Staked operates the most secure, performant, and cost-effective block production nodes fordecentralized PoS protocols on behalf of institutional investors. Our multi-tier signing andlistening node architecture delivers stakeholders the ideal combination of security, scalabilityand decentralization.
The Staked team has a long and successful track record of starting, building and operating webservices at companies such as IAC/InterActiveCorp, Vimeo, AdBuyer/MediaOcean, PlanetTran,Flavors.me, Haystagg and Think Gaming (YC 2014).
Tim Ogilvie, CEO
Tim has spent 20 years starting and operating technology companies. Most recently, Tim foundedY-Combinator-backed Think Gaming, a SaaS data platform focused on mobile games. Previously, he wasfounder and CEO of AdBuyer.com, an early demand side platform (sold to Mediaocean), and was apre-launch employee at two successful consumer internet companies, Interactive Search Holdings andPronto (both sold to IAC/InterActiveCorp). He graduated from Yale University with a B.S. inComputer Science.
Seth Riney, CTO
Prior to Staked, Seth architected and implemented large-scale big data pipelines and devops systemson AWS at a loyalty solutions provider, and OM1, a health outcomes and registriescompany focused on the measurement and prediction of treatment outcomes. Previously, Seth was theCTO of Haystagg, a real-time ad bidding technology start-up. Seth was also the founder of PlanetTran,thenation's first hybrid car service where he pioneered electronic car hailing applicationsSeth has extensive experienceconsulting on cloud security and compliance in the Financial Services/Securities industry. Hegraduated from Yale University with a B.S. in Astronomy & Physics.
Jonathan Marcus, COO
Prior to Staked, Jonathan was the founder and CEO of Goodsie and Flavors.me (sold to Moo), helpedgrow Vimeo from 2-to-16 FTEs as VP/General Manager, co-founded Pronto (sold to IAC/InterActiveCorp),and held a variety of incubation roles at IAC/InterActivecorp. His career started in the TechnologyM&A Investment Banking Group at Banc of America Securities. He graduated from the University ofPennsylvania with a B.A. in Economics.
