Daniel Bar - 丹尼尔

Founder and Strategic Advisor in Blockchain Technologies

Daniel Bar, an entrepreneur and investor, is a leading figure in decentralized web technologies with a focus on blockchain. Based mostly in Asia-Pacific countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and China, Daniel founded Bitfwd Capital, a leading blockchain capital firm. He is also the founding core contributor of Blockathon DAO, a grassroots developer community, as well as held strategic advisory roles in Prismatic, Metaprime, and Aleph.im, to name a few.

Daniel has a multidisciplinary approach to innovation focusing on fintech, entrepreneurship education programs, and social impact. He holds a Master's degree in nanotechnology from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and is an alumnus of the Orion Entrepreneurship program by NewCampus.

His work in blockchain technology has attracted investments, grants, and sponsorships from leading blockchain technology organizations and globally leading investment firms around the world. His work focuses on equitable business models, open-source systems, and cryptoeconomic empowerment for all.

Daniel is passionate about advancements in technological literacy and education, well-being, gender equality, diversity and inclusion, environmental sustainability, and the advancement of indigenous people.

Experience

Founder at Bitfwd Capital

Strategic Advisor at Aleph.im (May 2019 - Present); Strategic Advisor at Algomint (April 2021 - May 2022); Farm Owner at Pink Valley Farm (January 2021 - Present); Crypto Ecosystem Advisor at Cryptosat (June 2020 - Present)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (dropped out), Electrical Engineering, UNSW (2015 - 2017); Master of Science (M.Sc.), Nanotechnology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (2012 - 2014); Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Materials Engineering + Physics, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (2007 - 2012)