Gavin Wood
Chief Executive Officer at Parity Technologies Ltd.
Profile
Dr. Gavin Wood is a President at Web3 Foundation, a Founder at Blockchange Management LLC, a Chief Executive Officer at Parity Technologies Ltd., a Co Founder at Grid Singularity GmbH and an Advisor at Blockchain Capital LLC.
Dr. Wood was previously employed as a Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer by Ethereum Foundation and a Co-Founder by Polkadot.
He also served on the board at Oxlegal Ltd.
He received his undergraduate degree from the University of York and a graduate degree from the University of York.
Gavin Wood active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Parity Technologies Ltd.
 Parity Technologies Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Parity Technologies Ltd. develops polkadot software application that aims to increase interoperability between multiple blockchains. The company was founded by Gavin Wood and Ken Kappler in 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/10/2015 |
Blockchange Management LLC
 Blockchange Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blockchange Management LLC (Blockchange ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Eric Kenneth Seiff, Caroline Kassie and Gavin Wood. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 01/01/2017 |
Web3 Foundation
 Web3 Foundation Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services The Web3 Foundation is a technology organization that supports and manages decentralized web software and applications. The foundation's main project is Polkadot. The Swiss company was founded in Zug by Gavin Wood, who is also a co-founder and former CTO of Ethereum. The CEO of the company is Bertrand Perez. | Founder | 01/06/2017 |
Grid Singularity GmbH
 Grid Singularity GmbH Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Grid Singularity GmbH operates an internet-based decentralized energy data exchange platform. The German company was founded by Gavin Wood. | Founder | 01/10/2015 |
Blockchain Capital LLC
 Blockchain Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blockchain Capital LLC (Blockchain Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Alison Davis, William Bradford Stephens, Paul Bartlett Stephens, and Brock Pierce. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Gavin Wood
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Ethereum Foundation
 Ethereum Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ethereum Foundation develops and provides blockchain-based decentralized application platform. It employs the Ethereum Virtual Machine and the Solidity programming language to directly implement and execute peer-to-peer and multiparty agreements among other applications. The company is headquartered in Canada. | Founder | 31/12/2015 |
Oxlegal Ltd.
 Oxlegal Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Oxlegal Ltd. develops legal software. The company is located in UK. | Private Equity Investor | 31/01/2014 |
Polkadot
 Polkadot Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Polkadot is a blockchain protocol that connects multiple specialized blockchains into one unified network. The company is based in Zug, Switzerland. The Swiss company aims to return control to individuals over internet monopolies and offers several fundamental advantages over previous blockchain networks. Polkadot enables web3's biggest innovators to get their ideas to market fast by making blockchain technology secure, composable, flexible, efficient, and cost-effective. The company was founded by Gavin Wood, Robert Habermeier, Peter Czaban. | Founder | - |
Training of Gavin Wood
| University of York | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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Parity Technologies Ltd.
Parity Technologies Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Parity Technologies Ltd. develops polkadot software application that aims to increase interoperability between multiple blockchains. The company was founded by Gavin Wood and Ken Kappler in 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
Blockchange Management LLC
Blockchange Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blockchange Management LLC (Blockchange ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Eric Kenneth Seiff, Caroline Kassie and Gavin Wood. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Web3 Foundation
Web3 Foundation Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services The Web3 Foundation is a technology organization that supports and manages decentralized web software and applications. The foundation's main project is Polkadot. The Swiss company was founded in Zug by Gavin Wood, who is also a co-founder and former CTO of Ethereum. The CEO of the company is Bertrand Perez. | Technology Services |
Grid Singularity GmbH
Grid Singularity GmbH Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Grid Singularity GmbH operates an internet-based decentralized energy data exchange platform. The German company was founded by Gavin Wood. | Technology Services |
Ethereum Foundation
Ethereum Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ethereum Foundation develops and provides blockchain-based decentralized application platform. It employs the Ethereum Virtual Machine and the Solidity programming language to directly implement and execute peer-to-peer and multiparty agreements among other applications. The company is headquartered in Canada. | Commercial Services |
Blockchain Capital LLC
Blockchain Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blockchain Capital LLC (Blockchain Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Alison Davis, William Bradford Stephens, Paul Bartlett Stephens, and Brock Pierce. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Polkadot
Polkadot Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Polkadot is a blockchain protocol that connects multiple specialized blockchains into one unified network. The company is based in Zug, Switzerland. The Swiss company aims to return control to individuals over internet monopolies and offers several fundamental advantages over previous blockchain networks. Polkadot enables web3's biggest innovators to get their ideas to market fast by making blockchain technology secure, composable, flexible, efficient, and cost-effective. The company was founded by Gavin Wood, Robert Habermeier, Peter Czaban. | Technology Services |
Oxlegal Ltd.
Oxlegal Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Oxlegal Ltd. develops legal software. The company is located in UK. | Technology Services |
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