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 & metaverse thought leaders.
Jorden Woods
Founding Partner
• Successful 3-time Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur and pioneer in decentralization
• Author of Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, Amazon Best Seller; predicted rise of Web 3
• Host of The Future of Business Web 3 videocast – NFTs, Metaverse, Blockchain ++
• Web 3 technology expert & thought leader, advisor to top US & international startups
• Raised $50M from Silicon Valley and global VCs + Angels for own startups + assisted with raise of additional $175M as advisor
• Invited speaker at Stanford, Google, UC Berkeley, MIT, Draper U and major blockchain & AI tech conferences, events, and podcasts
• Tech advisor to US, European & Latam governments & accelerators in AI, fintech, digital health, predictive analytics
• Former Chair, Silicon Valley Office, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), Advisory Board Smart Cities EDC, partner G20
• TiE 2021 Blockchain & AI Summit Lead, TiEcon 2020 blockchain track chair, TiEcon 2019 content chair
• Tech advisor to top Fortune 500 & midsize companies including: Apple, VMware, Verisign, HP, GE, and Cisco
• BS (Astrophysics) Caltech, MS (Physics) University of Washington
Radhika Iyengar
Founding Partner
• Top 100 Women of the Future, TEDx Speaker, SV Woman of Influence, Serial entrepreneur
• Author of Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, Amazon Best Seller; predicted rise of Web 3
• Web 3 & Enterprise Blockchain expert, advisor to top Web 3 startups,
• Member CA Gov Ops Blockchain Working Group advising CA legistlature & Gov. Newsom, member Govt Blockchain Assoc
• Board Member of Partners in Digital Health Institute (PDHInst) and Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY)
• Keynote speaker at Google, Intel, Stanford, Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley & major CIO/CxO blockchain & AI conferences + podcasts
• Former World Business Angel Investment Forum (WBAF): Senator; Founding Director WBAF Silicon Valley; Advisory Board, WBAF USA; BOD WBAF Global Women Leaders
• TiE Silicon Valley: Charter Member; Former BOD Member (2019-21); Chair Blockchain & AI Summit (2021); Co-Convener TiEcon 2020
• Interviewed by Forbes Japan, CNN International & Business/Tech Insider
• Advisor to US, European & Latam governments & accelerators in advanced technologies
• AB Bryn Mawr College, MBA Chapman University, Certified Network Engineer