Foundation
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Laura Buhlerunlockedknows Kayvon Tehranian · together at McKinsey & Company (overlapped)
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Foundation was a non-custodial platform for NFT trading and creator monetization. The platform is now offline and will not resume operations.
Founders & leadership
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Kayvon Tehranianin𝕏CEOHe previously served as Head of Product and a senior software engineer at Dharma Labs, and was CTO of Universe. Earlier in his career he spent five years at Google and worked as a business analyst at McKinsey & Company; he is also a venture partner at Variant.
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Elpizo Choiin𝕏CTOHe was a senior software engineer at Harbor and Uber, and co-founded Weave Networking as its CTO. Earlier he was a software engineer and later director of engineering at Cut.com, following a stint at CityGrid Media, and he is a co-founder and partner at Iterative.
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Matthew VernoninCDOHe co-founded Foundation Labs and served as its Chief Design Officer, having previously been Lead Product Designer at Dharma. His earlier work includes founding the design studio Internetworld and product design roles at Present Company and Honcho.
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2 people who came through Foundation went on to found or lead other companies.
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The Ethereum Foundation22 shared keywordsethereum.org is a public, open-source educational resource and community portal for the Ethereum blockchain network, maintained by a core team and thousands of global contributors. The site serves as an onboarding portal and knowledge hub for developers, users, and those new to Ethereum and cryptocurrency.
SuperRare21 shared keywordsSuperRare is a marketplace for buying, selling, and collecting digital artworks as NFTs, where artists release unique pieces and limited editions. It serves digital artists and collectors, with transactions denominated in cryptocurrency such as ETH.
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In the news
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Foundation giving is up—but what about the payout rate?candid.org · Jul 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Foundation do?
- Foundation was a non-custodial platform for NFT trading and creator monetization. The platform is now offline and will not resume operations.
- Who founded Foundation?
- Foundation was founded by Kayvon Tehranian.
- Who are Foundation's investors?
- Foundation's investors include a16z crypto, Andreessen Horowitz, Designer Fund, Draft Ventures Llc, Justin “3LAU” Blau, Standard Crypto.