About
Advisor to IVC and former technical advisor to the firm's first fund. Works as a tech lead at Carta and has contributed to a decentralized lending protocol.
Experience
- CartaEngineering Manager - Global KYC/Risk & Money Movement Frontendcurrent2025 — present
- CartaEngineering Manager - Global KYC/Risk2024 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
- CartaTech Lead - Risk2022 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
- CartaSoftware Engineer - Payments2020 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- Infinity Ventures Crypto (IVC)Advisor2021 — 2026
- VerdigrisGeneral Manager2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- SonyRobotics R&D Intern2016
Skills & more
Blockchain1Software Development7
Languages Chinese · English
- Smart Contracts — Coursera
- Private Equity and Venture Capital — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Santo Ko?
- Advisor to IVC and former technical advisor to the firm's first fund. Works as a tech lead at Carta and has contributed to a decentralized lending protocol.
- Where does Santo Ko work?
- Santo Ko is Advisor at IVC.
- Where did Santo Ko go to school?
- Santo Ko studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Master of Science (M.S.), Engineering); National Taiwan University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering).
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