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291 people in our graph share verified history with Nader — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Gökçe CeylanunlockedNader: together at Princeton University (2010–2013)
×5Nader: together at Princeton University
×2Nader: together at D. E. Shaw & Co.
×4Nader: together at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
About
Before starting DeSo in 2019, Al-Naji founded and led Basis, a stablecoin project backed by investors including a16z and Sequoia. He previously worked as a software engineer at Google and as a quantitative software engineer at The D. E. Shaw Group, where he had earlier interned on the quantitative strategies team.
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Experience
- DeSo BlockchainFounder of DeSocurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- BasisFounder & CEO2017 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2014 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- The D. E. Shaw GroupQuantitative Software Engineer2013 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- D. E. Shaw & Co.Intern (Quantitative Strategies)2012Manhattan, New York
Skills & more
C++15Java26Python18C10Windows3JavaScript7Linux4Unix3Eclipse1Matlab1Machine Learning7Distributed Systems13
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nader Al-Naji?
- Before starting DeSo in 2019, Al-Naji founded and led Basis, a stablecoin project backed by investors including a16z and Sequoia. He previously worked as a software engineer at Google and as a quantitative software engineer at The D. E. Shaw Group, where he had earlier interned on the quantitative strategies team.
- Where does Nader Al-Naji work?
- Nader Al-Naji is Founder of DeSO.
- What companies did Nader Al-Naji found?
- Nader Al-Naji founded DeSO.
- Where did Nader Al-Naji go to school?
- Nader Al-Naji studied at Princeton University (Computer Science B. S. E., Applied Math Certificate); Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Basis4
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Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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Also worked at The D. E. Shaw Group73
Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Divyansh SaksenaAnalyst at Congruent VenturesSudeep JandyamPrincipal at TCVPaul GuPartner at Mythos Ventures Management, LlcJulia YanSenior Associate at Prelude VenturesWilliam WangPartner at Highland Creek Partners
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