Our Team
Origin is a team of distributed entrepreneurs, engineers, and blockchain experts. Our mission is to enable the sharing economy on the decentralized web. We're hiring!
Core Team
Cofounder
Josh started coding at the age of 10. Prior to Origin, he co-founded three other venture-backed companies: EventVue, Torbit (acquired by Walmart Labs) & Forage.
Cofounder
Matt was the 3rd PM at YouTube (acquired by Google) and VP PM at Qwiki (acquired by Yahoo) and Bonobos (acquired by Walmart). He has an MS and BS from Stanford.
Senior Engineer
Stan is a software architect with deep experience in game design and machine learning. Previously, he founded Lijit Networks (acquired by Federated Media).
Community
Andrew was the founder of four startups, including Startup Weekend, and has built global communities across dozens of countries. He was employee number 1 at TechStars.
Partnerships
Coleman is an active cryptocurrency investor and real estate entrepreneur, owning and managing multiple Airbnb properties. He studied mathematics at Berkeley.
Business Development
Jon was the 10th hire at Redbeacon (acquired by The Home Depot) and 1st hire at Datanyze where he served in multiple business development roles from VP of growth to COO.
R&D Engineer
Yu Pan was one of the 6 founding team members of PayPal and was the 1st employee at YouTube. He is a former Google employee and co-founder of Kiwi Crate.
Extended Team
Product Designer
Aure has deep experience in crafting products that delight users. He has designed experiences with top brands (Nike, Sony, Virgin) and Silicon Valley startups.
Engineer
Daniel is a full stack, polyglot developer. He's worked on projects from assembly programming to architecting systems tracking billions of dollars of NGO spend worldwide.
Engineer
Tyler is a full stack developer and blockchain enthusiast. He is a recent college graduate who has helped build an ecommerce platform in the auto recycling industry.
Engineer
Gagan is a full stack developer with over 4 years of experience working with several early stage startups. He has expertise in building scalable enterprise-grade applications.
Engineer
Nick founded his first company while still at college in the UK, later moving to Silicon Valley to work as a UI Architect for multiple organizations, small and large.
Engineer
Micah has been a commercial real estate broker for over a decade while developing software along the way. He is the technical cofounder of WellAttended, a bootstrapped box office management platform.
Community
Kath has over 30 years of recruiting experience and spent 9 years in operations at Apple. She has also volunteered with Ignite Boulder, The Humane Society, adult literacy programs and the Alzheimer's Association.
Community
Dave is a serial entrepreneur whose last startup was acquired in 2016. He runs private communities for cryptocurrency investors and startup founders. He consults with two nonprofit organizations.
Community
Mijbel has over 12 years of experience in venture and consulting. His interests are primarily in data science and machine learning. Mijbel graduated from Virginia Tech in computer engineering and holds a CFA.
Community
Andrei is the co-founder at Cowork Timisoara and an active startup community leader. He runs a NGO which supports young entrepreneurs in Romania through programs like Startup Weekend, Startup Survivor, and Startup Coffee.
Advisors
Advisor/PR
Addison is a communications and marketing specialist with a degree in Physics from UC Berkeley. He previously worked with the Ethereum Foundation and DEVCON1.
Advisor/International BD
Melody is founder of Spartan Group, a blockchain advisory and investment fund. She was an early investor in TenX and strategic advisor to Gifto and Appcoins.
Advisor
Paul is a Partner at Pantera Capital. He is also an advisor to several highly successful cryptocurrency projects including Orchid Labs, Enigma and ICON.
Advisor
Joey is the co-founder of Augur, the world’s first decentralized prediction market and oracle system. He is a Co-Chief Investment Officer at Pantera Capital.
Investors
