We founded StarChain Ventures in 2018 to actualize our thesis that decentralization and the convergence of advanced tech will drive the most impactful solutions, present and future.
Our founding partners have worked together successfully for over a decade, are Silicon Valley serial entrepreneurs, and web3, AI/ML & open metaverse thought leaders.
Jorden Woods
Founding Partner
• Successful 3-time Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur and pioneer in Metaverse and decentralization
• Advised Startups have raised $800M+ in web3, AI, Metaverse, fintech, cybersecurity; $50M+ raised for own companies
• Author of Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, Amazon Best Seller; predicted rise of web3 + convergence with AI/ML
• Extensive experience with enterprise blockchain business applications for fintech, supply chain, logistics & healthcare
• Led US operations and business/tech strategy for many high-tech companies generating $MM revenue & leadership
• Host of The Future of Business web3 videocast: NFTs, Metaverse, blockchain, sustainability, and impact
• Strategic advisor to leading startups in web3 decentralized tech, blockchain/AI/IoT, MMOWs, Metaverse, fintech & DeFi
• Tech advisor to multiple governments and accelerators in emerging tech including fintech, predictive analytics, gaming, cleantech, smart cities, agtech
• Trusted web3 & AI/ML tech expert, strong systems architecture expertise, 20+ years' guiding tech teams
• Keynote speaker at Stanford, Google, UC Berkeley, MIT, Draper U and 50+ web3 & AI/ML tech conferences, events, and podcasts
• Tech advisor to top Fortune 500 & midsize companies including: Apple, VMware, Verisign, HP, GE, and Cisco
• Leader of the inclusive AstroSapiens community, NFT collection, DAO, and Foundation increasing Tech access and opportunities
• Former Chair, Silicon Valley Office, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), Advisory Board Smart Cities EDC
• TiE 2021 Blockchain & AI Summit Lead, TiEcon 2020 blockchain track chair, TiEcon 2019 content chair
• BS (Astrophysics) Caltech, MS (Physics) University of Washington
Radhika Iyengar
Founding Partner
• Top 100 Women of the Future, TEDx Speaker, SV Woman of Influence, featured in books spotlighting women trailblazers
• Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur with $750M raised by advised startups & via premier accelerator & incubator programs
• Author of Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, Amazon Best Seller; predicted rise of web3 + convergence with AI/ML
• Trusted web3 expert, advisor to top web3 & AI/ML startups in healthcare, Metaverse, enterprise DTC & fintech
• Former interim CEO for a web3 zero-trust cybersecurity startup focused on healthcare and compliance/risk
• Member CA Gov Ops Blockchain Working Group advising CA legislature & Gov. Newsom, member Govt Blockchain Assoc
• Interviewed by Forbes Japan, CNN International & Business/Tech Insider
• 10+ years advising governments in US, EMEA, Latam & Asia in emerging tech including web3, AI, healthcare, agtech
• Host of The Future of Business web3 videocast: NFTs, Metaverse, blockchain, sustainability, and impact
• Board Member Partners in Digital Health Institute (PDHInst) and Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY)
• Keynote speaker at Google, Intel, Stanford, Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley & 50+ CIO/CxO, blockchain and crypto, healthcare, AI/ML conferences + podcasts
• Former World Business Angel Investment Forum (WBAF): Senator; Founding Director WBAF Silicon Valley; BOD, WBAF USA; BOD Global Women Leaders Committee
• Leader of the inclusive AstroSapiens community, NFT collection, DAO, and Foundation increasing Tech access and opportunities
• TiE Silicon Valley: Former BOD Member (2019-21); Chair Blockchain & AI Summit (2021); Co-Convener TiEcon 2020
• AB Bryn Mawr College, MBA Chapman University, Certified Network Engineer