Where did Mo Shaikh go to school?

Mo Shaikh studied at University of Rochester - Simon Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Organization Strategy and Finance); Hunter College (B.S., Psychology, Economics, Accounting).

Mo Shaikh

Founder

Founder at Aptos

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedAptos

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Aptos's investors · 13

a16z cryptoMenlo Park Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022 Arrington CapitalMiami Arrington XRP CapitalSeattle · $100K – $5M checks Bixin CapitalBeijing Bixin Ventures Coinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checks DragonflyNew York City · $3M – $30M checks HashedSeoul · $1M – $37M checks Haun VenturesSilicon Valley · $1M – $100M checks Multicoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checks ParaFi CapitalNew York Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Aptos

Avery ChingCEO and Co-Founder

Experience

Maximum Frequency VenturesCo-founder and General Partnercurrent2025 — present
AptosCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
Hunter CollegeBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
TechstarsAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
BankProvMember Board Of Directors2022 — 2023
MetaStrategic Partnerships @ Novi / Meta2020 — 2021
R3Advisor2020 — 2021
MeridioFounder, CEO2017 — 2020New York, New York
ConsenSysDirector of Strategy2017 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Consultant2016 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
The Abraaj GroupPrivate Equity Associate (Summer)2015Karachi, Pakistan
ClearBridge InvestmentsREIT Analyst (Summer)2015New York, NY
BlackRockReal Estate Associate2012 — 2014New York, NY
Royal Bank of Canada Capital MarketsSenior Analyst2010 — 2012New York, NY
KPMGSenior Associate2007 — 2010New York, NY

Skills & more

Financial Analysis94Strategy47Venture Capital28Start-up Consulting4Due Diligence33Valuation43Finance55Corporate Finance26Financial Modeling73Quantitative Analytics13Project Management13Auditing26

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Languages English · Hindi · Spanish · Urdu

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mo Shaikh?: Founder at Aptos
Where does Mo Shaikh work?: Mo Shaikh is Founder of Aptos.
What companies did Mo Shaikh found?: Mo Shaikh founded Aptos.
Where did Mo Shaikh go to school?: Mo Shaikh studied at University of Rochester - Simon Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Organization Strategy and Finance); Hunter College (B.S., Psychology, Economics, Accounting).

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BlackRock mafia62

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Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1 Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1 Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1 Pauline RotetaSenior Investor & Portfolio Manager, BlackRock Infrastructure Investment GroupFounded Pasito +1 Anand KannappanQuantitative AnalystFounded Kyber Technologies +1 Vivian WangFinancial Markets Advisory Summer AnalystFounded Landed +1

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Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1 Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1 Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1 Pauline RotetaSenior Investor & Portfolio Manager, BlackRock Infrastructure Investment GroupFounded Pasito +1 Vivian WangFinancial Markets Advisory AnalystFounded Landed +1 Xin SongPortfolio ManagerFounded Gsr

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ConsenSys mafia39

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Joseph LubinFounderFounded Ethereal Ventures +1 Nikhil GuptaSoftware EngineerFounded Superpowered +1 Min TeoPartner, Venture InvestmentsFounded Ethereal Ventures Praneeth SrikantiInvestment Principal, Consensys VenturesFounded Ethereal Ventures Gregory RoccoProduct ManagerFounded Spruce Systems Elaine ZelbyGrowth and Product Marketing LeadFounded Tofu

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Same school

Also attended University of Rochester - Simon Business School48

Camila VieiraPartner, Head of Brazil at QED Investors Andy WeymannVenture Partner, Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve Ventures Deepali NangiaPartner at Speedinvest Wei JiangFounder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital Partners Omar FarooquiDirector of Valuation at EJF Ventures Tim JonesPartner at ICI

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Also attended Hunter College31

Robin LiInvestor at GGV Capital Gregory RoccoOperating Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.Herston PowersFounding Managing Partner at 1982 Ventures Justin KazmarkInvestor at TMV Logistics Dorothea BersaniChief Administrative Officer at Braemar Energy Ventures Katherine ZamskyManaging Partner at Carbon Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Meta410

Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG Daniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe Superintelligence Drew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox Gabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of Harvey TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures Mike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure

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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)1,300

Cristina JunqueiraCo-founder of Nubank Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN Capital Rasmus AreskougInvestor at DN Capital Riccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures Antonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures Luca RossettoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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Also worked at Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets196

Jaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation Capital Isabella VahdatiPrincipal at Brighteye Ventures Ranieri PaternòPrincipal at Marlin Equity Partners Anna YuInvestor at Spectrum Equity Hunter MerghartVenture Partner at Castle Island Ventures Kyle ReitingerPrincipal at PeakSpan Capital Partners

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Also worked at KPMG478

Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures Marco FumagalliBoard Member at P101 Ventures Jimmy ChartersChief Financial Officer at Greycroft Rob LawrenceSenior Finance Associate at Greycroft Jay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTech

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