Valko
↳ Find Me: 𝕏 | LinkedIn | Icebreaker
↳ Building: Valko.Capital | Specs.News
My Background
💰 VC at Capella and Delek US
• Led deal sourcing and due diligence for over $50M startup investments
• Acquired an SEC-registered broker-dealer and hold a Series 7/24/63
• Led $100M CVC fund for Delek US, a Fortune 500 Oil & Gas company
🚀 Chief of Staff at Yat & Tari Labs
• Led CEO’s special projects: fundraising, investor relations, and key strategic initiatives
• Designed systems to scale the company operationally from 20 to 85 employees
• Led a 10-person product/eng team building a novel on-chain game
💼 Founder of V3 Consulting
• Help founders structure rounds, raise $10M+ in capital, and leverage investors
• Secured grants/proposals from Flamingo DAO, Punks Capital, The LAO, and more
• Completed case studies to help Fortune 500 companies get started in Web3
📰 Author of Specs ⌐◩-◩
• Published 175+ issues to date
• 8,000+ readers across all platforms
• Drives 500K to 1M impressions per month
Bonus Stuff
↳ 🧵 Thread on CC0 vs Commercial Rights
↳ 📰 Featured in Mashable article
↳ 🎧 Sound design for abstract animation