Overview
- Gender
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male
- Investor Type
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Angel
Tekin Salimi is the founder of dao5, a $125 million experimental cryptocurrency venture fund that will convert into a decentralized autonomous organization. Prior to founding dao5, Tekin was a general partner at Polychain Capital where he focused on research and early-stage venture investments in emergent cryptocurrency protocols and companies. Tekin also previously co-founded and advised the Blockchain Association, the preeminent lobbyist group advocating the policy interests of the blockchain industry within the U.S. Prior to entering the crypto word, Tekin was a lawyer at Torys LLP with a focus in public and private M&A, securities and debt financing. He holds a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.
Personal Investments
Tekin Salimi has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on
Jul 4, 2022, when AltLayer raised $7.20M.
Jobs
Tekin Salimi has 1 current jobs including
Associate at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
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