller The Hustle Trap
- • U.S. Army Veteran
Austin Davis
Strategic Investor
- • Founder of Blockchain Beach
- • Board Member Emerging Technology Association, Switzerland
- • Father & Bitcoiner
Jon Gunn
Strategic Investor
- • Director of films earning $150M+ with 20+ festival awards
- • Head of Story at Wonder Project (Amazon MGM Studios)
- • Screenwriter for DreamWorks, Universal, Fox, Sony, Paramount
Advisors
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Ryan Cimo
Chief Compliance Officer
(Fractional)
- • CCO & CRO in FinTech/crypto
- • ACAMS-certified AML specialist
- • Certified Bitcoin & Ethereum Professional
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David Natan
Financial Advisor
- • Independent Director/Current Audit Committee Chair of 2 Nasdaq companies
- • Has served as Independent Director on 6 Nasdaq companies
- • Ex-CFO of 5 Nasdaq companies
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Shruthi Rao
Advisor
- • 3x Founder
- • Launched India's 1st crypto mining co
- • Founder of Blockchain @ Amazon Web Services
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Todd Ruppert
Advisor
- • ex-CEO T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services
- • ex-Venture Partner Greenspring Associates
- • Venture Capital & Advisory globally
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Michael Terpin
Advisor
- • Founder Transform Ventures & BitAngels
- • Launch partner for Ethereum & Tether
- • Advisor for 100+ blockchains
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Dr. Lene Martin
Advisor
- • Founder of Blockchain at Pepperdine
- • Coinbase, Lockheed Martin, Amgen
- • International Speaker & Author
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Phillip Shoemaker
Advisor
- • CEO Identity.com
- • ex-Sr. Director Apple App Store
- • Symantec, Borland, Tandem, Sun Micro, Palm, Virgin, Real Networks, Numenta
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The Edge of Company
Advisor
- • Top-ranked podcast The Edge Of Show
- • Premier Web3/AI summit Outer Edge
- • Strategic investment by Animoca Brands