Fundraising FoxKostas Kryptos Chalkias
Unicorn founderFounder at Mysten Labs
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedMysten Labs$2B
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Mysten Labs's investors · 42
a16z cryptoMenlo ParkAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2023Apollosince 2022Arrington CapitalMiamiArrington XRP CapitalSeattle · $100K – $5M checksBasecamp FundManchester · $100K – $10M checksBig Brain HoldingsLos AngelesBinance LabsMalta · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023BONDSan Francisco · since 2021ChamaeleonSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checksCircle & Co.$125K – $750K checks · since 2023Circle Venturessince 2022Coinbase VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023CVP NoLimitGrand Cayman · $250K – $3M checksDentsu VenturesTokyo · since 2022Electric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksFellowsCampbellFigmentNew YorkFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021Franklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2023Hack VCPalo Alto · $3M checksHarlem Capitalsince 2021Jump CryptoChicago · $500K – $15M checks · since 2022Koolen and PartnersSao Paulo · since 2021L'ATTITUDE VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $3M checks · since 2021Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2022Lvna CapitalMiamiMark Cubansince 2021Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2021No Limit Holdings (NLH)Grand Cayman · $250K – $3M checksPantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2022Prime PartnersTokyoRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checksRyze LabsMiamiSamsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checks · since 2021Side Door VenturesFernandina Beach · $300K – $5M checksSino Global CapitalBeijing · since 2022Standard CryptoSymbolic CapitalNew York · since 2022
Co-founders at Mysten Labs
Experience
- Mysten LabsCo-Founder & Chief Cryptographercurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Dragon's DenInvestorcurrent2026 — presentAthens
- American University of SharjahAdjunct Professor2024 — 2025Sharjah
- MetaLead Cryptographer2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- R3Lead Cryptographer & Blockchain Engineer2017 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- Erybo Inc.CTO / co-founder2014 — 2016Boston, MA
- Safemarket LtdCTO / co-founder2011 — 2016Athens, Greece
- NewCryptCryptographer, Data Scientist / founder2011 — 2016Greece
- BetmanagerAlgorithmic Trader - personal project2000 — 2016Greece, Cyprus, Slovakia
- University of MacedoniaCryptography/Security Engineer & Researcher2006 — 2013Thessaloniki, Greece
- University of MacedoniaTeaching Assistant2010 — 2012Thessaloniki, Greece
- University of MacedoniaLab Assistant2003 — 2012Thessaloniki Greece
- Freelancer Web Developer & Graphic DesignerWeb Designer & Administrator1999 — 2011Greece
- Hellenic Army AcademyInformatics Officer & Systems Administrator2009 — 2010Greece
- 3D General Aviation Applications SASecurity & Cryptography Engineer2008 — 2009Paris Area, France
- Hellenic Telecommunications OrganisationInternet Technical Staff2007 — 2008Thessaloniki, Greece
- Ministry of Education, General Secretariat of Lifelong LearningComputer Science Instructor2005 — 2008Greece
- ELTATechnical Staff2003 — 2004Thessaloniki, Greece
Skills & more
University LecturingJavaCryptography59Machine Learning51Artificial Intelligence39Big Data17Algorithms55Software Engineering46Databases53Web Development41Object Oriented Design14Computer Science37
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BitcoinDeep LearningAgile Project ManagementGenetic AlgorithmsNatural Language ProcessingDesign PatternsJavaScriptProgramming- Certificate on Climate Solutions — The University of Edinburgh
- edX Verified Certificate for Leadership: Creating Public Value — Harvard Online
- Master Ethereum & Solidity Programming From Scratch — Udemy
- Corda Certified Developer — R3
- Ethical Hacking from scratch — Udemy
- Natural Language Processing — Coursera
- Deep Learning — Udacity
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- Who is Kostas Kryptos Chalkias?
- Founder at Mysten Labs
- Where does Kostas Kryptos Chalkias work?
- Kostas Kryptos Chalkias is Founder of Mysten Labs.
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- Kostas Kryptos Chalkias founded Mysten Labs.
- Where did Kostas Kryptos Chalkias go to school?
- Kostas Kryptos Chalkias studied at University of Macedonia (PhD, Security & Cryptography); School of Research and Informatics Officers of the Hellenic Army (SAEP) (Informatics Officer, Computers and Mathematics); University of Macedonia (MSc, Computer Systems).
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