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Anthony Kelani

Former Managing Partner at Quake Capital

Los Angeles, California, United States

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About

Anthony Kelani is Director of Ecosystem Growth at Circle (NYSE: CRCL), a financial technology company focused on stablecoins for payments and internet commerce, where he works to expand adoption of the company's technologies among developers, startups, partners, and communities. He previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Mursion, an AI-powered upskilling platform providing interactive role-playing simulations. His background spans over 20 years in technology as a software and AI engineer, CTO, startup founder, and venture capitalist.

Experience

  1. CircleDirector, Ecosystem Growthcurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, CA
  2. CircleOpen Source Software Development, DevRel2023 — 2025
  3. RebisCTO and Co-foundercurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  4. Dark Horse LabsFoundercurrent2018 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
  5. MursionCTO, Head of Research2023 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
  6. DNABLOCKCEO and Co-founder2020 — 2023Los Angeles, California, United States
  7. TechstarsSourcing and Investments - Future of Longevity Accelerator2020Los Angeles, California, United States
  8. Quake Capital PartnersManaging Partner2019 — 2020Greater Los Angeles Area
  9. Corenova Technologies, Inc.Advisor2018 — 2020Los Angeles, California, United States
  10. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer, AI/ML2018 — 2019Los Angeles, California
  11. MicrosoftHead of Microsoft for Startups LA, Software Engineer2016 — 2018Greater Los Angeles Area
  12. ShowKitCEO & Founder2013 — 2015West Hollywood, CA
  13. Curious MindsHead of Engineering2012 — 2013West Hollywood, CA
  14. Northrop Grumman CorporationMobile Applications Independent Research & Development, Principal Engineer2010 — 2012Carson, CA
  15. Northrop Grumman CorporationIndependent Research & Development, Software Engineer II2008 — 2010Carson, CA
  16. Northrop Grumman CorporationBattle Command Product Line, Software Engineer II2006 — 2008Carson, CA
  17. University of Southern CaliforniaTechnical Support, Web Programmer2005 — 2006Greater Los Angeles Area
  18. University of Southern CaliforniaTechnical Support2004 — 2005Greater Los Angeles Area
  19. SBC CommunicationsManagement Internship2003San Francisco Bay Area
  20. Access to Software for All PeopleTechnical Projects Lead, Web Designer1998 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

BlockchainFinTechCryptocurrencyWeb Application DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence (AI)Deep LearningLarge Language Models (LLM)AvatarsReal Time System DesignOpenAIJavaScript39Android36
+12 moreC++Software DevelopmentJavaWeb DevelopmentCSSJSONRuby on RailsObjective-CSoftware Project ManagementMobile ApplicationsStart-upsSoftware Engineering

Languages Arabic · Spanish

  • Neural Networks and Deep Learning — Coursera
  • Machine Learning — Coursera

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Who is Anthony Kelani?
Anthony Kelani is Director of Ecosystem Growth at Circle (NYSE: CRCL), a financial technology company focused on stablecoins for payments and internet commerce, where he works to expand adoption of the company's technologies among developers, startups, partners, and communities. He previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Mursion, an AI-powered upskilling platform providing interactive role-playing simulations. His background spans over 20 years in technology as a software and AI engineer, CTO, startup founder, and venture capitalist.
Where did Anthony Kelani go to school?
Anthony Kelani studied at University of Southern California (BS, Computer Engineering and Computer Science); University of California, Berkeley - School of Law (Certificate, Venture Capital Finance); General Assembly (Product Management).

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