Caesar Chad
About Caesar Chad
Caesar Chad is based in San Jose, California. He is currently Asia Head of Partnership and Listing at Gamestarter. Crunchbase describes Gamestarter as a gaming ecosystem for initial game offerings (IGOs) and NFT pre-sales.
According to his Crunchbase bio, he studied at Stanford and worked as a senior engineer for AI and fintech at Google and IBM. He joined Ethereum in 2016 and became a core contributor to the Geth client. His GitHub profile (caesarchad) describes his focus as blockchain and AI, and it pins the go-ethereum repository.
In 2018 he co-founded the Bitconch blockchain and designed a consensus algorithm called Proof of Reputation. Press coverage and a press release from Cryptic Labs and Bitconch identify him as a Bitconch co-founder and describe the Proof of Reputation design. In 2019 he joined the IEEE blockchain standards committee. His bio also says he worked as a regional manager for the Cardano-related ADA.PRO, and that he co-founded Nexus Crypto Investments (NCI) in 2021. NCI is described as a consulting provider that helps crypto projects build communities, connects institutional investors with founders, and offers listing and marketing services. Crunchbase's job list also appears to include an Investor Relations Manager role at NEAR.
Crunchbase classes Caesar as an individual or angel investor. It lists 6 investments in 6 portfolio companies, 0 lead investments and 1 exit by IPO. The exit shown is Circle. Crunchbase lists his latest recorded investment as the Hex Trust Series B on March 15, 2022.
The third-party tracker AlphaGrowth lists 8 investments for him, including entries dated from 2017 to 2022. Several are secondary-market or token entries rather than conventional equity rounds. The round sizes in these databases are the sizes of the whole rounds. His own check sizes and ownership stakes are not public.
Founders should treat these records as partial. They come from aggregators, and we found no portfolio announcement in which Caesar discusses his own investments.
Crunchbase lists his investor stages as crowdfunding, seed, early stage venture and late stage venture. His recorded investments are in crypto infrastructure, stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi). They are not in AI software companies.
His bio says he has strong connections in the crypto developer community and among crypto founders, and that he is happy to help projects succeed. Through NCI and his Gamestarter role, his work centers on community building, listings, partnerships and introductions to institutional investors, with a focus on Asia in his current role.
We found no public statement from Caesar on check size, ownership targets or investment criteria, so none are given here.
- Hex Trust: Crunchbase lists a Series B investment on March 15, 2022. AlphaGrowth records the round as $61M. Hex Trust is a digital asset custody provider.
- Circle: Crunchbase shows this as his exit. Circle helps businesses and developers use stablecoins for payments and online commerce.
- Polygon Technology: AlphaGrowth lists an investment announced on February 7, 2022.
- USD Coin (USDC): AlphaGrowth lists an entry dated May 29, 2021.
- MakerDAO and Sai: AlphaGrowth lists secondary-market entries dated April 26, 2019.
- Polkadot: AlphaGrowth lists an initial coin offering entry dated October 15, 2017.
- Aave V2 and avWBTC: AlphaGrowth lists secondary-market entries dated February 4, 2022.
- crunchbase.com/person/caesar-chad
- crunchbase.com/organization/gamestarter
- alphagrowth.io/investors/caesar-chad
- github.com/caesarchad
- nbc29.com/story/39794706/an-interview-with-the-brainpower-behind-bitco
- prnewswire.com/news-releases/blockchain-speed-barrier-broken-by-crypti
- linkedin.com/posts/cryptoczreth_nft-newyork-nftcommunity-activity-6944
Investing activity
Caesar Chad has made 6 investments according to Crunchbase across 6 portfolio companies, and has seen 1 exit, 1 of them by IPO.
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Frequently asked questions about Caesar Chad
Does Caesar Chad invest in AI startups?
We found no public record of an AI company investment by Caesar Chad. His recorded investments are in crypto and stablecoin projects. His engineering background includes AI and fintech work at Google and IBM, and his GitHub profile mentions blockchain and AI.
What stage does Caesar Chad invest in?
Crunchbase lists his investor stages as crowdfunding, seed, early stage venture and late stage venture. He is listed as an individual angel and has no recorded lead investments.
What is Caesar Chad's check size?
Caesar has not published a check size, and we did not find one in any source. Amounts shown in databases such as AlphaGrowth are the sizes of whole rounds, not his own investment.
What is Caesar Chad's background?
He studied at Stanford and worked at Google and IBM as a senior engineer. He then contributed to the Ethereum Geth client and co-founded Bitconch. He now works at Gamestarter and co-founded Nexus Crypto Investments in 2021.
How many investments has Caesar Chad made?
Crunchbase lists 6 investments and 1 exit, which is Circle. AlphaGrowth lists 8 entries, and some of them are secondary-market or token transactions.
Is Caesar Chad a good fit for an AI founder to pitch?
The public record points to crypto, blockchain, gaming and Web3 projects, especially ones needing community growth, listings or Asian market access. An AI founder outside those areas would have little public evidence of fit.
Is Caesar Chad an angel investor?
Yes. Caesar Chad invests personally as an angel and is Asia Head of Partnership and Listing at Gamestarter. Crunchbase counts 6 investments and 1 exit.
Where is Caesar Chad based?
Caesar Chad is based in San Jose, California, United States.
How can founders reach Caesar Chad?
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