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Investment thesis

Portal is a technology company, not an investment firm, focused on building Bitcoin-native financial infrastructure. Its stated mission is to accelerate Bitcoin adoption ('hyperbitcoinization') by creating peer-to-peer, serverless, web-scale tooling that preserves trust minimization, financial sovereignty, and freedom to transact. Its BitScaler product aims to make Bitcoin the settlement layer for millions of markets, and the team is developing wallets, cross-chain DeFi integrations, and related infrastructure for a self-sovereign global economy.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Team · 19 people

from the firm's website
Chandra Duggirala· Co-founder, CEO
Manoj Duggirala· Co-founder and CTO
Abbas Lokhandwala· Wallet and Extension Engineer
Abhinav Sinha· Head of AI
Alexey Melnichenko· Senior Ethereum/EVM Engineer
Alyssa Hertig· Lightning Engineer
Anand Suresh· Senior Bitcoin/Crypto Engineer
Anna Godfrey· Head of Growth
Casey Bowman· Senior Bitcoin/Lightning Engineer
Farid Azizov· iOS Engineer
Heath Thomas· Compliance Officer
Ian Byrne· CMO
Mikhail Nikitenko· Head of Community and Ecosystem
Pablo Artee· Head Product Design
Robin Frey· Head of BD
Sabir Shaik· Network Design & Modeling
Sean Gilligan· Sr. Bitcoin R&D
Srishti Chaudhary· Fullstack Developer

Frequently asked questions

What sectors does Portal focus on?
Portal focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3.

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