Ecosystem & Business Development Lead | Web3 / Blockchain
📍 Dubai, UAE
Web3 ecosystem and BD professional with experience at Celestia Labs, Keplr, Skip Inc., and Osmosis. Specializes in strategic partnerships, ecosystem growth, validator business, and community activation across Asia and globally. Background spans blockchain infrastructure, DeFi, and consumer tech. Co-founder of JunctionX Seoul, Korea's largest global hackathon.
Celestia Labs
Apr 2025 — Nov 2025
Managed communication and strategic relationships with major partners (blockchains, L2 stacks and RaaS providers). Closed partnerships with D3, Humanity, Creator, and Plume resulting in $85M in TVL. Led ecosystem activation and growth in South Korea, expanding community to 1,130 active members. Planned and executed ecosystem events across Asia and NYC including Mammoth Seoul, Seoulish Mamo, Bulletproof Trader, and Mammoth NYC.
Skip Inc. (Acquired by Interchain Foundation)
Jul 2024 — Mar 2025
Led market-maker sourcing and onboarding to secure liquidity for the product launch. Organized Cosmos Hub ecosystem meetup with 70 participants and 19k engagement.
Ethos Labs
Mar 2024 — Jun 2024
Contributed to selecting the genesis validator set for Ethos chain. Contributed to securing $4.7B in collective stake commitments from LRT protocols.
dYdX
Aug 2023 — Sept 2025
Supported grant discussions and execution for the dYdX ecosystem.
Osmosis
Dec 2021 — Mar 2024
Organized developer-focused activations including KBW Interchain Hackerhouse 2023 (40 builders, 400 participants), Hackwasm 2022 judging and mentoring, and Osmocon (500+ participants). Planned and executed events across Asia including IBC Summit 2023.
Keplr Wallet
Dec 2021 — Mar 2024
Led partnerships strategy, ecosystem communication, and expansion of Keplr's business verticals. Expanded validator business to 15+ PoS chains including genesis validator deals with dYdX, Celestia, and Babylon. Secured RPC endpoint integration with Fireblocks, fiat on/off ramp via Moonpay/Transak/Kado, and swap coverage via Skip API. Led integration deals with 20+ Cosmos SDK chains and investments in Celestia, Evmos, Quasar, and Lava Network. Grew team by 2x.
Channel.io
Dec 2020 — Nov 2021
Led partnerships with Facebook for Channel.io - Instagram DM integration. Managed Shopify App Store listing and partnership communications. Supported $24M Series C investment fundraising from global investors including Pavilion Capital.
NAVER Z Corp. (ZEPETO)
Jul 2019 — Dec 2020
Managed global content operations, UGC/creator programs, and cross-team coordination. Designed UX/UI for internal content management tools. Led major IP event collaborations with Disney, Cartoon Network, BT21, and 88Rising, contributing to 20% user inflow growth. Managed ZEPETO's global Instagram with 2M followers.
JunctionX Seoul Global Hackathon
Aug 2018 — May 2023
Co-founded and scaled JunctionX Seoul, now the largest global hackathon in Korea. Grew annual participation from 200 to 400+ attendees, establishing the event as a major entry point for tech talent and ecosystem engagement.