About
Keone Hon is the co-founder and general manager of the Monad Foundation, the organization behind Monad, an EVM-compatible blockchain designed for parallel execution. Prior to Monad, he led a high-frequency trading team at Jump Trading for eight years.
Founder & CEO at Monad
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Monad's investors · 30
AlphaLab CapitalAmbush CapitalNew YorkArchetypeNew York · $100K – $10M checksBankless VenturesSheridanBig Brain HoldingsLos AngelesBloccelerate VCSeattleBODLBreedCoral GablesCaladanCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksDragonflyNew York City · $3M – $30M checksEdessa CapitalElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksFactionPalo Alto · $50K – $5M checksFigmentNew YorkGhaf Capital PartnersDubaiHarpoon VenturesSan Diego · $100K – $5M checksIOSG VenturesHong Kong · $10K – $100K checksL2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV)San FranciscoLemniscapGeorge TownManifold VenturesTortolaMetastableNew York City · $3M – $30M checksMirana VenturesHong Kong · $2M – $20M checksParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2024PlaceholderNew YorkPlaceholder VCNew YorkScott SunartoSan FranciscoSevenX VenturesSingapore · $1.5M – $25M checksShima CapitalIrvine · $5M – $200M checksWintermuteLondon
Experience
- Monad FoundationCo-Founder & GMcurrent2024 — present
- Category LabsCo-Founder & CEO2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Jump CryptoQuantitative Developer2021 — 2022
- Jump Trading, LLCQuant / Trading Team Lead2013 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- Getco LLCQuant2011 — 2013New York, United States
Skills & more
Systems Engineering4Distributed Systems4Entrepreneurship3High-Frequency Trading2Blockchain Architecture2Smart Contracts2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Keone Hon?
- Keone Hon is the co-founder and general manager of the Monad Foundation, the organization behind Monad, an EVM-compatible blockchain designed for parallel execution. Prior to Monad, he led a high-frequency trading team at Jump Trading for eight years.
- Where does Keone Hon work?
- Keone Hon is Founder & CEO of Monad.
- What companies did Keone Hon found?
- Keone Hon founded Monad.
- Where did Keone Hon go to school?
- Keone Hon studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.Eng, Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Finance).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,359
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended Phillips Exeter Academy104
Nathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado VenturesMichael GreeleyCo-Founder and General Partner at Flare Capital PartnersChris SaxmanDigital health entrepreneur, startup mentor, skier, fly fisherman, Steelers fanatic, Co-head of Health 2.0 Denver/Boulder ChapterMax Von PoelnitzPartner at Foothill VenturesJohn H. N. FisherFounder and Managing Partner at DFJPhilip KalikmanAssistant Professor of Real Estate, Finance, & Economics at Joyance Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Monad Foundation1
Also worked at Category Labs1
Also worked at Jump Crypto1
Also worked at Jump Trading, LLC17
Dr. Cody ColemanInvestor at NZVCRavi SrivastavaPartner at Leo Capital VenturesKanjun QiuCo-Founder and General Partner at Outset CapitalKanav KariyaPresident at Jump CryptoSaurabh SharmaPartner - Head of Venture Investments at Jump CryptoMark ClerkinVenture Partner at High Alpha
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