Valko
โณ Find Me: ๐ | LinkedIn
โณ Building: Valko.Capital | Specs.News
My Background
๐ฐ VC at Capella and Delek US
โข Led deal sourcing and due diligence for over $50M startup investments
โข Launched SEC-registered broker-dealer and hold a Series 7/24/63
โข Led $100M CVC fund for Delek US, a Fortune 500 Oil & Gas company
๐ Chief of Staff at Yat & Tari Labs
โข Led CEOโs special projects: fundraising, investor relations, and key strategic initiatives
โข Designed systems to scale the company operationally from 20 to 85 employees
โข Led a 10-person product/eng team building a novel on-chain game
๐ผ Founder of V3 Consulting
โข Help founders structure rounds, raise $10M+ in capital, and leverage investors
โข Secured grants/proposals from Flamingo DAO, Punks Capital, The LAO, and more
โข Completed case studies to help Fortune 500 companies get started in Web3
๐ฐ Author of Specs News
โข Published 425+ issues to date
โข 22,000+ readers across all platforms
โข Generated 1-2M impressions per month
๐ฆ Chief of Staff at World Liberty Financial
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Bonus Stuff
โณ ๐ฐ Featured in The Washington Post
โณ ๐ฐ Featured in Mashable
โณ ๐งต Thread on CC0 vs Commercial Rights
โณ ๐ง Sound design for abstract animation