Michael Kriak
InvestorCEO at ConsenSys Mesh · Partner & India Head at Entrepreneur First · Venture Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd. · Board director at Gitcoin · Board director at Candy Digital · +1 more
New York City
About
CEO of ConsenSys Mesh who works closely with founders on product, go-to-market and fundraising and sits on several portfolio boards. Also a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- m•••@mesh.xyzreveal90% confident
Board director at Gitcoin
Intro paths
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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Gitcoin's investors below.
Gitcoin's investors · 11
Balaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checks · since 2021BootNodesince 2021ConsenSys MeshZug · since 2021DivergenceSan Francisco · since 2021Electric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.Road Town, Tortola · since 2021Fenbushi CapitalShanghai · $1.3M – $30M checks · since 2021IDEO CoLab VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021IOSG VenturesHong Kong · $10K – $100K checks · since 2021OKX VenturesSingapore · $2M – $38M checks · since 2021ParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Gitcoin
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Kevin Owocki
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Kevin O.Founder
Board director at Candy Digital
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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Candy Digital's investors below.
Candy Digital's investors · 5
Co-founders at Candy Digital
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Scott LawinExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at ConsenSys Software, Inc.
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ConsenSys Software, Inc.'s investors · 2
Experience
- Entrepreneurs FirstPartner & India Headcurrent2022 — present
- SwiggyHead of Private & Strategic Brands (Strategy & New Initiatives)2016 — 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- InnerChefCo Founder2014 — 2015Bangalore, Delhi/NCR
- TechPeaks Startup Incubator & GSF Startup AcceleratorEntrepreneur in Residence2014 — 2015Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
- Capital OnePrincipal Associate Lead - Strategy2013 — 2014Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Barclays Investment BankAssociate- Securitized Products Group (Trading & Risk)2011 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- Barclays Investment BankAnalyst - Infrastructure Rotation Program2010 — 2011New York City Metropolitan Area
- University of PennsylvaniaPublic Relations Officer2008 — 2009Philadelphia, PA
Skills & more
C#14Java16Oracle6SQL7Microsoft Excel4Databases3Microsoft PowerPointMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft WordEntrepreneurship34Product Management20Business Analysis33
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Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyStart-upsMarketingSocial EntrepreneurshipBusiness IntelligenceAnalyticsConsultingFinanceMarket ResearchPricing StrategyProduct DevelopmentLanguages English · Hindi
From Michael's professional profile.
Deals · 4
Candy DigitalBoard seat
via Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd. · filed Jan 2023 · $68.2M raise
Community Gaming, Inc.Board seat
via Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd. · filed Apr 2022 · $16M raise
ConsenSys Software, Inc.Board seat
via Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd. · filed Nov 2021 · $200M raise
GitcoinBoard seat
via Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd. · filed Apr 2021 · $11.3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at ConsenSys Mesh
Daniel Bünter
Deputy General Counsel at ConsenSys Mesh
Federico Soddu
COO & General Counsel at ConsenSys Mesh
Frithjof Weinert
CFO and Director at ConsenSys Mesh
Joseph Lubin
Chairman at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Michael Rank
Controller at ConsenSys Mesh
Min Teo
Managing Partner & Co-CIO at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Patrick Li
Research Analyst at ConsenSys Mesh
Praneeth Srikanti
Technical Investment Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Kriak?
- CEO of ConsenSys Mesh who works closely with founders on product, go-to-market and fundraising and sits on several portfolio boards. Also a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer.
- Where does Michael Kriak work?
- Michael Kriak is CEO at ConsenSys Mesh and Board director at Gitcoin and Board director at Candy Digital and Board director at ConsenSys Software, Inc..
- What boards does Michael Kriak sit on?
- Michael Kriak holds tracked board seats at Candy Digital, Community Gaming, Inc., ConsenSys Software, Inc., Gitcoin.
- Where did Michael Kriak go to school?
- Michael Kriak studied at University of Pennsylvania (Master of Science, Computer Graphics & Game Technology); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Ignite, Innovation and Entrepreneurship); Osmania University (Bachelors of Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering).
Same school
Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,020
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,509
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Shared employers
Also worked at Swiggy22
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Also worked at InnerChef2
Also worked at Capital One184
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Also worked at Barclays Investment Bank393
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