Mashiat Mutmainnah

Mashiat (mah-she-at) Mutmainnah ✨ is a South Asian woman product manager and tech entrepreneur based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.1 She served as Partner, NFTs Lead and Strategy & Innovation at Celo from June 2021 to August 2023.1

Mashiat has a diverse background and experience in the tech industry:

• She is passionate about empowering South Asian women to become PMs and tech entrepreneurs.1
• Co-founder of JoreMagazine, a publication focused on uniting and increasing visibility of all South Asian diaspora communities.1
• Has a proven 3+ year track record helping 13+ San Francisco distributed tech startups develop sustainable software platforms and grow 3x in revenue.1
• Co-founder and former Executive Director of she256, a non-profit organization in the blockchain space promoting inclusion and equality.1
• Worked as a Consulting Project Manager at Blockchain at Berkeley, where she developed blockchain-based solutions for various industries.1

At Celo, Mashiat played a significant role in developing the NFT ecosystem:

• She, along with Kimberly Dara, developed the strategic vision to build the Celo NFT ecosystem.2
• Created the NFT Experience Hall at Celo Connect, featuring exhibitions focused on creator prosperity, climate, and community.2
• Moderated the "NFTs with Purpose" panel at Celo Connect, discussing how NFTs can be used for climate action and other impactful causes.2

Mashiat holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Applied Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley.1 She is multilingual, with proficiency in English, Bengali, French, and elementary Arabic.1