About
Sunil Thapa co-founded a decentralized exchange that reached $300M in trading volume and released the top-performing NFT collection on an a16z-backed chain. He was previously a founding engineer at Sequoia-backed Landis and worked in Data & AI at US Bank.
CTO at Elitra
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Co-founders at Elitra
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Experience
- ElitraCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- StoryHuntCo-Founder2024 — 2026
- StartupCo-Founder2024 — 2026
- StartupCo-Founder2024 — 2025
- Loka LabsCo-Founder2023 — 2024
- Clutch LabsCo-Founder2023New York, New York, United States
- Wonder GameLead GameFi - Bridge232021 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- LandisSoftware Engineer2021New York, New York, United States
- U.S. BankSoftware Engineer - Enterprise Data and AI2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Berkeley RISE LabSoftware Engineer and Research Assistant2016 — 2017Berkeley, California
Education
- San José State UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science2015 — 2019
- Homestead High School2011 — 2015
Skills & more
Java8Programming7Object Oriented Design6Machine Learning1Data Structures2User Interface Design1User Experience Design1Android Development1Debugging2Testing1Data AnalysisAgile Project Management
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Agile MethodologiesTest AutomationManual TestingProject ManagementWeb DesignFront-end DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentHTMLPythonJavaScriptWindowsIonic FrameworkLanguages English · Nepali
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sunil Thapa work?
- Sunil Thapa is CTO at Elitra.
- What companies did Sunil Thapa found?
- Sunil Thapa founded Elitra.
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