Vadim Zolotokrylin — CEO & Co-Founder
Deeply committed entrepreneur with a proven record of turning ambitious ideas into sustainable ventures. Vadim aligns strategy with opportunity and ensures company growth with strong leadership.
About Holdex
We are Holdex, a Web3 startup venture studio headquartered in Hong Kong. Since 2016, we have built and launched numerous Web3 products, and our portfolio of startups is a testament to our success.
We've partnered with great companies and founders, but every startup is unique.
We participate in conferences, develop free and open-source tools, and build DeFi products people use. At Holdex, collectively and as independent team members, we already passed the time of wasting time because of the urge to follow something that is not real or important. We invest our time and other resources into things that matter, based on our vision, missions, and team values.
We don’t play with technology for fun, even though we have a lot of fun during the process, but we play to win the hearts of our users by solving problems. We ensure our effort makes us closer to achieving our common big and ambitious goals. What we want to do is:
- solve real problems and have a positive impact
- influence where the industry is going (it needs to be on-chain and must be inclusive)
- build a sustainable business
At Holdex, we prioritize quality over quantity.
Imagine us as a startup factory that develops Web3 products. Using our extensive experience with decentralized technologies, we can explore new ways of building and funding ventures together with you.
We’re seeking exceptional partners to help realize our mission of creating life-changing opportunities and market-defining ventures.
Holdex Mission
Over 2 billion adults, about 25% of the world, face challenges accessing financial services. This limits their ability to work remotely, participate in the shared economy, and invest. Issues like banking crises, high inflation, and political instability make addressing financial inclusivity vital.
Therefore, our mission is to launch alongside the best founders responsible and sustainable applications that promote inclusivity and financial freedom.
Our Values
Our team is diverse, but these core values unite us.
Dream Big
Start with a big dream and set ambitious goals. It is essential for challenging the status quo. Otherwise, it is not worth it.
Be Proactive
Proactively identify problems, take responsibility, and bring solutions.
Do the Right Thing
Do the right thing by asking yourself: What is our biggest obstacle? If we do the wrong thing, we waste our time.
Keep it Simple
Success relies heavily on simplicity. To save others time and energy, it's crucial to simplify things for them. Despite the complex problems we face, the most challenging skill is maintaining simplicity.
Create Synergy
Synergies and have an “everyone can win” attitude. Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
How We Work
Driven by Holdex's mission, we partner with a few startups annually to build and launch new products. We also develop and maintain deep relationships with each of our portfolio companies .
We provide:
- Shared resources and domain knowledge
- Practical expertise
- Access to a professional network, including industry talent.
Primarily, we build products from the ground up. But we also help revamp existing businesses to find a product-market fit (discover Holdex services ).
Our work ethics are based on our team values and core collaboration principles . We enjoy working with people who share these principles, not roles.
Holdex Team
We are crypto-native product leaders, designers, engineers, business architects, and growth hackers. Together, we bring decades of experience in startups and Web3 venture building.
Leadership
Mark Curchin — Partner & Co-Founder
Proven leader, seasoned designer, and product development expert with over a decade of experience. Mark leads product teams and drives the company’s initiatives.
George Ciubotaru — Partner & Co-Founder
George is a curious technologist and crypto enthusiast. He accelerates the adoption of new technologies and specializes in team building and ruthless execution.
Luke Watson — Partner
Luke is an early crypto enthusiast, an accomplished software product developer, and a leader. He has a versatile experience building CEX, Metaverse, and DeFi products. Currently, he leads DeFi product teams.
Advisors
- Artem Gordadze – Advisor, Capital Markets. Artem is an accomplished Venture Partner at Republic and advisor to Axelar Network. He actively assists startups at Holdex in constructing and expanding their secondary markets, facilitating token listings on major exchanges, and establishing relationships with top market-making firms.
- Jakob Kronbichler – Advisor at Holdex, CEO & co-founder at Clearpool .
- Greg Wolfson – Advisor, Fundraising. Greg is an active venture partner at Crypto.com and helps Holdex startups connect with the most strategic investors in the Web3 space.
- Giorgia Pellizzari – Advisor & Co-founder at Holdex. Giorgia started her Web3 journey with Holdex in 2016 as a co-founder and COO. For years, she specialized in Agile product development and helped to roll out products in collaboration with Outblaze (Animoca Brands), Spotify, Apple Music, and Holdex. Now, she is Head of Custody at Hex Trust.
- Adam Vaziri – Advisor at Holdex, CEO & co-founder at Blockpass.
- Anthony Sar – Advisor at Holdex, CEO & co-founder at Finoverse.
- Andrea Andrea Gallucci – Advisor at Holdex, Business Development at BTSE
Join Us
We welcome collaboration with professionals and startup founders. If you share our vision of decentralization and inclusivity, introduce yourself. Check job openings at Holdex or connect for partnership opportunities .