Ecole du Barreau de Paris - EFB (Paris Bar School)

University of Nice

University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

University of New South Wales

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne

Université Panthéon Sorbonne (Paris I)

Public Relations for Polygon. Partner at Story Ventures.

San Francisco, California, United States

Polygon is the leading platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development. Polygon also launched Polygon Studios, a $100 million fund dedicated to supporting gaming-related NFT projects. Polygon’s scaling solutions have seen widespread adoption with 3000+ applications hosted, 1B+ total transactions processed, ~100M+ unique user addresses, and $5B+ in assets secured.

My responsibilities include:

Public Relations and Marketing
-  creating narrative and story angles to announce latest news
-  drafting and editing press releases, blog posts, op-ed, leadership pieces
-  pitching the announcements to crypto and tech media (Coindesk, Cointelegraph, <a href="http://Bitcoin.com">Bitcoin.com</a>, Fprbes, TechCrunch, WSJ, Bloomberg, Decrypt, BeinCrypto, Defiant, Entrepreneur among others)
-  communicating with reporters and answering their quires
-  communication with internal teams to deliver messaging about our internal products to the public
-  leading and working with PR agency

Events
-  leading Polygon and Polygon Studios participation (attendance, sponsorship, speaking) at the major tech and crypto events; managing a team
-  producing side events for Polygon for up to 300 attendees: networking, dinners, breakfasts, panel discussions
-  pitching Polygon executives as speakers at the major conferences
-  fully coordinating NFT NYC 2021 and 2022, Messari Mainnet, Miami Art Basel, ETHDenver, Consensus participation of Polygon team as speakers, attendees and sponsors

Business Development
-  introduction of projects and corporations from my network and that I meet at the events to Polygon for investment, grants and partnership opportunities
-  developing relationships with partners, inviting them to the events and introducing to the right people within Polygon team; following up on the development of the partnership and making sure the right people within the team take the relationship forward.

Polygon Technology

Public Relations and Marketing Specialist

Defy Trends is an all-in-one, intuitive and real-time analytics application & chrome extension to provide traders with real time data to make informed decisions. It is a date scraping tool to determine market sentiment for buying or selling crypto assets.

Defy Trends

Advisor in Public Relations, BizDev, Marketing, Fundraising

I invest in startups since 2019 and since 2020 under the umbrella of Story Ventures. Story Ventures is an NFT, Gaming and DeFi fund investing in early stage startups. We invested in over 40 companies to date. Some of them are Splyt (300X), PlasmaPay (40X), CasperLabs (50X), Deeper Network, Star Atlas, Solchicks, Sidus, Battle of Guardians, NFTify, Vera, Warena, StackOs, Gains, Portal Finance, Globe, Complifi, Community Gaming, Animal Concerts, Adressable.

Our added value is PR and Marketing. We invest in your company and tell your story.

Learn more at <a href="https://storyvc.co/">https://storyvc.co/</a>

Story Ventures

Partner

Plasma is a blockchain and application infrastructure with a mission to decentralize the centralized financial services industry (CeFi).
PlasmaPay is also a licensed cryptocurrency wallet and crypto exchange. PlasmaPay is operating in 165+ countries and working with different EMI and Banks to provide for users global fiat on- and off-ramp.

PlasmaPay

Advisor on Public Relations

I started Crypto PR Lab in 2018. It is a boutique PR, marketing and advisory agency for blockchain and tech startups and events. We provide PR and influencer services, introductions to investors and advisors, provide media and speakers support to conferences.
Our team is in New York and San Francisco.

My responsibilities:
-  Management of up to 15 people teams
-  Designed and coordinated marketing and promotional campaigns
-  Social media, email and content marketing campaigns
-  Delivered PR plans, communication and brand strategies and messaging for 60+ startups (CasperLabs, Coincasso exchange, Desico, Marlin protocol, Splyt, Charged Particles, Defy Trends, Metamall, PlasmaFinance, NFTTrade, Solchicks etc) which resulted in successful fund raising and acquisition of new partners and clients.
-  Produced events for startups and conferences (30-1000 attendees), secured sponsorships, for instance:
Bitcoin 2019 Unofficial Closing Reception and Panel Discussion at Modernist, San Francisco:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3KdYc2kzyg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3KdYc2kzyg</a>
Coincasso Exchange Private Investors in Davos during the WEF: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiRm8pQfswY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiRm8pQfswY</a>
-  Created a database with over 3000 tech reporters contacts; drafted press releases, blog posts, expert opinions, interview questions; maintained relationships with reporters
-  Lead generation by researching and identifying new prospects online and at conferences
-  Implemented a sales strategy, exceeded monthly sales quota and drove sales from 0 to $300K annual revenue
-  Negotiated and formed partnerships with marketing firms, crypto funds, created and managed clients databases
-  Qualified, built, and managed sales pipelines; maintained activity including cold calls, emails, social selling; tracked customer interaction

Crypto PR Lab

Founder. Responsibilities of a Head of Public Relations and CMO.

At <a href="http://Davos-Apartments.com">Davos-Apartments.com</a>, we provide accommodation and organize private events for Davos Conference Week attendees every third week of January.

We work directly with Fortune 500 companies and governments. As our guest, you will have access and RSVP to an exclusive list of over 150 events, be the first to hear insider tips and join our community of like-minded tech entrepreneurs, venture funds, reporters, artists, executives and policy makers.

Together with my partners, we have been attending Davos events since 2015 and are happy to share our experiences and help you to prepare your stay.

Accommodation, VIP concierge service, transportation to and from Zurich, within Davos, Business dinners at secured hotels and local restaurants, parties with celebrities - We Do It All to make your stay during the Annual Meeting comfortable.

My responsibilities at Davos-Apartments are and not limited to:
-  Founded and managed an events and accommodation agency for the executives (WEF attendees) in Davos; leading 10 person team
-  Lead generation: qualified, built, and managed sales pipelines; maintained activity including cold calls, emails, & social selling; tracked customer interaction;
-  Produced events, managed PR and marketing campaigns, promoted events on social media and via email marketing campaigns (MailChimp);
-  Executive conversations with senior executives and government officials, for both prospective and existing clients
-  Assisted clients with PR: developed communications materials and marketing campaigns in Davos;
-  Produced and promoted events on social media (Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp groups and my network) and via email marketing campaigns (MailChimp, Active Campaign and other software);

Davos Apartments

EDGE196 is an investment company with a global startup ecosystem designed to provide mentorship and business support to entrepreneurs in 196 countries. EDGE196 aims to fund thousands of vetted projects in the next few years using its “3M-Model”  - Money, Mentorship, and Market access. EDGE196 primarily focuses on disruptive, high-growth startups in the fintech, real estate, health/biotech, blockchain, agri/food-tech, climate/energy, social impact and edu-tech sectors. The headquarters is in Houston, Texas.

EDGE196

Consultant in Public Relations and Marketing

Associate and Business Development lead:
-  brought in the deals. Some of them are <a href="http://Anyroad.com">Anyroad.com</a> (A16Z invested in the next round) and Molly.
-  reviewed startups, interviewed founders, attended tech events to meet other funds and founders
-  drafted investment memos
-  organized events for the fund and introduced to other funds for deal flow exchange

Day One Ventures

Associate

M&A represents some of the most promising tech startups in the world. Startups with a focus on such innovations as blockchain, crypto and AI, technology that is changing not only the future, but the present, as well.

M&A PR Studio represented clients in an wide array of fields, from blockchain gaming companies  (BitGuild) and AI innovations (SingularityNET) to stablecoin innovators (SwissRealCoin) and blockchain conferences (BlockShow).

Our startups are featured at Forbes, Fortune, Business Insider, WSJ, Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Cointelegraph, Venture Beat, The Next Web, The Merkle, Blockchain News, Bitcoinist and many others.

MA Family

Consultant in Public Relations

Assisted Client adviser in daily tasks: payments, closing of accounts, execution of FX trades, sell/buy financial products, prolongation of loans, modification of mandates, ordering/termination of cards, completing investment profile;
Informed clients and explained the process about mandatory declaration of their assets with tax authorities in Russia.

Front desk (Wealth Management) at CEE, Israel, Greece HNWI desk

Drafted finance lease, assets purchase, banking loans agreements;
Assisted in M&A: analysed finance, insurance, IT and other contracts in due diligence reviews, worked with Dataroom;

Drafted memos on application of EMIR, Dodd-Frank and FATCA, other AML regulations, studied and applied the EU Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive 2015 framework;
Assisted in commercial litigation: researched, prepared submissions and defence statements for Court.

Gowling WLG

Banking, Finance, Corporate law

Traineeship mandatory for the French Bar exam.

Assisted Relationship manager in daily tasks: payments, opening, closing of accounts, KYC, buy/sell financial products;
Assisted in investment advisory: helped to research financial strategies types, create investment proposals; Worked with banking regulations (CISA, SFMSA, FATCA, ESD, MIFID II), researched on AML rules.

Private banking (front office, legal, compliance - rotation)

Worked in French, English and Monaco law: registered companies, trademarks, prepared memos in corporate and tax law, researched in corporate, tax, inheritance, immigration, IP and copyright law.
Worked in Business development and marketing to acquire new clients and build new partnerships for the Monaco branch of the law firm.

Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co

Legal and Business Development

Assisted on correspondence with clients, tax and regulatory authorities, custodians, broker firms, trusts; Prepared letters, assets and tax reports for clients, assisted in solving complaints from clients.

HSBC Private Bank

Internship

Property securities and guarantees:
Revised the Home Loan and Mortgage Agreements, analyzed the correspondence between the failed Borrower and the Bank to engage the liability of the Borrower.

Corporate:
Researched in regulation of activities and institutions in the securities and futures industry in relation to market misconduct, insider trading, attributed liabilities as well as a general study of the Securities and Futures Act (Sinagporean law).

Litigation:
Observed and held a watching brief of the proceedings at the Coroner’s Inquiry into the death of Shane Todd, analyzed the parties’ allegations, submitted the daily reports of what happened at Subordinate Court to the clients. <a href="http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/91409452-81c3-11e2-ae78-00144feabdc0.html">http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/91409452-81c3-11e2-ae78-00144feabdc0.html</a>

Allen & Gledhill

Banking, Finance law and Litigation

Part-time legal work for a start-up.

Researched in the area of civil law and common law justice; triangular mergers;
Drafted a memo on American "class actions" and French similar institutions.

Lexplique LLC

Junior Lawyer

Drafted memos on the risks associated with mergers - acquisitions, commercial contracts, shareholder agreements; researched in the areas of commercial and banking laws and litigation.

Clifford Chance LLP

M&A, Banking&Finance law

Work in corporate law and commercial litigation
Researched case law; analysed commercial transactions; prepared conclusions.

Avocat Phillips Giraud, Naud et Associés

Internship in Dispute Resolution and Commercial Law

Researched on bids and loan opportunities within World Bank.

Masha Prusso

Masha Prusso