A vetted network where founders, operators, and investors reach the introductions, institutional relationships, and rooms that actually matter.
I came into Web3 with years of experience behind me, but 2021 was unlike anything. The market was in a frenzy and the deals never stopped. I was closing faster than there was time to build real depth with the people behind them. Not for lack of intent, but because the pace never let up.
I lead US Business Development at CertiK, the Web3 security firm backed by Sequoia Capital, Goldman Sachs, and Coinbase Ventures. I was the first person hired directly into a US Business Development Manager role, and I built the US sales motion from the ground up: $8M+ in contract revenue, 150+ institutional relationships opened from cold outbound, and compliance driven deals from one of Singapore's largest banks to licensing work under VARA, ADGM, and Brazil's central bank.
When the 2022 bear market hit, it made one thing obvious. The people who last aren't the ones chasing the next transaction. They're the ones who have built real relationships. So I started a group. I'll be honest, at first it was selfish. I built it for me.
Then it stopped being about me. Members started making introductions for each other, closing partnerships, showing up through the down cycle. What they were building together was bigger than anything I needed personally. It was what the industry was missing. So I kept growing it.
Today Network Spotlight is a private, vetted community of 600+ founders, operators, and investors. No pitching. No noise. Every member is here on merit, every introduction is intentional, and when a security or compliance need surfaces, I can open the right door at CertiK directly.
If you build real things and value real relationships, this is your room.
Application based. Every member is reviewed personally. If you're serious about building in Web3, this is your community.
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Vetted. Private. 600+ founders, operators, and investors who are actually building.
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