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Rob Witoff

InvestorFounder

Chief Technology Officer at Coinbase Ventures · Chief Technology Officer at Bison Trails

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedLockitron · YC

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Experience

  1. CoinbaseChief Technology Officercurrent2026 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  2. CoinbaseHead of Platform2024 — 2026Austin, Texas, United States
  3. Unit 410Board Membercurrent2024 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  4. Unit 410Co-Founder & CEO2018 — 2024Austin, Texas, United States
  5. Polychain CapitalChief Technology Officer2018 — 2021Austin, Texas, United States
  6. GoogleSecurity2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. CoinbaseChief Architect2017
  8. CoinbaseDirector of Infrastructure & Security2014 — 2017San Francisco
  9. CoinbaseInfrastructure Engineer2014
  10. JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)Data Scientist in CTO's Office2013 — 2014Pasadena, CA
  11. JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)OPALS Space Station Systems Engineering Lead2009 — 2013Pasadena, California
  12. JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)Software Engineer2009 — 2011Pasadena, CA
  13. CU DIVCo-Founder2008 — 2010Boulder, CO
  14. ApigyCo-Founder2009Palo Alto, CA
  15. ChalktalkFounder2006 — 2009Boulder, Colorado
  16. Jet Propulsion LaboratoryConstellation Program Systems Engineering2008Pasadena, California
  17. Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space PhysicsResearch Assistant2006 — 2008Boulder, Colorado

Skills & more

Systems Engineering50Python37Algorithms29System Architecture21Software Design19Software Engineering12Matlab10Simulations8Linux16Entrepreneurship9Software Development11Java10
+12 moreProgrammingData ScienceMachine LearningJavaScriptData MiningSpacecraftBig DataUnixBitcoinContainersEC2Cloud Computing

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Investments

Investor

FrizzlePerennial LabsResourcelyWitness

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Colleagues at Coinbase Ventures

Aklil Ibssa
Investor at Coinbase Ventures
Alesia Haas
CFO at Coinbase Ventures
Brandon Myint
Investor at Coinbase Ventures
Brian Armstrong
Co-founder & CEO of Coinbase
Brian Foster
Director, Coinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures at Coinbase Ventures
Chris Lehane
Board Member at Coinbase Ventures
Christa Davies
Board Member at Coinbase Ventures
Emilie Choi
President and COO at Coinbase Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rob Witoff?
Chief Technology Officer at Coinbase Ventures
Where does Rob Witoff work?
Rob Witoff is Founder of Lockitron and Chief Technology Officer at Coinbase Ventures.
What companies did Rob Witoff found?
Rob Witoff founded Lockitron.
What companies has Rob Witoff invested in?
Investments tracked here include Frizzle, Perennial Labs, Resourcely, Witness.
Where did Rob Witoff go to school?
Rob Witoff studied at University of Colorado Boulder (BS, Aerospace Engineering); Y Combinator (Summer '09).

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