Bridging new technologies with global adoption

Market Expansion | Business Development & Partnerships | Crypto, Stablecoins & Payments | Angel Investor | Emerging Markets

Some companies I have worked with

This is me

From London to Hong Kong to Dubai to Lagos, I have lived, worked and built around the world.

My work has lead me to speak at SWIFT and the London Stock Exchange.

I've built crypto platforms from concept to $50M in liquidity in its first 4 months (they are now a global Coinbase partner), scaled a tech unicorn into the Middle East and sourced frontier tech companies (drones, e-health etc) from around the world shaping their expansion into new markets in SE Asia.

Maya in public

Vitalik: Ethereum in emerging markets

One of 10 people invited to spend a week with Vitalik discussing crypto in emerging markets and Ethereum's role in this.

SWIFT Conference: CeFi vs DeFi

Spoke on the only crypto panel at SWIFT's global conference, debating DeFi vs CeFi vs TradFi before bankers and central banks from across the world.

Developer DAO: Localisation & web3

Led Developer DAOs (the biggest community for crypto developers & marketers) first Product Manager workshop, highlighting how to build crypto projects for emerging markets.

London Stock Exchange: The future of web3

I discuss the importance and nuances when it comes to on/offramping in Africa, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) and the role of stablecoins on the continent.

Blockchain Insiders podcast: Crypto in Nigeria

Alongside Visa's Head of Crypto, I discuss the evolution of the crypto scene in Africa's most populous country Nigeria.

The Oracle's Summit: Oracles powering Real World Assets

Spoke with the founders of Chronicle Labs (2nd biggest crypto oracle) and Centrifuge on oracle innovations, gaps, and bringing credit markets on-chain, highlighting their role in enabling stablecoins and real-world assets.

My history

Apr '23

Hello Solana

I joined Solana Foundation, a lean team of 60 people driving BD & growth for one of the largest blockchains. Focused on growing our crypto-enabled payments globally - partnering and working with crypto & non-crypto companies alike. I also made the leap to New York.

Oct '23

Venturing out on my own

Focusing on BD, fundraising and market expansion, I consulted for a number of early stage projects across robotics, crypto and AI.

Oct '22

The next step

Transitioning to Chief of Staff at Nestcoin, I launched new ventures - from a high volume OTC desk to a B2B stablecoin neobank. Led growth across gaming and content arms, managed fundraising, investor comms and post-FTX restructuring - closing a $2million emergency bridge round.

Nov '21

Maya the builder

I joined Nestcoin, a crypto-focused venture studio, where I took Onboard, a stablecoin payments platform, from concept to 4,000 users and $50million in liquidity in 4 months. Owning growth, BD and product, I secured key partnerships and onboarded liquidity providers from competitors. Onboard was named a top 10 innovation by Coinbase’s CEO & now is a global Coinbase partner.

Maya's Writings

Crypto-enabled credit: the next wave of the crypto-financial stack

This Week in Fintech

Crypto ≠ One-Size-Fits-All: The Key to Driving Adoption in Africa

Hackernoon

The crypto payments product that needs to be built

Coming soon

L1/ L2s & scaling globally: the missing trick

Coming soon

The evolution of neurotech

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