Aadith Narayanan
Business Development & Growth Professional (Web3)
Banglore, India
Results-driven AI skills enabled Business Development professional with over 4 years of experience in Web3. Experienced in DeFi growth, TVL deals, LP/liquidity strategies, partnership development, and product growth. Has worked across DeFi protocols, DEXs, and blockchain ecosystems, closing 50+ partnerships and contributing to $100M+ in volume,
Work Preferences
Salary
USD 30,000 – 100,000
Skills
Work Experience
Generalist (Product and Growth)
Prompto
Jan 2026 — Mar 2026
Shaping early-stage PMF narratives and product feedback. Researching product market needs and positioning. Building BD and research AI automation pipelines and testing AI products.
Growth Consultant
Across the DeFi ecosystem (G Liquid, OpenDelta, and others)
Apr 2025 — Nov 2025
Advising early-stage DeFi protocols on LP/liquid funds for TVL deals. Facilitated TVL deals up to $2M. Supported SMM growth and pre-launch strategies for OpenDelta. Achieved TVL growth from 600K to 1.5M for Gliquid.
Growth
Router Protocol
Jan 2025 — Apr 2025
Handled social media content for growth and increased user activation in newer ecosystems and integrations. Grew project account from 2K to 6K following. Researched newer growth strategies.
Core Team / Head of Growth
Model Labs
Jun 2024 — Dec 2024
Started a simulation and testing consultancy and worked with 4 clients to simulate and test their DeFi products.
Business Strategist
DFYN Network
Aug 2022 — Oct 2023
Maintained partner relations with LP/funds and oversaw liquidity. Contributed to TVL growth (300M TVL at peak). Implemented liquidity mining strategies generating over $200K+ in profit from volumes.
Senior BD and Solution Architect
Router Protocol
Feb 2022 — Dec 2024
First BD hire; set up the BD vertical. Achieved 400+ leads and closed 50+ partnerships. Managed 20+ validator partnerships. $100M+ in volume directly attributed. Maintained 10+ chain ecosystem partnerships and drove 30M in volume flows.
Founding Team
HermesDeFi
Jul 2021 — Dec 2021
DeFi yield aggregator project on Polygon mainnet. Worked on autocompounding vaults, liquidity mining, and NFTs. Achieved 2M+ TVL at protocol launch.
Community Manager
Matic Community
May 2021 — Dec 2021
Organised deal flow of 5+ AMAs and Angel rounds for the community. Managed community and shared informative content as a group moderator.
Product Intern & Research
Decentraage
May 2021 — Oct 2021
Worked in the product team generating creative ideas and contributing to the lite paper for a metaverse project. Conducted market analysis to assess competitive products and emerging trends.
Education
Safary Club
BD and Growth Marketing
Token Engineering Academy
Token Engineering Fundamentals and Python Coding
Cochin University
BTech/ Engineering · Polymer Engineering