Nemil Dalal
FounderFounder/CEO at Dreamforge
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedDreamforge · YC
About
Nemil Dalal spent over seven years at Coinbase working on cryptocurrency and blockchain products, including stablecoins, asset strategy, staking infrastructure, wallet technology, and developer platforms. He is a Y Combinator founder and currently serves as a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator.
Founder/CEO at DreamforgeYC S12
Intro paths
YC
Nemil went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Nemil can intro founders to Dreamforge's investors below.
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Experience
- Y CombinatorVisiting Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CoinbaseSenior Director of Product, Coinbase Developer Platform2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- CoinbaseDirector of Product, Crypto2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- CoinbaseSenior Product Manager, USDC2018 — 2020San Francisco, CA
- CryptoFinCEO2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- dreamforgeFounder and CEO2011 — 2015San Francisco, CA
- Wildfire Interactive, Inc.Senior Product Manager2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- mChekIntern, Special Initatives2008Bengaluru Area, India
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationConsultant, Financial Services for the Poor2007Greater Seattle Area
- Oliver WymanManagement Consultant2005 — 2007Greater New York City Area
- The World BankConsultant, Timor-Leste Country Office2004Timor-Leste
Skills & more
Strategy14Strategic Planning3StartupsCryptocurrencyProgrammingProduct Management12Start-ups28Entrepreneurship14Business Strategy15Competitive Analysis6Product Development5Business Development4
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Product MarketingMarket ResearchManagement ConsultingFinancial ModelingE-commerceCross-functional Team LeadershipMarketing StrategyBlockchainSaaSLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nemil Dalal?
- Nemil Dalal spent over seven years at Coinbase working on cryptocurrency and blockchain products, including stablecoins, asset strategy, staking infrastructure, wallet technology, and developer platforms. He is a Y Combinator founder and currently serves as a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator.
- Where does Nemil Dalal work?
- Nemil Dalal is Founder/CEO of Dreamforge.
- What companies did Nemil Dalal found?
- Nemil Dalal founded Dreamforge.
- Where did Nemil Dalal go to school?
- Nemil Dalal studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business); Stanford University (BS, Electrical Engineering).
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