Management Team
Jeff Dionne
Co-Founder & CEO
Extensive startup experience (founded 10+ companies)
Raised more than $100M
Holds six patents
Co-inventor of embedded Linux
Jeff Garzik
Co-Founder & CSO
RedHat, Bloq, Spacechain
10 years blockchain core;
Worked under inventor of Bitcoin, S. Nakamoto.
10+ years Linux kernel; worked under inventor of Linux, L. Torvalds.
Brian Nelson
Executive Chairman
30+ years of professional experience in Japan, Asia, and America.
Negotiated a share ownership deal with Yahoo Japan.
Took ValueCommerce public in 2006 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Mike Tokue
COO
20+ years experience as CIO, CTO, COO and GM
Founded 5 companies
Experience with M&As and Startups. Finance, Technology, Energy, Pharmaceuticals and consulting
Tom Giuffre
Head of Energy
Electrical Engineer and UCLA Anderson School of Management graduate.
Co-founder of Hot Earth.
Works alongside Japan-based industrial partners for engineering and manufacturing of systems for the energy sector.
Parikshat Kapur
VP of BD
24 years experience in Information Technology
Experience as a Head of IT, Security and Business Continuity Management.
Maximo Arozarena
VP of Marketing and Comms
12 + years working with leading enterprises.
Experience raising funds.
Experience as Head of Marketing and building teams from 0 to 1 in the tech industry.