Republic Crypto

James Newman works on product, commercial, and go-to-market strategies across WebN Group's venture incubations, supporting builds for both traditional finance firms and digital-native businesses. He brings 15 years of investment banking experience in derivatives sales, structuring, and trading, and has focused on Web3 and digital asset markets for six years. Before WebN, he worked at Brevan Howard within Alan Howard's Family Office on principal investing across crypto, Web3, fintech, and frontier technologies, and earlier was Co-Head of EMEA FX Hedge Fund Sales at RBS. He is a CFA charterholder and holds an MA in Finance and a BA (Hons) in Economics from Durham University.

Ananya Chandra is Managing Partner and Founder of Innopact.vc, where she deploys venture capital in early-stage technology companies across India and emerging markets, with focus on financial services, healthcare, and consumer internet. She founded and runs Women Prosperity Lab, an initiative supporting womentech entrepreneurs and ecosystem development. Chandra is a TiE Charter Member and alumna of Stanford Seed and National Leadership School.

Co-founder of Chloe Capital involved in the firm's impact investing education initiatives.

Mike Sherbakov is General Partner at The Veteran Fund, a venture capital firm investing in high-growth startups founded by military veterans in aerospace, AI, autonomy, and national security. A Marine Corps veteran and former startup founder, he established the Veteran and Military Family Accelerator at Founder Institute and guest lectures on entrepreneurship and leadership at Stanford University. He is active in philanthropic work supporting veterans and service-driven leadership.

Pac O'Shea previously served as a vice president and sales leader, managing teams at both fintech companies and established financial institutions.

Tobias Bauer is co-founder and general partner at TBV, a Web3 investment firm. He holds a CEMS Master's degree and has worked across venture capital, consulting, M&A, accounting, and business development roles in multiple countries. He is fluent in Chinese, English, and German.

Pialy Aditya scaled multibillion loyalty platforms like ShopYourWay Digital and, as Republic CSO, screened hundreds—helping about 1% raise capital on a platform where 50% of equity crowdfunding funds underrepresented founders.