Faris Oweis
DeFi Lead at Eclipse Laboratories
Austin, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
DeFi Lead
2023 - Current
SVM incoming.
Eclipse is Ethereum's fastest L2, powered by the Solana Virtual Machine.
Raised $65,000,000.00 from Meltem Demirors, Fenbushi Capital, Santiago Roel Santos, Cozomo De’Medici, Polychain, Maven 11 Capital, GSR, DBA, Placeholder and DeeZe 🫡.
Crypto Coach
2023
We are a seasoned team of Go-to-market experts in Web3, focused on two primary areas of value creation: 1. Winning new customers for seed stage Web3 solutions, generating revenue, and creating strong momentum for the next fundraise 2. Securing investment for pre-seed Web3 solutions. We help companies articulate their value proposition to investors, create an aligned investor syndicate, and close the seed round enabling them to focus on building and traction. Learn more at www.getcryptocoach.com
Mentor
2022
Mentoring startups participating in the Outlier Ventures Basecamp Accelerator
Mentor
2019
Singapore's first Government backed accelerator. Asia's most promising blockchain startups and industry partners co-creating to transform cities, together.
Head of Platform
2022 - 2022
Struck Crypto is a multi-strategy cryptocurrency fund that invests in the blockchain space.
Chief Instigator
2018 - 2022
Instigation Protocol is a GTM consultancy focused on accelerating growth and revenue for early stage crypto solutions. We've worked on every use case in the Web3 space (literally).
Instigation Protocol is a smart city and blockchain technology consulting company.
SXSW Pitch Advisory Board
2019 - 2021
I help elevate startups doing amazingness in blockchain and smart cities so they can tell a panel of expert judges what the future will look like, welcome VC funding, and grab some tacos (vegan encouraged) while in Austin at SXSW.
SXSW Pitch showcases innovative new technology to a panel of industry experts, venture capital investors, and angel investors.
Acceleration Committee Advisor
2019 - 2021
FinTech4Good seeks to co-create FinTech and Blockchain solutions that contribute to the achievement of sustainable developing goals.
Blockchain for Impact- Smart City Commissioner
2018 - 2020
Blockchain for Impact (BFI), a collaborative convening, advocacy and action platform designed to serve the growing community of conscious leadership reflecting the full breadth of the global blockchain ecosystem. BFI members are invited to participate in an exciting series of impact-oriented events and task forces designed to deliver profound and positive social impact around the world unlocking blockchain's transformative potential.
Head of Growth
2016 - 2018
DigitalTown is a blockchain based smart city platform that helps people search, connect, and transact with local merchants as well as each other to keep more money in local economies. Be local, anywhere.
DigitalTown is building the platform for online community management powered by content, community and commerce.
Raised $5,070,110.00 from Pithia and TRITON FUNDS LLC.