Arunkumar Krishnakumar

Arunkumar Krishnakumar is a digital assets operator, investor, and author with a strong focus on digital assets, DeFi, and fintech.

With a career spanning over two decades, Arun has a wealth of experience in building technology solutions across retail and investment banking, hedge funds, and consulting.

He has dedicated over 8 years to founding and funding organizations while also investing, advising, and mentoring venture firms in the realms of web2 and web3 technologies, serving on several boards.

A prolific author, Arun has published three books: 'Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business,' 'Restartup - A crisis management strategy guide for venture founders,' and 'The Metaverse Economy.'

Arunkumar Krishnakumar holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Global Business from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, an MSc in Finance from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

He has a diverse educational background having studied at Hilton Matriculation Higher Secondary School and St. Mary's Boys Hr. Secondary School.

Throughout his career, Arun has held various roles including Head of Institutional Growth at Marinade.Finance, Chief Strategy Officer at Bullieverse, and Senior Manager, FS Data, Fintech & Blockchain at PwC, among others.

He has also contributed his expertise as a Mentor at Outlier Ventures, a Growth Advisor at Marinade.Finance, and a Contributing Writer at Cointelegraph.

Arun is recognized as an Onalytica Fintech Influencer, Refinitiv Top 100 Social Leader, and one of the Top 100 Asians in UK Tech.