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Mustafa Al-Bassam
InvestorFounderChairman & CEO, Celestia Foundation at Celestia Foundation · Founder at Celestia
Germany
FoundedCelestia
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About
Co-authored foundational blockchain scaling research and co-founded Chainspace, which was acquired by Facebook.
Founder at Celestia
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Celestia's investors · 30
1kxRoad Town · $50K – $1M checks · since 2024Advanced BlockchainBerlinAlphaLab CapitalBain Capital CryptoSan Francisco · since 2024Balaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checksBlockchain CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $200K checksCaladanCoinbase VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksDigital Currency GroupNew YorkFigmentNew YorkGalaxy VenturesNew YorkInception CapitalRoad Town, TortolaIOSG VenturesHong Kong · $10K – $100K checksKR1DouglasLemniscapGeorge TownLvna CapitalMiamiMapleblock CapitalMaven 11Amsterdam · since 2021MC Ventures (Muhabbit Capital)NextBlockBertrangeNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksPerridon VenturesPlaceholder VCNew York · since 2022Polychain CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksRhinevall CapitalVaduzRobot VenturesBeaverton · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024Signature VenturesAyingTPC Club (The presale club)TPC VenturesZero Knowledge Validator (ZKV)
Co-founders at Celestia
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Nick WhiteCo-founder & CEO, Celestia Labs
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Ismail KhoffiFounder
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John AdlerFounder
Experience
- Celestia LabsCo-Foundercurrent2019 — present
- NymAdvisor2019 — 2021
- Secure TradingAdvisor2016 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- Chainspace (acquired by Facebook)Co-Founder and Researcher2018 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- SwiftKey (acquired by Microsoft)Software Engineer Intern2015London, United Kingdom
- King's College LondonInformation Security Analyst Intern2014London, United Kingdom
- King's College LondonInformatics Research Fellow2014London, United Kingdom
- Privacy InternationalTechnology Intern2014London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Java5SQL4Information Security3Python3Public Speaking3JavaScript2System Administration1HTML1CSS1Consulting1BitcoinBlockchain
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ManagementFrom Mustafa's professional profile.
Colleagues at Celestia Foundation
Achilleas Sarantaris
Product Manager at Celestia Foundation
Ethan Oak
Head of Strategic Partnerships at Celestia Foundation
Eugenia Acosta
Product Manager at Celestia Foundation
Manav Aggarwal
Product Manager at Celestia Foundation
Nhu Viet Nguyen
Head of DevX, Founding Engineer at Celestia Foundation
Nick White
Co-founder & CEO, Celestia Labs at Celestia Foundation
Preston Evans
CTO, Celestia Labs at Celestia Foundation
Rene Lubov
Founding Engineer at Celestia Foundation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mustafa Al-Bassam?
- Co-authored foundational blockchain scaling research and co-founded Chainspace, which was acquired by Facebook.
- Where does Mustafa Al-Bassam work?
- Mustafa Al-Bassam is Founder of Celestia and Chairman & CEO, Celestia Foundation at Celestia Foundation.
- What companies did Mustafa Al-Bassam found?
- Mustafa Al-Bassam founded Celestia.
- Where did Mustafa Al-Bassam go to school?
- Mustafa Al-Bassam studied at UCL (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science); King's College London (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science); City of London Academy, Southwark (A-levels, A2 Mathematics).
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