Karan Ambwani

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates11 yrs 5 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Led successful fundraising for a decentralized exchange.
  • Developed expertise in DeFi applications and blockchain strategy.
  • Managed a blockchain application for land registry for government clients.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on blockchain and decentralized finance.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyBlockchainStrategyDefiProduct ManagementStartup Development

Other Skills

Agile Project ManagementBudgetingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)C++CommunicationCorporate FinanceCreative StrategyCreativity SkillsCryptoCryptocurrencyCustomer AnalysisEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)EthereumFinTechFinance

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DeFi Product, Solutions & Growth

Experience

Tanssi network

Vice President of Product

Apr 2025Sep 2025 · 5 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dydx foundation

3 roles

Head of Solutions

Jan 2024Apr 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

India & MENA Lead

Promoted

Nov 2023Jan 2024 · 2 mos

India Lead

May 2022Oct 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Growing the use and improving governance of the dYdX protocol.

Spjimr sp jain institute of management & research

Functional Mentor - DeFi

Feb 2023Feb 2025 · 2 yrs

Graviton web3 accelerator

Product Mentor

Nov 2022Dec 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · India

Advanced blockchain

Product Manager

Sep 2021May 2022 · 8 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Consulted multiple DeFi protocols, web3 bridges, other projects under Advanced Blockchain's umbrella on UX, UI and prototyping.

Stealth startup

Founder & Core Contributor

Jun 2021May 2022 · 11 mos · Singapore

  • Built a decentralized exchange (DEX) for perpetual trading on a Cosmos app chain. The DEX did over 140M in volumes in less than 8 months. Led the fundraising for the seed round of close to $1M from Cumberland DRW, CMS, Kronos Research, Polygon, and others.

Conflux network

Strategy Manager

Apr 2020Jun 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Led program and strategy for Open DeFi and Conflux Ecosystem Grants Program, as part of the Global Team at Conflux Network, a next-generation blockchain protocol funded by prominent investors like Sequoia Capital, MetaStable.
  • Developed deep expertise in the DeFi domain for applications of stablecoins, lending and borrowing, and other cryptocurrency based financial products. I have written articles on topics like new assets in DeFi, governance tokens, NFTs, DAOs and many other Web3 specific subject areas.

Government blockchain association

Advisor

Jan 2019Jan 2019 · 0 mo · India

  • Advisor at Government Blockchain Association. GBA India promotes blockchain technologies by empowering individuals and organizations to connect, communicate, and collaborate to solve public sector challenges around India.

Consensys

2 roles

Solutions Manager

Promoted

Jan 2018Jan 2020 · 2 yrs · Greater Delhi Area

  • Project and Product Manager for a blockchain application for land registry. Established the app with complete product ownership to meet the needs of an Indian government client. Defined the process flow and user journey, agile release and sprint planning, wrote user stories, and prioritized key features. Defined the process flow and user journey, agile release and sprint planning, wrote user stories, and prioritized key features like automated payments functionality and blockchain explorer which gave the product a competitive edge.
  • Positioned the company as a trusted thought leader in the industry, serving as a speaker on the topic Blockchain Landscape in India at the EthCC Paris Blockchain Conference, and as a panelist discussing blockchain at the MOBI Colloquium, the World Blockchain Summit, and the International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime, and Cybersecurity.

Manager

Jan 2018Jan 2018 · 0 mo · Greater Delhi Area

  • Served as the second employee hired to the ConsenSys India team, with accountability for establishing strategy and operations for the team in India. Created policies, processes, and best practices while exercising responsibility for finance, budgets, resource allocation, business development, and market outreach initiatives. Managed multiple programs, training sessions, community initiatives, and hackathons for the business in India.

Startup tunnel -incubator | accelerator | coworking

Portfolio Manager

Jan 2017Jan 2018 · 1 yr · Greater Delhi Area

  • Core team member for conceptualising and building a blockchain based decentralised startup acceleration platform Startereum, to support the upcoming cryptocurrency token projects globally. Managed the existing portfolio at the accelerator - supporting them to scale quicker by connecting them with mentors, technology experts and potential investors. Set up milestones for portfolio startups based on their KPIs and conducted internal reviews to measure portfolio performance.

Futurmaster

Application Consultant

Jan 2014Jan 2016 · 2 yrs · Leeds, England, United Kingdom

  • Led the customization and implementation of software to improve business performance for three clients. Set up the application environment, wrote Batch programming scripts and SQL queries for automating integration with ERP systems and database management. Designed and built screens for promotion and sales projections for the clients.

Aecom

Graduate Engineer

Jan 2012Jan 2013 · 1 yr · Greater Delhi Area

Education

University of Warwick

Master of Science (MSc) — International Technology Management

Jan 2013Jan 2014

Product School

Product Management Certificate — Product Management

Jan 2020Jan 2020

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2008Jan 2012

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