Dan Elitzer
Co-Founder at Nascent
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDan Elitzer is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and designer-turned-crypto builder focused on enabling an open, interoperable financial world. As Co-Founder of Nascent, he backs early-stage teams creating crypto primitives and products, blending venture and liquid strategies as a deep user of the crypto ecosystem. He previously helped launch IDEO CoLab Ventures and led blockchain and digital identity initiatives at IDEO CoLab, applying design thinking to decentralized technologies. An MIT Sloan MBA and Pomona College psychology graduate, Dan has advised international nonprofits on finance, governance, and e-residency initiatives, enriching his perspective on scale and impact. Based in Tucson, Arizona, he combines a global network with hands-on product leadership to turn ambitious ideas into practical, auditable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at MIT Sloan School of ManagementBA, Psychology, BA, Psychology at Pomona College
Github Skills (34)
crypto10
solidity10
security10
attestation10
smart-contracts10
supply-chain-security9
chrome-extension9
cybersecurity9
contract9
smart-contract9
crx9
amazon9
ethereum9
decentralized-finance8
chrome8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nascentxyz/simple-security-toolkit
Apr 2022 - May 2022
A collection of practical security-focused guides and checklists for smart contract development
Contributions:5 reviews, 30 commits, 5 PRs in 18 days
checklistsecurity-toolssmart-contractethereumsecurity
delitzer/awesome-crypto-trackers
Mar 2019 - Apr 2019
A curated list of crypto project trackers and analytics dashboards.
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
analyticsdashboardscryptotrackersdashboard
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